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Waveform

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Waveform is a Adventure, Strategy game from Eden Industries with a 82% positive Steam review signal. Indie Lantern indexes it for players browsing by weird, single-player.

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Developer
Eden Industries
Release year
2012
Playtime
Varies by player
Price
$1.99
Review signal
82% positive

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System requirementsMinimum and recommended specs

PC

Minimum
OS *: Windows XP or higher Processor: 1 GHz Memory: 512 MB Hard Disk Space: 660 MB Video Card: OpenGL compatible graphics card with 128 MB of memory Sound: Any sound card capable of stereo output

macOS

Minimum
OS: OS X version Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later. Processor: Intel, 1GHz or higher Memory: 512 MB Hard Disk Space: 660 MB Video Card: OpenGL compatible graphics card with 128 MB of memory Sound: Any sound card capable of stereo output

Linux

Minimum
OS: OS X version Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later. Processor: Intel, 1GHz or higher Memory: 512 MB Hard Disk Space: 660 MB Video Card: OpenGL compatible graphics card with 128 MB of memory Sound: Any sound card capable of stereo output

From Steam reviews

Review notes

Waveform is worth a closer look if you want rhythm, emotional story, high skill ceiling, and boss rush.

Best for players who want emotional story, strong atmosphere, rhythm, and high skill ceiling.

Check more carefully if you dislike technical roughness and repetition or grind.

rhythm

Play style

Timing actions to music or rhythm is part of the hook.

emotional-story

Tone

The story is framed as affecting rather than just plot-heavy.

buggy

Friction

Technical roughness or instability comes up often enough to check.

high-skill-ceiling

Fit

The game rewards practice and mastery over time.

boss-rush

Play style

A major part of the game is learning and beating standout fights.

controller-friendly

Fit

Controller, gamepad, or Steam Deck play comes up as a plus.

grindy

Friction

The loop may feel repetitive if you dislike grind.

deckbuilding

Play style

Card choices, deck shape, and synergies matter.

Steam review snapshots

While holding down the left mouse button (RMB pauses the game) moving it upwards increases the length of the wave, downward flattens…
Emotional Story
PROS + unique idea where we control a wave, rather than our 'character' directly + lots of innovative objects to which we…
Buggy
All you need to do is move the mouse to change the shape of the wave you're travelling on and collect the…
Boss Rush
A fantastic rhythm-based game with vibrant visuals, catchy music, and challenging levels that provide hours of energetic fun.
Rhythm

Why it fits

Check it if you want adventure, strategy filtered by weird, single-player.

Who might skip it

Research further on Steam if you need verified accessibility details, exact playtime, or current system requirements.

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