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Waves

Squid In A Box Ltd · released Nov 16, 2011

Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

Steam store Follow Data updated 20h ago

Price

Free

US store

Reviews

95%

1,575 · Overwhelmingly Positive

Playing now

sampled 16h ago

24h peak

all-time seen 3

Followers

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Steam community hub

Owners (est.)

~94.5K

47.3K – 151K

Revenue (est.)

—

gross, lifetime · how

Product info

from Steam's PICS · read 3d ago

Change number: 37,432,492
Public build: 1,183,110 · Jun 16, 2016 (10y ago)
Operating systems: windows
Architecture: —
Install size: 202 MB · 136 MB download
Install folder: Waves
Controller support: Full
Metacritic: 82
Homepage: waves.squidinabox.com
Release state: —
Community: hub · stats

Steam Deck

Verified

Tested Mar 3, 2022 on build 118,110

✓Default controller config fully functional
✓Controller glyphs match deck device
✓Interface text is legible
✓Default configuration is performant
iExternal controllers not supported primary player

Branches · 2

every build Steam serves for this app

Branch	Build	Updated	Description
public	1,183,110	Jun 16, 2016 · 10y ago
local	176,562	—	Local Content Server

Build history

every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)

Build	Branch	Released	First seen
1,183,110	public	Jun 16, 2016 11:43	3d ago
176,562	local	—	3d ago

Depots · 6

content of the public branch

Depot	OS	DLC / shared	Size	Download	Manifest
107601	all		137 MB	78 MB	2757468391200530141
232990	all	DLC Waves Soundtrack	65 MB	58 MB	3059033438597612908
228983	windows	shared from #228980	—	—
228990	windows	shared from #228980	—	—
229000	windows	shared from #228980	—	—
229031	windows	shared from #228980	—	—

Launch options · 2

Executable	OS	Description
`Binaries\Win32\Waves.exe`	all	Fullscreen Mode
`Binaries\Win32\Waves.exe` -windowed	all	Windowed Mode

Languages · 1

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
English	✓	✓	—

Packages · 0

all packages

No packages recorded yet.

Bundles · 0

all bundles

Not part of any bundle we know.

DLC in product info · 1

includes DLC not sold separately

Waves Soundtrack

Updates · patch notes

Steam announcements tagged as patch notes, linked to the public build they followed

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When	Note	Build	Update size
Aug 2, 2019	Waves now playable on Linux with Proton 4.11 It's been a long time coming but with Valve rolling out Proton 4.11 Waves is finally playable on Linux via emulation. Waves uses DirectX 9c which previously wasn't supported by Proton but 4.11 has added DX9 support finally making this (and presumably many other Unreal 3 based games) playable. I personally tested it on Ubuntu 18.04 using the latest stable nVidia drivers (430) and it ran buttery smo	—	—
Nov 15, 2018	Trading Cards Now Available It's a long time coming but Trading Cards didn't even exist on Steam when the game launched back in 2011. Check your inventory if you already own the game as you have probably already gotten your drops based on playtime you've already racked up. This is a Steam update only and there are no changes to the game associated with it.	—	—
Jun 16, 2016	Waves 1.4.1 Patch Notes Some bug fixes for the most common problems that aren't hardware or driver related. 4k Resolutions supported in Video Settings. Optimized Trigger Area in Hold mode. All Ingame Music should now peak at the same volume. "Needs More Gun" Achievement should now unlock reliably. "Stop Touching Me!" description now matches unlock conditions. You now have an option to launch the game in Windowed mode. I'	1,183,110	131.0 MB total
Jun 16, 2016	Waves 1.4.1 Patch Notes Some bug fixes for the most common problems that aren't hardware or driver related. 4k Resolutions supported in Video Settings. Optimized Trigger Area in Hold mode. All Ingame Music should now peak at the same volume. "Needs More Gun" Achievement should now unlock reliably. "Stop Touching Me!" description now matches unlock conditions. You now have an option to launch the game in Windowed mode. I'	1,183,110	131.0 MB total
Mar 16, 2014	Update 1.4 - 16-03-2014 New Game Mode: Hold A new free game mode has been added called "Hold". In "Hold" your weapons are only available while you are inside the lit area. Also as part of this update "Crunch Time" has been updated with some more spawn events, ambushes and mini-bosses from the other game modes as has been often requested by you; the fans.	—	—
Mar 16, 2014	Update 1.4 - 16-03-2014 New Game Mode: Hold A new free game mode has been added called "Hold". In "Hold" your weapons are only available while you are inside the lit area. Also as part of this update "Crunch Time" has been updated with some more spawn events, ambushes and mini-bosses from the other game modes as has been often requested by you; the fans.	—	—
Feb 10, 2014	Update 1.3 - 10-02-2014 Kickstarter Promo As part of the ongoing Kickstarter campaign for the sequel to Waves I've released an update to coincide with it. Update 1.3 includes two changes: A Message screen on the titles telling you about the latest update. The default weapon has been changed to the Beam Laser from the Sequel. You can switch back to the original weapon by unchecking "Promotional Weapon" in the Game settings screen. This pro	—	—
Feb 10, 2014	Update 1.3 - 10-02-2014 Kickstarter Promo As part of the ongoing Kickstarter campaign for the sequel to Waves I've released an update to coincide with it. Update 1.3 includes two changes: A Message screen on the titles telling you about the latest update. The default weapon has been changed to the Beam Laser from the Sequel. You can switch back to the original weapon by unchecking "Promotional Weapon" in the Game settings screen. This pro	—	—