Wavetale (2021)

Thunderful

Main
4
hours
Main + Extra
5
hours
Platinum
7
hours

Wavetale is a story driven, third-person action-adventure platformer, set in an island world built atop the remains of a once magnificent city. Player takes on the role of Sigrid, a headstrong girl who gains the ability to run on water through the help of a mysterious shadow. Wavetale offers a tight-knit story combined with a charming art style and delightful soundtrack and invites players to explore its world through its fast-flowing gameplay, where traditional platforming elements meet a unique surfing experience on a dynamic ocean. The intuitive controls make Wavetale accessible and family friendly, while at the same time encouraging mastery as the player will need to understand the full range of movement. Guide Sigrid through the archipelago as the calamity that once sunk the city once again looms on the horizon.

Platforms

Stadia Switch PC PS4 PS5 XONE Series X|S

Genres

Adventure Platform

Themes

Action

Languages: Spanish (Spain) and 12 more

Interface Audio Subtitles
German
Spanish (Spain)
English
French
Italian
Danish
Finnish
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Portuguese (Portugal)
Russian
Swedish

Media

Critic Reviews

Pure Nintendo

By Kirstie Summers
90

Wavetail encourages you to explore to its fullest a beautiful aquatic world, with fluid animation that makes for thrilling action and a profound story that reinforces the importance of community and compassion.

23 Jan, 2023 Read full review

VGChartz

By Lee Mehr
65

While Wavetale's elegant surfing/platforming foundation is engaging, choppy waters within its design & storytelling keep it from being a huge splash.

16 Jan, 2023 Read full review

Gaming Age

By Matthew Pollesel
91

Wavetale is an absolute joy. It's a game where you're exploring the watery ruins of a post-apocalyptic world, but it makes that exploration so much fun that you can't help but get swept up in the sheer fun of it all.

23 Dec, 2022 Read full review

Echo Boomer

By João Canelo
75

Wavetale is a fun adventure that's spoiled by repetition and some technical issues.

18 Dec, 2022 Read full review

Video Chums

By A.J. Maciejewski
81

I'm thoroughly impressed with Wavetale as it completely surpassed my expectations by being one of the most beautifully captivating indies that I've ever played. Even though it's a tad short, I can definitely see myself playing through it again and again.

17 Dec, 2022 Read full review

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