When does Wavetale get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (36%); after 4h it's 1 in 14 (7%). Fully opens up by hour 4.

How many players finish Wavetale?

40% of players who start reach the ending.

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Wavetale

Dec 12, 2022 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 3 hours

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 4h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 40% of players who started

Started playing 67% of owners

Steam reviews 89% positive of 2,913

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (36%); after 4h it's 1 in 14 (7%).
Fully opens up by hour 4.
40% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “Its A-Boat Time” (Leave Night Orchard) and “Seal Your Gloom” (Stop the drilling): from 96% to 65% of starters.
Only 67% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 2,956 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 5.1h for positive, 2.7h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (67.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Electrifying Restore power to the lighthouse 100%
Its A-Boat Time Leave Night Orchard 96% −4
Seal Your Gloom Stop the drilling Most players quit here 65% −30
Water We Doing Here? Return to Night Orchard 59% −6
Good Things Come To Those Who Bait Meet the shadow hunter 50% −9
Oh Buoy! Set off to see the pirates 47% −3
Turning The Tide Complete the story 40% −7

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (14)

story milestone ending side

Electrifying Restore power to the lighthouse 100%
Its A-Boat Time Leave Night Orchard 96%
Seal Your Gloom Stop the drilling 65%
Water We Doing Here? Return to Night Orchard 59%
Shell Yeah! Save Sleepy Triplets 54%
Good Things Come To Those Who Bait Meet the shadow hunter 50%
Oh Buoy! Set off to see the pirates 47%
Keepin' It Ship-Shape Save all gloomed up ships 43%
Beach You To It Beat Asta's first challenge 41%
Turning The Tide Complete the story 40%
Riding The Wave Beat Asta's second challenge 33%
Far Out Dude Beat Asta's third challenge 25%
Fin-Tastic! Beat Asta's fourth challenge 25%
All Baine, No Pain Hear all of Baines puns 17%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.