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Waven

In a world reshaped by rising waters, you play a seafaring adventurer who travels between surviving islands in search of answers. The setting is a colorful fantasy world where magic remains and the fate of mythical beings is uncertain. Before battles, you prepare a spell deck and then use turn-based tactics to fight monsters. Cast spells, harness elemental effects, summon companions, and choose whether to engage enemies up close or from a distance. You can play PvE alone or with friends, and challenge other players in PvP. Choose a hero and develop a build by collecting spells, companions, equipment, and loot. Battles provide experience and resources to strengthen your character and refine your strategy as you take on quests, dungeons, and increasingly difficult encounters.

Sail a flooded fantasy world as an adventurer, building spell decks and fighting monsters in turn-based tactical battles.

Released 16 Aug 2023

80%positive of
5.1k player reviews

Free

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Build Spell Decks

Sail Between Islands

Summon Mythical Companions

Forge your own destiny! Choose your character, equip your best spells and sail from island to island in quest of fortune and glory. Level up your hero and your strategy in this free-to-play tactical multiplayer RPG with unique colorful graphics.

Developed by Ankama Studio · Published by Ankama Games, New Tales

WAVEN REDESIGN - ANKAMA'S MISTAKE

Waven

Apostruker Scalpel Co-op build for Waven v0.23

Players Praise Most

Flexible Character Builds
Tactical Card Combat
Colorful Art
Memorable Soundtrack

Common Player Critiques

Sparse Developer Updates
Planned Progress Reset
Gameplay Simplification
Grindy Progression

80%

positive of 5.1k player reviews

From the Devs

In a flooded world where only a few islands have survived the rising waters, you play a seafaring adventurer searching for answers to this great upheaval. Long ago, gods and dragons ruled the world. Today, magic remains but what of the mythical beings of yesteryear?

At the dawn of a new era, choose your hero, equip your best spells and set sail for an incredible odyssey. Sail from island to island in a vast world full of colorful creatures, gain power, refine your strategy and uncover the secrets of a world adrift.

WAVEN is a new roleplaying game experience that is accessible, fun and immersive. It combines adventure and turn-based strategy, inspired by the best tactical RPGs, with deckbuilding mechanics and valuable items to collect. It can be played for free online on PC, Mac, smartphone and tablet.

Alone or with friends, face off against multitudes of burlesque monsters of increasing difficulty. Master the elements, cast powerful spells, summon mythical companions and battle your enemies in close combat or from a distance to defeat them and win tons of loot!

Gain experience to upgrade your hero and prove your valor by entering the doors of the "Kolossium" to challenge other players and become a legend yourself!

TACTICAL RPGs REVISITED

WAVEN takes inspiration from the combat and progress systems of the best tactical RPGs while building on the strategic depth of turn-based combat and deck building. The result? An explosive and joyful combo!

LIVELY TURN-BASED COMBAT

Prepare your deck before each battle and use every ruse available to you to take home the victory! Play in your own style! Your options are practically unlimited when combining the many character archetypes, spells, equipment and companions available.

ALL MODES ARE YOURS

PvE, PvP : take advantage of each game mode to express yourself! Fight monsters to harvest resources and win equipment, and challenge other players to climb to the top of the rankings!

PLAY AS A GREAT HERO

Win battles, earn experience, spells and companions, customize your equipment and deck, and take your strategy to new heights.

A CROSS-PLATFORM ADVENTURE

Continue your adventure wherever you are! Enjoy WAVEN on PC, Mac, smartphone or tablet with the same account.

AN ORIGINAL UNIVERSE WITH A UNIQUE GRAPHIC STYLE

Explore a colorful heroic fantasy world inside a distinctive graphic universe, the "Krosmoz", a persistent world that has existed for years in video games, animated series and much more.

Back of the Box

Platforms	Windows, macOS
Age ratings	ClassInd (Brazil) 14 — Linguagem imprópria Violência IGRS (Indonesia) 18 — Interaksi Daring Rokok dan/atau rokok elektronik, minuman beralkohol, narkotika, psikotropika, dan/atau zat adiktif lainnya Penggunaan bahasa Steam (Germany) 12 — Gewalt Alkohol / Tabak Schimpfwörte
Players	1–3
Play modes	Online co-op Online PvP Persistent world
Other modes	PvE PvP ranked PvP via Kolossium cross-platform multiplayer asynchronous multiplayer
Multiplayer	Waven supports solo play and online multiplayer. The provided information consistently indicates online co-op and online PvP, with parties/fights limited to 1-3 players total. Co-op is available for most PvE content, but some content appears to be solo-only, including at least parts of the main quest, tutorial/starter island, and some missions or story fights.
Multiplayer & mods	No multiplayer mod support is mentioned in the provided information.
Controller required	No
DLC / extras	5 listed on Steam
DRM / EULA	Requires 3rd-Party Account: Ankama Account (Supports Linking to Steam Account) Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Waven EULA
Content notices	In-game purchases, In-game chat, Online interactivity
Website	Official website