Wavetale similar games & best alternatives

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Wavetale

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2022

Should you play it?

Surf the waters of a submerged city! Unravel the past, save the islanders from mysterious sea monsters and discover secrets hidden under the surface.

What works

  • Beautiful art style and oceanic world
  • Fluid and satisfying movement and platforming
  • Emotional and well-acted story
  • Relaxing atmosphere and soundtrack
  • Character customization options

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length with limited content
  • Basic and repetitive combat
  • Linear progression with limited exploration rewards
  • Some technical issues and glitches
  • Overpriced at full price, better on sale

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Beasts of Maravilla Island

  • Conbunn Cardboard

  • SCARF

  • LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias

  • Sword of the Sea

  • The Gunk

More value-seeking

Games that feels like Wavetale but with a stronger sense of value for your time

  • Isle of Ewe

  • Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 (2003 re-release)

  • Super Kiwi 64

  • Blade Kitten

  • BOOMEROAD

  • Hell Pie

More continuation-driven

Games that feels like Wavetale but with an even stronger pull to keep playing

  • Zefyr: A Thief's Melody

  • Anodyne 2: Return to Dust

  • Big Hops

  • The Knightling

  • Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition

  • Sable

Less expressive

Games that feels like Wavetale but with less self-expression and customization

  • Effie

  • After Us

  • AER Memories of Old

  • LOST EMBER

  • Planet of the Eyes

  • Jusant

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Wavetale. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Wavetale. These titles are not in What to play next.

Wavetale: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Experimenting, Competence, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression, Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value.

Last update: 21/08/2026