Underplayed Gems

Space Waver (2017)

Space Waver cover
Developer
Grégory Joerger
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.2 of 5, 13 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.3 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A fast-paced, top-down shooter that combines retro pixel graphics with a comic-inspired atmosphere, offering a non-linear journey through tough space contracts.

action-adventureshooteratmosphericdifficultfast-pacedretrotop-downnon-linear

What players say

Players praise the quirky souped-up retro style, full of comic-book dialogue and onomatopoeia, but warn that the controls, especially ship inertia, take getting used to. The game is tough, with instant deaths and an oxygen system that punishes mistakes, which some love and others find frustrating.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.