Waves 2: Notorious (2015)

- Developer
- Squid In A Box Ltd
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Genres
- Action, Early Access
- Rating
- 4.6 of 5, 322 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 28 minutes
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A frantic cyberpunk arena shooter where you dodge relentless bullet patterns while chaining combos and unleashing burst attacks against an adapting AI.
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What players say
Players remember this game as a tribute to its developer who died in 2022, leaving it unfinished. Many call it better than the first game, praising its time-pressured action where enemies multiply endlessly, though the UI is clunky and the tutorial breaks.
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