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Ankama Studio · 2023 · Windows, macOS

Steam: 78 % positive of 5,123 reviews, as of Oct 28

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.

24 games that play like Waven and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: WAKFU, Summoners War and Horizon's Gate.

Player tags

  • Tactical RPG
  • Turn-Based Tactics
  • PvE
  • Free to Play
  • Character Customization
  • PvP
  • RPG
  • Strategy RPG
Map region: Turn-Based Tactics
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Steam reviews

What players say

Players like the tactical combat, build variety and art, but most recommenders hedge because Ankama plans to reset all early access progress and has communicated poorly.

Many players enjoy the turn-based tactical combat, the deckbuilding and the wide range of classes and builds, and say the game is easy to pick up in short sessions. Art direction, music and the Ankama universe links get frequent praise, and the game is praised as free to play with cosmetics-only monetisation. Many players complain that the developers will wipe all early access progress at launch, which strips the appeal of long grinds. Some also criticise poor communication, long gaps without updates, and plans to simplify equipment and cards. Recent reviews are much more negative than the older helpful ones, mostly over the reset and the planned rework, and several report login and account problems. Steam's overall rating remains mostly positive.

Praised

  • Tactical turn-based combat

    Players enjoy the deckbuilding and tactical turn-based fights, with challenges and modifiers that keep matches varied.

    Many players
  • Build variety and classes

    Players praise the many classes, skills and item combinations that allow different playstyles.

    Many players
  • Art and music

    Players repeatedly praise the art direction, the animation and the soundtrack, and the link to the Ankama universe.

    Many players
  • Free to play with cosmetic sales

    Players say the game is genuinely free to play, with only cosmetics sold and no pay-to-win advantages.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Progress reset at launch

    Players object that all early access progress will be wiped at release, which makes long grinds feel pointless.

    Many players
  • Poor communication from developers

    Players say Ankama gives little information on updates, deadlines and the end of early access.

    Many players
  • Planned simplification of the game

    Players dislike the announced plans to simplify equipment, cards and combat, which they feel would weaken the game.

    Some players
  • Login and account problems

    Players report they cannot log in with Steam, Google or Ankama accounts or that their email is rejected.

    Some players
Who it suits
Players who enjoy tactical deckbuilding and short, flexible sessions, and who do not mind that progress may be reset.
Who should skip it
Players who want to invest many hours into progression, or who dislike uncertainty about the game's future and planned changes.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with over 100 hours are more critical, mostly raising the planned reset and simplification, while newer players praise the combat and variety.

Summarised by AI from 65 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

Best matches

Plays and looks like Waven

These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.

By gameplay

Plays like Waven

Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

More matches

  1. Stolen Realm84 % positive of 3,533Shared: Tactical RPG · Turn-Based Tactics · Character Customization
  2. Battle for Wesnoth94 % positive of 6,050Shared: Turn-Based Tactics · RPG · Strategy RPG
  3. Card Hunter85 % positive of 5,342Shared: Tactical RPG · Turn-Based Tactics · RPG
  4. Age of Wonders 480 % positive of 17,088Shared: Tactical RPG · Character Customization · RPG
  5. Voidspire Tactics95 % positive of 270Shared: Tactical RPG · Turn-Based Tactics · Character Customization
  6. Arcane Afterfall67 % positive of 701Shared: PvE · PvP · RPG
  7. Inkbound85 % positive of 3,607Shared: Tactical RPG · Turn-Based Tactics · PvE
  8. Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch80 % positive of 1,329Shared: Tactical RPG · Turn-Based Tactics · Character Customization
  9. Forge of Gods (RPG)73 % positive of 2,637Shared: Tactical RPG · Turn-Based Tactics · RPG
  10. Kingsvein90 % positive of 308Shared: Tactical RPG · Turn-Based Tactics · Character Customization
  11. The Banner Saga: Factions72 % positive of 843Shared: RPG · Fantasy · Strategy
  12. Sword of Convallaria75 % positive of 4,909Shared: Tactical RPG · Turn-Based Tactics · RPG

By look

Looks like Waven

Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

More matches

  1. Inkbound85 % positive of 3,607
  2. Commander Quest74 % positive of 2,821
  3. Royal Crown68 % positive of 3,174
  4. Duelyst82 % positive of 4,712
  5. MageQuit94 % positive of 1,037
  6. Overdungeon79 % positive of 2,859
  7. Windblown88 % positive of 9,153
  8. Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG94 % positive of 598
  9. Young Souls83 % positive of 499
  10. Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager79 % positive of 3,950
  11. Sunderfolk93 % positive of 1,931
  12. Hadean Tactics88 % positive of 1,732

At a glance

What games like Waven have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Waven: Tactical RPG (19 of 24), Turn-Based Tactics (17) and RPG (11).
  • They came out between 2013 and 2025, 11 of them after Waven (2023).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Our Adventurer Guild (94 % positive of 3,472).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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