It Comes In Waves — sales estimate, player sentiment & game DNA

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~17.6k (P10–P90: 7k – 38.6k)

Gross revenue: ~$43k (P10–P90: $17.2k – $94.7k)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate

Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Oct 1, 2026.

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Story & writing92% positive · 87 mentions

“I won't spoil the ending. I will say, thank you to the dev for making this. I recently watched my old footage of playing this after I experienced a very rough year last year, with a similar event to the dev's likely. I cried a bit, but it…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 1 h played · Report / request removal

Visuals & audio99% positive · 80 mentions

“A short, sweet, and meaningful little game. I only died once because I forgot fall damage was a thing. I loved the atmosphere, it feels rare to get a game that focuses on that instead of visuals now. That being said the visuals were…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 1 h played · Report / request removal

Gameplay & mechanics92% positive · 71 mentions

“It Comes In Waves is a good game, though 'minimalist' describes it very well. For its base price of $3 USD, it's a safe bet if it seems interesting, and any sale makes it a no-brainer try. Please note that it's not just a permadeath game…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 1 h played · Report / request removal

Price & value92% positive · 48 mentions

“It Comes In Waves is a good game, though 'minimalist' describes it very well. For its base price of $3 USD, it's a safe bet if it seems interesting, and any sale makes it a no-brainer try. Please note that it's not just a permadeath game…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 1 h played · Report / request removal

304 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

Third-person

Technology

3D

Setting

Sci-fiCyberpunkFantasyPost-apocalyptic

Structure

Open world

How you play together

Single-player

Business model

Buy to play

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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