Steam market intelligence
It Comes In Waves
93% positive · 384 Steam reviews · released Apr 5, 2023 · by Antonio Freyre
ActionAdventureThird-Person ShooterSci-fiFuturisticDystopianAction-AdventureWalking Simulator
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~17,107
(P10–P90: 6,843 – 37,635)
Gross revenue: ~$41,943
($16,778 – $92,273)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Story & writing93% positive · 85 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
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
Gameplay & mechanics93% positive · 70 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
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
300 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
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.