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Is It Comes In Waves worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who want a short experimental adventure built around survival resource management
- Action-adventure fans who prefer solitary exploration on harsh alien worlds
- Players seeking permanent-death runs with no reload option
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for forgiving progression or the ability to retry from a previous save
- Those seeking a large, content-heavy open world rather than a minimalist experience
- Players who prefer peaceful exploration without shooting, scavenging, or survival pressure
Our take on It Comes In Waves
Water constantly disappears during desert travel, turning every expedition into a resource calculation. Collecting more water or improving equipment efficiency is necessary to remain alive, while death ends the run instead of sending the player back to a reload point.
What is It Comes In Waves?
Play as a solitary outcast on the desert planet Eremar Prime, where the goal is to cultivate a specimen and deliver it to The Sanctuary.
Exploration, shooting, scavenging, combat, and resource management shape the journey. Water is the central resource: it disappears while traveling through the desert, so supplies must be collected and equipment efficiency improved. Raiders pose a threat, while a nearby town offers another location to visit. The game presents a minimalist, experimental story focused on guilt and grief. Survival carries a permanent cost: death ends the current attempt, with no option to reload, and a new run must begin.
How It Comes In Waves plays
- 01Evaporating Water
- Water drains during desert travel, requiring further collection or equipment upgrades that reduce its loss.
- 02Permanent Death
- A fatal run cannot be reloaded, so progress begins again from the start.
- 03Specimen Cultivation
- The journey centers on growing a specimen for delivery to The Sanctuary.
- 04Desert Survival
- Scavenging supplies, confronting raiders, and making difficult choices support survival on Eremar Prime.
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It Comes In Waves: platforms & release
Is It Comes In Waves worth it?
It is worth it if: players who want a short experimental adventure built around survival resource management. Skip it if: players looking for forgiving progression or the ability to retry from a previous save.
Where can I download It Comes In Waves?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens It Comes In Waves's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is It Comes In Waves on?
Windows only.
