RacingFit check
Is WaveLand worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Platform-fighter fans who want a movement-focused speed game
- Speedrunners who want separate categories and online leaderboards
- Creators who want to build and share custom platforming levels
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a combat-driven platformer with shooting or weapon-based encounters
- Players who prefer long story campaigns over repeated runs focused on movement and completion times
- Players looking for a truck-driving or vehicular-combat game
Our take on WaveLand
WaveLand is defined by wavedashing as its central movement mechanic, turning platforming levels into timed routes where players choose between collecting everything and preserving speed.
What is WaveLand?
WaveLand is a speed-focused platforming game built around wavedashing and other movement techniques, including short hops, ledge dashes, dash cancels, fast falls, and shine stalls.
Players travel across six thematic zones, collect 70 Dashcoins and memory shard fragments, uncover puzzles, secrets, and lore stones, and unlock player cosmetics and abilities. Each level has two categories with separate online leaderboards, supporting collection-focused runs or attempts to minimize completion time. The game includes 30 levels with darker reimagined versions. A level editor supports custom creations using logic blocks, with sharing and play through the Steam Workshop. Keyboard, XInput, and DirectInput controllers are supported, and a community Discord hosts races and speedrunning discussions.
How WaveLand plays
- 01Movement techniques
- Runs can combine wavedashes with actions such as short hops, ledge dashes, dash cancels, fast falls, and shine stalls.
- 02Custom level editor
- Logic blocks allow players to build stages and publish them through the Steam Workshop.
- 03Dual leaderboards
- Every level separates completion categories so collection runs and fast times can be tracked independently.
- 04Dark level variants
- Thirty stages have alternate versions with a darker presentation.
- 05Collectibles and secrets
- Exploration includes 70 Dashcoins, memory shard fragments, puzzles, hidden areas, and lore stones.
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WaveLand: platforms & release
Is WaveLand worth it?
It is worth it if: platform-fighter fans who want a movement-focused speed game. Skip it if: players seeking a combat-driven platformer with shooting or weapon-based encounters.
Where can I download WaveLand?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens WaveLand's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is WaveLand on?
Windows and macOS.
