Retrowave

Retrowave

Steam Deck Unsupported

RewindApp · Racing · May 6, 2022

Yes, worth buying.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $2.09.

95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
16k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Audio: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Monetization: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 16k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise50% are divided17% are caveats
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Equally important to Retrowave’s identity is its soundtrack, a carefully curated collection of synthwave and electronic tracks that serve as the driving force of the experience.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The lighting effects are deliberately exaggerated, bathing every frame in a radiant glow that turns the mundane act of driving into something cinematic and dreamlike.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
The game has controller support, but it wasn't clear to me the first time playing if it did because the menu can only be interacted with with the mouse.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
If you can get it for a dollar or two, it’s a fairly chill steam deck game, but that’s about it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Audio53 reviews
Graphics47 reviews
Controls11 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay51 reviews
67%
Difficulty24 reviews
75%
Crashes18 reviews
72%
Multiplayer17 reviews
82%
Interface11 reviews
91%
Story and characters7 reviews
86%
Players complain% still recommend
Monetization8 reviews
25%
Bugs6 reviews
67%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $2.09 (−30%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $2.09

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
44
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.