Quaver

Buy92%

Very Positive · 17k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth playing.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Swan · Rhythm · Aug 19, 2022

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
31
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Quaver?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Interface: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 17k player reviews · updated

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 praise59% are divided8% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
From the outset, Quaver emphasizes precision, accessibility, and long-term replayability, making it equally appealing to newcomers looking for an introduction to rhythm games and experienced players chasing difficult charts and leaderboard rankings.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While I love that Quaver has such an in-depth difficulty system that allows for, in theory, extremely fun charting--it has more-so resulted in an upsetting percentage of community made maps only being accessible to those willing to dump an overwhelming amount of time into these games, as well as maps that just don't feel fun to play.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
When I first launched the game, my human ocular sensors immediately registered the futuristic user interface, which was clearly optimized for maximum dopamine efficiency.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer lobbies support large groups of players competing simultaneously, creating energetic sessions where every note contributes to the final rankings.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay29 reviews
Difficulty25 reviews
Interface9 reviews
Multiplayer5 reviews
Divided opinion
Linux compatibility
100% still recommend
Graphics
75% still recommend
Optimization
67% still recommend
Bugs
33% still recommend
Crashes
100% still recommend
Monetization
67% still recommend
Controls
67% still recommend
Players complain
Performance
44% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

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