
WaveLand
Enter a world of speed, inspired by platform fighters. Explore the hub and wavedash your way to the top of the leaderboards! New Dark Levels!
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April 18, 2017
9 years and 107 days ago
Steam Reviews
Very Positive73 reviews87.7%
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11 itemsAbout the Game
WaveLand is a speed-game for platform fighter fans! The community created "Wavedash", refined to be the ultimate movement option, is used to dash through levels with speed and style. Along the way, collect memory shard fragments to remember new abilities and progress through the world. Each level has two categories with separate leaderboards. Will you collect everything or save the frames?

Gameplay First.
WaveLand is quick to get into, with little down time between runs.
So Many Options!
Short hop, ledge dash, dash cancel, fast fall, shine stall, and many more.
Level Editor!
Create and play custom levels via Steam Workshop.
Play Your Way.
Supports Keyboard, XInput controllers, and DirectInput controllers, you can use what you're comfortable with!
Learn to Speedrun!
Join the community Discord server to participate in races and discuss speed strategies!

New Dark Levels!
30 Levels have been reimagined in a more sinister way... Can you beat them all?Gameplay First.
WaveLand is quick to get into, with little down time between runs.
So Many Options!
Short hop, ledge dash, dash cancel, fast fall, shine stall, and many more.
Level Editor!
Create and play custom levels via Steam Workshop.
Play Your Way.
Supports Keyboard, XInput controllers, and DirectInput controllers, you can use what you're comfortable with!
Learn to Speedrun!
Join the community Discord server to participate in races and discuss speed strategies!
Features
- Six unique thematic zones.
- 70 Dashcoins to collect.
- Unlockable player cosmetics.
- Online leaderboards.
- Multi-genre atmospheric soundtrack.
- Puzzles, secrets, and lore stones.
- 30 Dark levels