Waven
2023
- role-playing (rpg)
- strategy
- tactical
- adventure
- fantasy
- single player
- multiplayer
- co-operative
- massively multiplayer online (mmo)
The story
Waven is a new roleplaying game experience that is accessible, fun and immersive. It combines adventure and turn-based strategy, inspired by the best tactical RPGs, with deckbuilding mechanics and valuable items to collect. It can be played for free online on PC, Mac, smartphone and tablet.
What it’s like
Bright, painterly fantasy with saturated greens and warm sunlit stone, the kind of cheerful storybook palette that makes a battlefield feel like a diorama. Its hexagonal-grid combat board sits on a tidy, legible surface, and the card hand along the bottom gives each turn a satisfying clack of planning. Soundtrack and ambience lean toward gentle orchestral strings and light percussion, with the chatter of tabletop-style exchanges rather than heavy sound design. The vibe is easygoing and busy, a low-stakes fantasy puzzle you can settle into with a cup of tea, though the strategy rewards focus and some pauses for thought. Pacing is steady and methodical: short skirmishes, frequent loot and upgrades, and a slow build of party and deck. Intensity is mild; combat is stylised and bloodless, with fights resolving in bursts of colour and hits that read as clashes rather than cruelty, and there is no gore or sexual content. Fans of tactical RPGs and deckbuilders who want a friendly, collect-as-you-go adventure they can dip into between other things will find it easy to pick up.
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