Wax Heads

85
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96% | Overwhelmingly Positive
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About Wax Heads

About this game

IMMERSIVE COSY-PUNK LIFE SIM

Lose yourself in an emotional, uplifting narrative about community, musical mysteries and underdog spirit. Help endearing and indecisive customers find their perfect records while debating all things music with your loveable colleagues. It's your job to help Repeater Records find its rhythm again! 

ORIGINAL KILLER SOUNDTRACK

Drop the needle on a stacked soundtrack featuring dozens of original tracks spanning across many genres, bands, and eras. Every song is crafted to feel like a nostalgic gem. From grimy basement bangers to dreamy indie deep cuts. It’s a playlist built to loop in your head long after you clock out. 

HANDCRAFTED RECORD COLLECTION

Dig through crates packed with 80+ hand‑drawn albums, lovingly imagined bands, and liner note lore that rewards curiosity. Each record has its own personality, history, and fanbase. Did Scandinavian metal band Jarhead really murder their singer and put his head in a jar? Is it true big shot rapper RXXX used to be a kid's TV presenter? Has anyone ever seen Mimi? 

MOTLEY CREW OF LOVEABLE ODDBALLS

Repeater Records is staffed and frequented by a rotating cast of eccentrics, music nerds, and chaotic regulars. Every character is bursting with personality, quirks, and questionable opinions about what “real music” is. Get to know them and enjoy their banter. They’re the soul of the shop after all! 

CRATES OF PUZZLES TO DIG THROUGH

From customer requests to store shenanigans, you’ll dive into a variety of cozy puzzles. Decode clues and hunt for the perfect music recommendation by browsing records, scrolling social media, and poring over local music zines. You might even find yourself running the lights for local bands, designing gig posters and packing orders! 

CREATORS OF WAX HEADS

Patattie Games is the two-person indie punk duo made up of developers; creative doodler Murray Somerwolff (Welcome to Elk, Spitkiss, Dead Pets Unleashed) and creative programmer Rothio Tome (Former UNITY developer support engineer and top Spanish GameDev streamer).

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
May 05, 2026
Developer:
Patattie Games
Publisher:
Curve Games
Supported Languages:
English
Steam Controller Support:
Xbox
PS5 DualSense

PS4 DualShock
Accessibility Features:
Gameplay:
Adjustable Difficulty
Save Anytime
Audio:
Custom Volume Controls
Stereo Sound
Visual:
Camera Comfort
Input:
Playable Without Timed Input
Mouse Only Option

Touch Only Option

Playable At Your Own Pace
Genres:
Exploration
Adventure

Point & Click

Puzzle

Story Rich

Visual Novel

Interactive Fiction
Themes:
Stylized
Colorful

Underground

Detective

Comic Book

Funny

Lore-Rich

Narrative
Play Styles:
Conversation
Singleplayer

2D

Text-Based
Features:
Singleplayer
Steam achievements

Full controller support

Camera comfort

Custom volume controls

Adjustable difficulty

Mouse only option

Playable without timed input

Save anytime

Stereo sound

Touch only option

Steam cloud

Family sharing

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Windows 11
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-4670K (4 * 3400) / Radeon RX 550 (4096 MB)
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GT 1030 (2048 MB) / Radeon RX 550 (4096 MB)
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card:

Recommended:

  • OS: Windows 11
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-4670K (4 * 3400) / AMD FX-8350 (4 * 4000)
  • Memory: 8 MB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GT 1030 (2048 MB) / Radeon RX 550 (4096 MB)
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 2 MB available space

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Ubuntu LTS
  • Processor: 2.4 GHz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 512 MB display memory (Vulkan 1.0 compatible)
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Sound Card:

Critic Reviews

85

Loot Level Chill

100 / 100
"Whether you spent your youth hanging around in a record shop or just wish you had, Wax Heads is going to speak to you and your love of music."

Slant Magazine

90 / 100
"The album-identification tasks are fun little puzzles, but they’re also invitations to empathy."

Console Creatures

90 / 100
"Patattie Games is the two-person team behind Wax Heads, and I think they’ve created a wonderful experience full of creativity and heart. The game plays like an underdog story...
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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, Wax Heads is Steam Deck Verified. Valve’s testing indicates that Wax Heads is Verified on Steam Deck. This game is fully functional on Steam Deck, and works great with the built-in controls and display.
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Minimum:
  • OS: Windows 11
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-4670K (4 * 3400) / Radeon RX 550 (4096 MB)
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GT 1030 (2048 MB) / Radeon RX 550 (4096 MB)
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card:
Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 11
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-4670K (4 * 3400) / AMD FX-8350 (4 * 4000)
  • Memory: 8 MB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GT 1030 (2048 MB) / Radeon RX 550 (4096 MB)
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 2 MB available space
Yes, Wax Heads has broad critical consensus. 80% of critics on Metacritic recommend Wax Heads. The Metascore is 85 out of 100.
Wax Heads was released on May 05, 2026
Yes, Wax Heads supports Linux.
Wax Heads is published by Curve Games
Wax Heads was developed by Patattie Games
Fanatical users tagged Wax Heads as Exploration, Adventure, Point & Click, and Puzzle
Fanatical users tagged Wax Heads as Stylized, Colorful, Underground, and Detective
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Wax Heads as having Singleplayer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Wax Heads as Exploration
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Wax Heads as Adventure
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Wax Heads as Point & Click

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