Released May 5, 2026 $13.49 Overwhelmingly Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Wax Heads

By Patattie Games · published by Curve Games

Dialogue Heavy Stylized Exploration Adventure Indie Singleplayer Point & Click Puzzle Story RichColorfulVisual Novel2D

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Wax Heads is a game tagged Dialogue Heavy, Stylized and Exploration by Patattie Games, released May 5, 2026. It has 542 Steam reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive). The Steam games most like it include Sarawak, PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE and Good Mourning.

Wax Heads is a cozy-punk narrative sim about working in a struggling record store. Chat to quirky customers with unique tastes, explore a handcrafted record collection, fall in love with bands (and their drama!), or just slack off with your colleagues - whatever gets everyone’s groove back!

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Sarawak 69% match · Dialogue Heavy, Stylized, Adventure
PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE 64% match · Dialogue Heavy, Stylized, Exploration
Good Mourning 62% match · Dialogue Heavy, Stylized, Adventure
Embracelet 59% match · Stylized, Exploration, Adventure
Trouble in Warsaw 59% match · Dialogue Heavy, Exploration, Adventure
Edgar - Bokbok in Boulzac 59% match · Exploration, Adventure, Indie
Frog Holm 59% match · Dialogue Heavy, Stylized, Exploration
Daymare Town 59% match · Dialogue Heavy, Stylized, Exploration
Welcome to Elk 59% match · Stylized, Exploration, Adventure
Signs of the Sojourner 58% match · Dialogue Heavy, Exploration, Adventure

Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Wax Heads · record updated 21 hours ago

Steam store

Overview

App ID2769240

Release dateMay 5, 2026

Last change number38778623

Last record update21 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: Patattie Games
Publisher: Curve Games
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked 1 day ago
Franchise: Curve Games
Technologies: Godot detected
Metacritic: 85

Windows Linux

Steam Deck: Verified
Controller: Full support

Single-playerFull controller supportPlayStation controllersXbox controllersPlayStation controller BluetoothSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$14.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$14.99Oct 23, 2026

Checked16 hours agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
24495547	public	Jul 31, 2026

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Price (US)
4665240	Not on the store yet	—

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
2769241	—	Windows	1.74 GB	1.63 GB	1530235942382698020
2769242	—	Linux	1.71 GB	1.62 GB	944354361582271301
2769243	—	macOS	—	—	—
4665240	— DLC 4665240	All	379.8 MB	378.8 MB	4872585101533646650

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	24495547	Jul 31, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Wax Heads

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
wax_heads.exe		Windows	DirectX 12 (Recommended)
wax_heads.x86_64		Linux	Vulkan (Recommended)
wax_heads.exe	--rendering-driver opengl3	Windows	OpenGL3 (compatibility mode)
wax_heads.x86_64	--rendering-driver opengl3	Linux	OpenGL3 (compatibility mode)
wax_heads.app		macOS	Metal
wax_heads.app	--rendering-driver opengl3	macOS	OpenGL3 (compatibility mode)

Space per player953.7 MB

Filesup to 2,500

Save locations1

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinAppDataRoaming	Godot/app_userdata/Wax Heads/steam/{64BitSteamID}/full_game/	*	All

Achievements

Achievements286 hidden

Most unlocked93.9%The First Cut Is the Deepest

Rarest2.9%Greatest Hits

The First Cut Is the Deepest Make your first sale 93.9%
Poster Child Make a poster for Hank 90.1%
Open your Heart Open up Repeater records 84.7%
Nothing But The Best Chain five correct recommendations 72.9%
You Decorated My Life Buy a Wild kindness item 65%
Over the Rainbow Play the ukulele 60.1%
Another Day in Paradise Complete Side A 55.2%
Push the Button Hidden achievement 48.7%
On Repeat Play multiple tracks on the jukebox 45.3%
Can't Buy Me Love Buy 10 Wild Kindness Items 36.8%
Still The Same Complete Side B 33.7%
Behind Closed Doors Enter the storage room 32.7%
Sing, Sing, Sing Hidden achievement 26.5%
Eight Days a Week Complete Side C 25.6%
Everything in Its Right Place Complete all sorting puzzles 24.8%
Hero of the Day Complete Side D 22.5%
Waiting for the sun Hidden achievement 21.4%
Monster Mash Watch all Monster Music interviews 20.4%

All 28 achievements

Just Another Day in Paradise Complete Side E 19.8%
The Show Must Go On Reach the end of the story 19.8%
Book Of Days Hidden achievement 16.3%
Walk the Floor Visit every room in the store 15.4%
Baby One More Time Offer a rejected record twice (Customer is Always Right) 13.4%
Diggy Diggy Hole Complete Diggy Doggo 11.9%
Pet Sematary Hidden achievement 11.1%
Live and Let Die Die 10 times in Diggy Doggo 10.9%
Yummy, Yummy, Yummy Hidden achievement 9.2%
Greatest Hits Unlock all achievements in the game 2.9%