Monowave

MONOWAVE is a puzzle-adventure platformer built around four emotions: happiness, sorrow, anger, and anxiety. Players use each emotion's abilities and pass emotions to other spirits through song to solve…

90 16 September 2026

Adventure Indie Platform Puzzle Action

Monowave is an adventure developed by BBB, released 16 September 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and Mac.

Verified 13 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam

What Monowave is

Monowave is an adventure game developed by BBB and released in 2026. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

MONOWAVE follows Mono, a newborn Guardian spirit destined to protect the four Emotions: Anger, Anxiety, Happiness, and Sorrow. The Emotions were guided and nurtured by the Prism Tree at the heart of the world. When the Emotion Shards within the Prism suddenly vanish, the Emotions scatter across the land and the Prism Tree begins to wither. Mono sets out to reunite the Emotions and restore harmony to the land.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer and includes co-op. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

How it was received

Monowave holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2026 averaged 78, so it scored 12 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD FX-6300 or equivalent, 8 GB RAM and Intel Iris Xe Graphics / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti / AMD Radeon R7 260X or equivalent. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 4GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Monowave launched on 16 September 2026, within three weeks of Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant and Onimusha: Way of the Sword. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant, Onimusha: Way of the Sword.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Monowave — frequently asked questions

When did Monowave come out?

Monowave was released on 16 September 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Monowave?

At minimum, Monowave needs Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD FX-6300 or equivalent, 8 GB RAM, Intel Iris Xe Graphics / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti / AMD Radeon R7 260X or equivalent graphics, 4 GB available space of storage.

Does Monowave have multiplayer?

Yes. Monowave supports multiplayer, including co-op.

How many GB is Monowave?

The PC version needs about 4 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("4 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

Does Monowave have crossplay?

Steam's store listing for Monowave does not list cross-platform multiplayer. That is Steam's listing, not a test: some games have crossplay without Steam showing it, so the publisher's own notes are the final word.

Does Monowave have split screen?

Yes. Steam lists shared or split screen for the PC version of Monowave (co-op). Steam also lists Remote Play Together, which lets friends join local multiplayer over the internet.

Can you play Monowave solo?

Yes. Steam lists a single-player mode for Monowave as well as multiplayer.

Does Monowave have controller support?

Yes. Steam lists full controller support for Monowave, including PlayStation controllers.

Can you play Monowave on Mac?

Yes. Steam sells a macOS version of Monowave.

Is Monowave on Linux?

Steam does not list a native Linux version of Monowave. Windows games can often run on Linux and Steam Deck through Proton, but that is a different question from native support.

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