Overview
- Reviews published Tuesday for Wax Heads, the Patattie Games debut released by Curve Games on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Mac and PC, report a confident start.
- Players work in a fictional record shop recommending albums by reading clues in dialogue and visuals, with chaptered visual-novel scenes advancing a story about the staff and a past band split.
- Critics praise the zine-style art, lively character writing, and a fully original, genre-hopping soundtrack created for the game.
- Several outlets note the core recommendation puzzles can feel repetitive over time, even with small side tasks that mix up the routine.
- Reviews highlight assist modes, a dialogue tracker, font and text-speed options, smooth console performance, and one playthrough reported at roughly seven hours.