- 78/100
- Players9 ratings
- 77/100
- Critics6 reviews
More scores
- Metacritic11 critic reviews
- 74/100
- Metacritic usersuser score
- 67/100
- GameFAQsSimple
- 3.47/5
- Player reviews
- 84% positive546 reviews
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Runs on
- Windows
- Price
- US$19.99
Where to get it
2019 · Funomena · Action · Action-adventure
Wattam
PlayStation console exclusive
From the creator behind Noby Noby Boy and Katamari Damacy comes Wattam - Long ago, a huge explosion blasted the world of Wattam across the galaxy. Help the Mayor build stacks and chains with characters like Sushi, Flower, Cloud & Poop to create joyful, colorful explosions that will guide the diaspora of Wattam back home.
- Released
- 17 December 2019
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4Windows
- Genres
- ActionAction-adventureAdventureCasualIndie
- Developers
- Funomena
- Publishers
- —
- Modes
- MultiplayerSingle-player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Themes
- Action
- Country
- United States
- Age ratings
- GRAC ALLESRB E10+
- Languages
- Chinese (Simplified), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Spain)
- Time to beat
- 4hmain story4hwith extras7hcompletionist
About
Wattam is a 2019 puzzle-platform game developed by Funomena and published by Annapurna Interactive. It was designed by Keita Takahashi, creator of Katamari Damacy, and was released for PlayStation 4 and Windows on December 17.
Players say
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
The game is played either solo or co-op, and consists of befriending other inhabitants of the world, including trees, flowers, rocks, toilets, poop, mouths, and more by holding hands, uncovering secrets, playing minigames, and solving puzzles. Characters each have unique melodies, which can be combined.
Development
Originally revealed in December 2014 as a PlayStation 4 exclusive, Wattam was to be published by Sony Interactive Entertainment and developed jointly by Funomena and Santa Monica Studio. However, it was revealed in October 2016 that Sony were no longer involved with the game. In August 2017, Annapurna Interactive was announced as the new publisher, and that it would additionally be released for Microsoft Windows.
Regarding Wattam, designer Keita Takahashi said that he was "always" trying to make a game that makes people notice how "our ordinary life is great".
Reception
Wattam received "mixed or average reviews" from critics upon release according to review aggregator website Metacritic.
The game was nominated for the "Family", "Game Design", and "Music" categories at the 16th British Academy Games Awards.
Awards
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Included in
- Annapurna Interactive Deluxe Limited EditionAnnapurna Interactive: Ultimate Collection
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Collections2 collections
Platform libraries
Years
- Games released in 2019List › October–December
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