Soundwave
Five tones. You listen. Then recreate each one from memory using a frequency slider. Or identify chords by ear — root note and quality. Most people think they have a good ear. Soundwave will prove otherwise. How close can you get?
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Summary
Five tones. You listen. Then recreate each one from memory using a frequency slider. Or identify chords by ear — root note and quality. Most people think they have a good ear. Soundwave will prove otherwise. How close can you get?
Description
About This Game
Can you hear it? Can you hold it?
A pure tone plays… then silence.
Now find your way back to it.
Think your friend is better than you at every game?
Tell them to prove it.
Welcome to Soundwave — a competitive frequency memory game that tests your ear like nothing else. No aim. No luck. Just pure listening skill.
Using a scrolling piano keyboard, your job is simple:
Hear the tone
Memorize it
Recreate it
Get scored on accuracy
Sounds easy.
It isn’t.
Five rounds.
Scored out of 75.
Every note matters.
Simple to understand — brutally hard to master.
Can you trust your ears under pressure?
Can your friends?
Versus Mode
Challenge friends or random players in real-time.
Same tones. Same conditions. No excuses.
If your friend says they’re better than you—
queue up and settle it.
Win matches, gain SR, and climb the ranks.
Lose, and you drop.
Performance matters, not just wins.
Ranks
Bronze → Silver → Gold → Platinum → Diamond → Master → Legend
Climb the ladder.
Protect your rank.
Become the player everyone avoids matching against.
Global leaderboards track the best of the best.
Win to climb, lose to drop — performance matters, not just wins
Game Modes:
Ranked Play
5 rounds, score out of 75, full leaderboard tracking
Chord Mode
Identify root notes + major/minor chords
Practice Mode
Unlimited attempts, no pressure, pure improvement
Daily Challenge
Same tones for everyone. One attempt. One chance.
Compete globally and see where your ears rank.
Features
• Global leaderboards (Ranked + Daily)
• Versus mode with full SR ranking system
• 34 Steam achievements
• 4 sound themes (Sine, Piano, Strings, Flute)
• Easy + Hard difficulty
• Multiple screen modes (Widescreen / Portrait / Fullscreen)
• Daily challenge system
• 7 supported languages
• Headphones highly recommended
Some players rely on mechanics.
Some rely on reaction time.
You rely on your ears.
