The Waters Above: Prelude
A yuri kinetic novel about sea nymphs who tend to the stars. The Waters Above: Prelude is a free prequel to The Waters Above.
- Release Date:6/28/2018
- Developer:Studio Élan
- Publisher:Sekai Project
- Last Updated:6/17/2025
- Steam App Id:885650
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Waters Above: Prelude has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 50% lower than its previous all-time peak of 2 players achieved on 5/10/2025.

Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Waters Above: Prelude. It has received a total of 128 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 82 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Waters Above: Prelude and its growth over time. It currently has 1,453 followers on its community page.
About The Waters Above: Prelude
The Waters Above: Prelude is a Casual game developed by Studio Élan. On 6/28/2018, it was released on the Steam Store by Sekai Project.
Players have rated The Waters Above: Prelude as "Very Positive" out of 128 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 117 positive reviews and 11 negative reviews — an overall 91% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play completely for free.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
According to Steam’s category system, The Waters Above: Prelude supports the following features:
- Single-player
From the Steam community, The Waters Above: Prelude has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Visual Novel
- Free to Play
- LGBTQ+
- Cute
- Romance
- Anime
- Casual
- Singleplayer
- Female Protagonist
Media & Sceenshots
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, June 17). The Waters Above: Prelude on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/885650
- Valve Corporation. (2025, June 17). The Waters Above: Prelude. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/885650
- Studio Élan. (2023, July 12). The Waters Above: Prelude. The Waters Above: Prelude. https://vnstudioelan.com/