Waking Mars

Waking Mars

Steam Deck Playable

Tiger Style · Sci-fi · Dec 13, 2012

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

89%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 179 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 96 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise30% are divided30% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
-Great story- A nice storyline with two (four if you count AIs) memorable characters.
179 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
A B-rated mobile game with good story, exploration, and gameplay, but is marred by technical issues.
96 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I loved the voice acting, animations , and music.
70 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- Graphics are decent and fit the setting, but some things don't have many animation frames and will 'stutter' (notably the Phyta zoa)
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters179 reviews
Gameplay96 reviews
Audio70 reviews
Graphics59 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Controls17 reviews
71%
Interface15 reviews
73%
Difficulty14 reviews
93%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat13 reviews
100%
Crashes9 reviews
67%
Bugs7 reviews
100%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
17
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.