Waking Mars

Buy89%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Tiger Style · Sci-fi · Dec 13, 2012

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
17
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Waking Mars?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 163 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 160 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 69 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Controls: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

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
50% of themes are praise17% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
163 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This game does an excellent job being adventurous without losing the theme of experimentation, exploration, and logic.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
160 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
-Great story- A nice storyline with two (four if you count AIs) memorable characters.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
69 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I was happy to hear that the voice acting is this game was well done and not cheesy.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are more than adequate (even if that's a mobile port).
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you fancy trying an innovative game with a variety of difficulty options then this is a must!
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The main character is pretty well written as an unlikeable, autistic, and somewhat incompetent science dork, and the supporting cast is great.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay163 reviews
Story160 reviews
Audio69 reviews
Graphics51 reviews
Difficulty18 reviews
Characters8 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat
100% still recommend
Linux compatibility
100% still recommend
Players complain
Controls
73% still recommend
Interface
69% still recommend
Crashes
75% still recommend
Bugs
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$9.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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