Waking Up: Way Back Home

Buy90%

Very Positive · 92 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Nostalgic Brains · Adventure · Sep 19, 2023

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
12
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
3
Full audio0 of 3
Subtitles3 of 3

Should I buy Waking Up: Way Back Home?

Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 3 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 3 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 18 sampled reviews

Based on 92 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 18 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise18 helpful reviews0% are complaints
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
5 of 18 sampled reviews raised it
A game with a decent small story really cool art style, very cartoonist and stylised, with a really amazing colour pallet.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
3 of 18 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay is OK and although the game seems optimised for controller it plays pretty well with keyboard.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
3 of 18 sampled reviews raised it
A game with a decent small story really cool art style, very cartoonist and stylised, with a really amazing colour pallet.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story and characters5 reviews
Gameplay3 reviews
Graphics3 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

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

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

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