Waking Mars

In 2097, life is discovered on Mars. When your mission of first contact becomes trapped by a cave-in, you must master the alien ecosystem to survive. Soon you stumble upon more than anyone expected, and with time running out, you will make a decision that determines the fate of a lost planet.

Waking Mars is a sci-fi, adventure and exploration game developed and published by Tiger Style.
Released on December 13th 2012 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 1,183 reviews of which 1,049 were positive and 134 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 8.19€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Waking Mars into these genres:

Sci-fi Adventure Exploration Indie Platformer Puzzle Action Atmospheric Singleplayer Metroidvania Story Rich Mars 2D Multiple Endings Well-Written Nature Side Scroller Space

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Minimum:

OS:Windows XP
Processor:x86-compatible, 2-Ghz or faster
Memory:512 MB RAM
Graphics:OpenGL 3.0, or OpenGL 2.1 with framebuffer extensions
Hard Drive:400 MB HD space

MacOS

Minimum:

OS:MacOS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or higher
Processor:Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory:512 MB RAM
Graphics:OpenGL 3.0, or OpenGL 2.1 with framebuffer extensions
Hard Drive:400 MB HD space

Reviews

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Jan. 2025

This game is a beautiful gem of science, science fiction, and exploration. 10/10

Sept. 2024

I'm a huge sucker for games on Mars. I originally played the mobile version, and I think this is one of the few early mobile ports that wasn't complete garbage. It's pretty cool if you're into Mars. There's a bit of a story but it feels rather lackluster. It's just cool to explore the inside of these caves and find alien life.

Aug. 2024

I originally played this game on IOS when it came out and so it was cool to go back and play through it on pc. The game has not been optimized for modern systems however, and you may have to tweak with resolution settings. I also had trouble trying to use a controller so just went with mouse and keyboard which was totally fine. The dialogue is a bit cheesy, but the story is enjoyable enough and I enjoyed uncovering the secrets of Mars. Other than research and exploration, the main gameplay element here is finding the right balance of lifeforms to get as much biomass as possible. It is sort of like a Metroidvania but puzzle oriented as opposed to combat. Pick it up on sale and you'll have a good few hours.

July 2024

Good game, more to it than the first 20 minutes make it seem. You solve a bunch of puzzles in the theme of creating small simple ecosystems. I liked the voicework a lot.

July 2024

Lots of fun, really lovely concept. Could be a little sharper with come controls but easy to play and fun to finish.

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8.19€

8.4

1,049

134

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Developer

Tiger Style

Publisher

Tiger Style

Release 13 Dec 2012

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