Waking Mars is a Action, Adventure game from Tiger Style with a 90% positive Steam review signal. Indie Lantern indexes it for players browsing by weird, single-player.
Game snapshot
- Developer
- Tiger Style
- Release year
- 2012
- Playtime
- Varies by player
- Price
- $9.99
- Review signal
- 90% positive
Screenshots
System requirements
PC
- 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
From Steam reviews
Review notes
Waking Mars is worth a closer look if you want exploration, farming, narrative mystery, and strong atmosphere.
Best for players who want strong atmosphere, exploration, farming, and narrative mystery.
Check more carefully if you dislike repetition or grind and technical roughness.
exploration
Play styleThe draw is moving through spaces, discovering details, and learning the world.
farming
Play styleFarming, crops, or harvesting are part of the appeal.
narrative-mystery
Play styleA useful part of the game is piecing together mystery and story threads.
strong-atmosphere
ToneThe mood, place, and presentation carry a lot of the experience.
narrative-adventure
Play styleThe experience is more story-and-place driven than systems-heavy.
replayable
FitThe structure gives reasons to return rather than finish once.
controller-friendly
FitController, gamepad, or Steam Deck play comes up as a plus.
grindy
FrictionThe loop may feel repetitive if you dislike grind.
Steam review snapshots
This is by far one of the best exploration based games I've played, the scope for the player to interact and experiment…There's no death penalty besides being shuffled to the start of the room; any progress you made on planting stays.An interesting little story-driven, platform game.I finished with Core Power of 44, and no desire to grind a couple hours just to get my biomass up high…Why it fits
Check it if you want action, adventure filtered by weird, single-player.
Who might skip it
Research further on Steam if you need verified accessibility details, exact playtime, or current system requirements.