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Waking Mars on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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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 indie game developed and published by Tiger Style.
Released on December 13th 2012 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 1,187 reviews of which 1,054 were positive and 133 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 8.19€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.46€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Waking Mars into these genres:

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

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System 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

User reviews & Ratings

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13 hours played
July 2026
When is waking up a planet a good idea? Waking Mars was actually an interesting indie. It's a fun little action platformer where you fly around with a jetpack and shoot aliens. The level design is pretty good, but some of the character art during the dialogue... I don't mean to be mean, but looking back at it now it reminds me of weird AI art, even though AI art wasn't really a thing when this game came out. The story, however, didn't stick with me one bit. Does it even have one? Take that with a grain of salt, as some psychopaths like to say. I don't really want to replay it to find out. I'm pretty much like that with all games anyways. Being a psychopath, that is. 7/10 [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45905648-Gork%2527s-Game-Grind/]Check out my curated list of games
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6 hours played
May 2026
Hidden gem. Mechanics are fun and reward player curiosity: discovering new organisms and unexpected ways they interact with each other to progress. Meanwhile player gets sucked in by this curious (science-heavy) plotline of trying to uncover the mystery of where this alien life came from, why we have never seen it before, and mysterious pictures left behind by a previous unmanned drone. By the time ♥♥♥♥ gets real, you are already too invested. The dialogue and characters are well-written and keep you entertained through hard puzzles. Before I could realize, the game was over and I was just staring at the credits. Good thing I had the chance to play it again 10 years later, to find that without much memory of the game I could experience most of it again. Can't wait to play again in 10 years. If you are one of the developers and is reading this, I want to thank you!
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4 hours played
Feb. 2026
played this game growing up it was fun for what it is now excuse me while i tend to my phyta zoa like they are my babies which they are my beautiful, unapologeticly suicidal babies
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12 hours played
Oct. 2025
One of my all time favorites, so I had to replay it on a steam deck This is not your usual plant and crop farm game, this is building an ecosystem, that lives on its own, and your decisions may change the environment dramatically.
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10 hours played
Sept. 2025
One of the coolest games I've ever played. They really crafted a full interactable alien ecosystem. You progress in this game by understanding how each alien creature works and learning to use their traits. The alien creatures are so weird and sometimes complex, it takes a long time to fully understand everything. Sommetimes I don't have to do anything, I just watch the ecosystem grow by itself as the creatures organically interact with each other, and somehow that feels even cooler than playing and doing the work yourself.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Waking Mars is currently priced at 8.19€ on Steam.

No, Waking Mars is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 8.19€ on Steam.

Yes, Waking Mars received 1,054 positive votes out of a total of 1,187 achieving a rating of 8.42.
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Waking Mars was developed and published by Tiger Style.

Yes, Waking Mars is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Yes, Waking Mars is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Yes, Waking Mars is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Waking Mars is a single-player game.

Yes, there is a DLC available for Waking Mars. Explore additional content available for Waking Mars on Steam.

No, Waking Mars does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, Waking Mars does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Waking Mars is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Waking Mars.

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Release 13 Dec 2012
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