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Awakening Sarah

Awakening Sarah

Awakening Sarah is a 2D platformer with emphasis on exploration. Unravel the dreams and realities of Sarah, a girl who's recovering from a coma, while helping her understand the world around her and herself.

Released Jan 24, 2025 Developer Asteristic Game Studio, Anthony Septim Publisher Asteristic Game Studio Platforms Windows · Linux 2D Platformer3D PlatformerPlatformerWalking SimulatorFemale Protagonist
View on Steam ↗ $8.99 (US · as of 2026-05-19)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

94.7%positive75 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Probably one of the best Yume Nikki-like exploration games I've played so far. It absolutely nails the atmosphere while also going a step beyond by blending in different genres (definitely didn't expect the game casually throwing you into 3D levels!) Also the progression itself…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“The game is interesting to play, you can find items and they are usable across all the world, not just a single use (like in the first game)! The game contains moderate amount of secrets, but not too many and they can be found easily by an average player like me) Soundtrack is…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Incredible game with beautiful visuals I can't praise the art style enough especially the cool mix between 2D and 3D elements in different areas. The soundtrack was very soothing and went perfectly with the game. The gameplay was awesome and I loved the different abilities even…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

36achievements
36.1%median completion
15.7%rarest: This is scary...
73.0% of players 70.2% of players 65.2% of players 63.4% of players 59.6% of players 54.7% of players 54.4% of players 53.9% of players 52.0% of players 50.8% of players 49.9% of players 47.5% of players 46.3% of players 45.2% of players 41.9% of players 41.0% of players 38.6% of players 38.6% of players 36.1% of players 35.8% of players 35.3% of players 35.0% of players 34.9% of players 34.1% of players 33.4% of players 33.3% of players 32.4% of players 31.0% of players 30.8% of players 27.6% of players 24.7% of players 24.3% of players 23.3% of players 19.0% of players 15.7% of players 15.7% of players 73.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
73.0%Lighter — Find the lighter.
70.2%Slimy Heart — Find the slimy heart.
65.2%Dog Collar — Find the dog collar.
Rarest badges of honor
15.7%This is scary... — Hidden achievement
15.7%Bubble Popper — Hidden achievement
19.0%The truth is out there — Hidden achievement

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 08, 2026
Update 260130 - Gamepad Quickfix

Due to a bug, update 260130 broke gamepad support. This update fixes it. Thanks user @ Nameless for letting me know!!

Jan 30, 2026
Update 260130

Hello! I just pushed Awakening Sarah v260130, the first update of 2026. Fixes a bug where your remapped controls wouldn't work on the GameGirl item Fixed a bug where using external gamepads wouldn't w

Sep 30, 2025
Now Available - Music from Awakening Sarah

The Original Soundtrack for Awakening Sarah is now available for free. This OST contains songs by Anthony Septim, One Sided Horse (the song used in the trailer) and the songs I made myself. :) I've al

Sep 28, 2025
Update v250928

Suddenly the Steam achievements stopped working! This update fixes it, but unfortunately due to the way the game is made, achievements that you should already have gotten won't update automatically -

Aug 11, 2025
[bug fix] 250811

Fixed a small bug where the game would softlock if some annoying guy chased you down and hit Sarah while she's in a ledge grab state.

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie
Player tags2D Platformer · 3D Platformer · Platformer · Walking Simulator · Female Protagonist · 2D · 3D · Cute · Psychological Horror · Surreal · Narration · Casual (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Gamepad Recommended · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Portuguese - Brazil, French
ControllerFull support
Achievements36
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2.0 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 512 MB VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 500 MB available space