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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.
“Platform games aren't at the top of my list - mainly because of their limited world, low replayability and (many of them) being highly linear - however, Waking Mars is one of the most enjoyable games I've been playing lately, and for me, one of the best platform games to date.…”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“For far too long have sci-fi games been centered around violence and killing. Thankfully this game is not one of those games. Waking Mars is a game about life and growth, not death and destruction. Instead of some space soldier, you play as an astrobiologist on a quest of…”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“Waking Mars is a heavily story driven game with light metroidvania mechanics. Basically each room is a puzzle in which you are trying to increase the biomass by planting life. The artwork, from textures to character portraits, is top notch. The voice acting is professional,…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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New game from the creators of Waking Mars - Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon
Hello Waking Mars fans! This is Randy Smith, creative director of Tiger Style. I wanted to share the exciting news that Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon will be available on Thursday, August 6, 2015!
New game from the creators of Waking Mars - Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon
Hello Waking Mars fans! This is Randy Smith, creative director of Tiger Style. I wanted to share the exciting news that Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon will be available on Thursday, August 6, 2015!
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Sci-fi · Adventure · Indie · Exploration · Platformer · Puzzle · Action · Atmospheric · Singleplayer · Metroidvania · Story Rich · Mars (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 17 |
| Official site | http://www.wakingmars.com |
Minimum 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