AdventureFit check
Is Awaken worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- VR puzzle fans who prefer manipulating objects with hand controls
- Players seeking a multi-world puzzle campaign with over 100 levels
- Puzzle creators who want to build and share levels with an online community
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat-centered gameplay may find the puzzle-and-light focus too narrow.
- Players wanting only a fixed campaign may not want the additional level-creation mode and community sharing.
- Players seeking a non-VR format will not find one among the listed platforms.
Our take on Awaken
Awaken shifts the adventure format away from combat as its main activity. Progression is framed around guiding light through puzzle environments, while a level editor adds player-made challenges alongside the campaign.
What is Awaken?
Awaken is a VR puzzle game about guiding light through a universe covered in darkness.
Its campaign spans 5 worlds and over 100 levels, with 30 levels available in early access. Puzzle interactions use tangible two-hand object manipulation, accompanied by dynamic music soundscapes. A level creation mode lets players build puzzles and share them with an online community. The game lists HTC Vive and Oculus Rift as platforms and uses a headset with two hand controls. The vendor also announced a future update containing 30 new levels, another world, and an in-VR method for finding and sharing player-created levels. Awaken presents its adventure through surreal environments, light-based puzzles, music, and level creation rather than combat.
How Awaken plays
- 01Campaign Structure
- The campaign spans 5 worlds and over 100 levels, with 30 levels available in early access.
- 02Object Manipulation
- Puzzle play uses tangible interactions with objects through two hand controls.
- 03Level Creation
- A creation mode lets players build puzzles and share them with an online community.
- 04Music Soundscapes
- Dynamic musical environments use compositions by Jeff van Dyck.
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Awaken: platforms & release
Is Awaken worth it?
It is worth it if: VR puzzle fans who prefer manipulating objects with hand controls. Skip it if: players seeking combat-centered gameplay may find the puzzle-and-light focus too narrow.
Where can I download Awaken?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Awaken's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Awaken on?
Windows only.
