Fit check
Is UpWakeNing worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Platformer fans who want demanding, physics-sensitive jumping
- Players who enjoy repeating risky climbs to improve their route
- Friends comparing completion speed and the number of jumps used
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking forgiving progression, since mistakes can cause long falls and there is no auto-save
- Players looking for broad exploration or many stages, since the game contains two levels with somewhat similar layouts
- Players who prefer movement that can be corrected while airborne
Our take on UpWakeNing
The defining constraint is committed movement: once a jump begins, its trajectory cannot be altered. Progress depends on setting the angle, force, velocity, and rotation before leaving the ground, with a mistake potentially causing a long fall.
What is UpWakeNing?
UpWakeNing is a challenging platformer set inside a sleep-paralysis nightmare.
The goal is to reach the highest point and wake up, while slips can send the character falling back toward the start and reduce sanity. Jumping requires charging the jump and accounting for angle, velocity, rotation, and gravity. Once airborne, the chosen path cannot be changed. The game has two levels; completing the first grants access to the second, which adds a double-jump ability. There is no auto-save, making jump preparation part of each attempt. Its 2. 5D presentation combines 3D objects with a 2D viewing perspective. Self-made animations and a narrator accompany the escape through the nightmare.
How UpWakeNing plays
- 01Charged jumping
- Holding the jump input controls the amount of power used for the leap.
- 02Physics-based movement
- Angle, velocity, rotation, and gravity all affect the result of a jump.
- 03Two-level structure
- The second level follows completion of the first and introduces double jumping.
- 04Fixed aerial paths
- The selected trajectory cannot be changed after the character leaves the ground.
- 05No auto-save
- The game does not save progress automatically.
- 062.5D presentation
- Three-dimensional objects are shown from a two-dimensional viewing perspective.
- 07Narrated escape
- A narrator follows the character during the attempt to escape the nightmare.
UpWakeNing compared to similar games
Jusant also focuses on climbing toward the top of a tall structure, but it uses climbing tools, stamina management, multiple paths, exploration, and a meditative pace. UpWakeNing instead centers on charged jumps affected by physics, fixed aerial trajectories, and a two-level nightmare setting.
UpWakeNing: platforms & release
Is UpWakeNing worth it?
It is worth it if: platformer fans who want demanding, physics-sensitive jumping. Skip it if: players seeking forgiving progression, since mistakes can cause long falls and there is no auto-save.
Where can I download UpWakeNing?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens UpWakeNing's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is UpWakeNing on?
Windows only.
