Fit check
Is Waking Mars worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Adventure players who want ecosystem management alongside exploration
- Science-fiction fans who prefer subterranean settings and alien biology
- Players who enjoy open-ended discovery more than straightforward combat
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat-focused action rather than environmental management and exploration
- Players who prefer tightly linear stages instead of an open-ended cavern network
- Players looking for multiplayer gameplay rather than a single-player adventure
Our take on Waking Mars
Its defining mechanic is the construction of functioning alien ecosystems: plants and creatures can be arranged to feed, suppress, or influence one another while exploration continues.
What is Waking Mars?
Set in 2097, Waking Mars follows a first-contact mission trapped underground after a cave-in on Mars.
Jetpack through a network of caverns, investigate ruins and signals, and learn how alien organisms behave within a living ecosystem. Survival depends on arranging plants and creatures, including feeding one species with another, removing infestations, and researching unusual behaviors. The open-ended exploration leads toward secrets from Mars’ past and a decision that affects the fate of the planet. The game includes hazardous terrain, original music lasting nearly two hours, and controls for mouse and keyboard as well as gamepads.
How Waking Mars plays
- 01Ecosystem cultivation
- Arrange alien plants and creatures so that different species support or affect one another.
- 02Cavern exploration
- Travel by jetpack through an interconnected underground network containing ruins, signals, and dangerous terrain.
- 03Creature research
- Study unusual organism behaviors to guide survival and ecosystem management.
- 04Dual control support
- Play with either mouse and keyboard controls or a gamepad.
Waking Mars compared to similar games
Waking Mars centers on jetpack exploration and arranging interdependent alien life in subterranean caverns. Jusant instead focuses on climbing a tall tower, managing stamina, choosing routes, and uncovering remnants of a past civilization.
Waking Mars: platforms & release
Is Waking Mars worth it?
It is worth it if: adventure players who want ecosystem management alongside exploration. Skip it if: players seeking combat-focused action rather than environmental management and exploration.
Where can I download Waking Mars?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Waking Mars's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Waking Mars on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
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