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Is Waking Tides worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy atmospheric first-person adventures with surreal mysteries
- Walking-simulator fans who prefer exploration over combat-focused gameplay
- Players with a smartphone interested in an augmented-reality companion experience
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat, weapons, or action-heavy encounters rather than exploration
- Players looking for a broad adventure with varied locations instead of a focused oil-rig setting
- Players who do not want to use a smartphone-based companion experience
Our take on Waking Tides
The augmented-reality element receives prominent attention, but it is described as a companion hint experience rather than the main game itself. The central product remains a first-person walking-style adventure on an oil rig, with the AR component extending that experience.
What is Waking Tides?
Waking Tides is a first-person atmospheric adventure set after a companion disappears into a watery abyss.
The player awakens on an enigmatic oil rig covered with strange objects that appear to defy reality, then investigates the setting while pursuing the secrets behind the unsettling events. The game combines a walking-simulator structure with Lovecraftian themes and experimentation. Augmented reality is used through a companion hint experience based on smartphone WebAR technology. The vendor says this works through Android or Apple AR features without requiring an additional app download. The story centers on a mysterious bond, an unexplained environment, and an unfolding journey through fog, pain, and otherworldly discoveries.
How Waking Tides plays
- 01AR hint companion
- The companion experience uses smartphone WebAR through Android or Apple AR features and does not require another app download.
- 02Oil rig setting
- The story places the player on an isolated rig after a companion vanishes into the water.
- 03Lovecraftian themes
- Unusual objects, fog, and an unsettling mystery shape the game's atmosphere and story.
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Waking Tides: platforms & release
Is Waking Tides worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy atmospheric first-person adventures with surreal mysteries. Skip it if: players seeking combat, weapons, or action-heavy encounters rather than exploration.
Where can I download Waking Tides?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Waking Tides's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Waking Tides on?
Windows only.
