Waking Mars

Waking Mars is a platform-adventure game produced by Tiger Style in which players jetpack through underground Mars caves and encounter a host of alien lifeforms that operate as an ecosystem. Players must master the behaviors of these creatures to create ecosystems of their own design to survive and discover the secrets of Mars' past. The game has been nominated for Best Mobile Game and Excellence in Audio in 2012 Independent Game Festival.[6] In June 2012, Waking Mars was also named the Best Game of 2012 (So Far) by Paste.[7]

Waking Mars
Steam grid image
Developer(s)Tiger Style
Designer(s)Randy Smith[1]
David Kalina[1][2]
Randy O’Connor[1]
Artist(s)Amanda Williams[3]
Mallika Sundaramurthy
Randy O'Connor
Whitney Clayton
Composer(s)Ethan Frederick Greene
Scott Barber
Jef Drawbaugh[4]
Randy Smith
Damien Di Fede
Platform(s)Windows, OS X, Linux
Android, iOS
ReleaseMarch 2012
Genre(s)Platform-adventure, Metroidvania[5]
Mode(s)Single-player

The game was originally developed for iOS and released on iTunes in March 2012.[8] Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Android versions of this game were released as part of the Humble Indie Bundle for Android 4 on November 8, 2012.

The game was released on Desura on December 5, 2012 [9] and on Steam on December 13, 2012 [10] after being successfully green-lit by the Steam users.[11]

Reception

The reception has been generally positive, with the game receiving favorable reviews on Steam as well as numerous other publications.[12][13][14][15]

References
  1. Rigney, Ryan. "Postmortem: How iOS Game Waking Mars Came to Life". Wired. Archived from the original on 2014-02-06. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  2. Francis, R. Bryant. "Meet The Game Creators Who Traded Violence for Creativity (And How It Helped Get Them Into Steam)". The Jace Hall Show. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
  3. Flood, Kathleen. "Amanda Williams Envisions the Environmental Mysteries of Mars". The Creator's Project. Archived from the original on 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
  4. Koch, Sean (27 February 2012). "Interview With Tiger Style Games". iFanzine. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  5. Grayson, Nathan (November 20, 2012). "The Real Science Of Waking Mars". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016. Part-Metroidvania, part-Mars-gardening-simulator, it's certainly not Just Another iOS Port.
  6. "The 14th Annual Independent Games Festival". Archived from the original on 2012-01-13. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  7. Martin, Garrett (17 June 2012). "The 10 Best Videogames of 2012 (So Far)". Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  8. Bedford, John (8 March 2012). "App of the Day: Waking Mars". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  9. "Waking Mars Released on Desura". Desura. Archived from the original on 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  10. "Now Available - Waking Mars". Valve. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
  11. "Steam Greenlight :: Waking Mars". Valve. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
  12. "Waking Mars". www.pocketgamer.com. March 2012. Archived from the original on 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  13. Florence, Robert (2012-11-16). "Wot I Think: Waking Mars". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  14. tomchick (2012-04-23). "For better or worse, life finds a way in Waking Mars". Quarter to Three. Archived from the original on 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  15. Hodapp, Eli (3 June 2017). "TouchArcade iOS Gaming Roundup: Waking Mars, Magic Quest: TCG, Minecraft, and More". www.macrumors.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  16. "Waking Mars for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 8, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  17. "Waking Mars for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on February 12, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  18. Campbell, Nissa (March 4, 2012). "'Waking Mars' Review – Tiger Style Has Done It Again, This Time With Botany". TouchArcade. Archived from the original on November 3, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.


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