Underplayed Gems

Awake (2022)

Awake cover
Developer
Keba Etzioni, Evan Duffy, Graham Newman, Nhi Lam, Amanda Ogletree, Rafi Hardadi, Seqouyah Stinson, Jason Castleberry, Jacob Taylor, Carlton Lee Ho Yin, Zachary Dion, Kevin Le Pham, Charles Brooks, Skylar Mims, Dhara J. Patel, Jack S. Vanden, Dejion Andrews, Zoe Peller, Yijun Ling, Alwyn Syazwan Tay
Publisher
Team Awake
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Free To Play, Indie, Strategy, Early Access
Rating
4.0 of 5, 21 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 38 minutes
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A gentle, contemplative puzzle experience where you slide obstacles in a dreamlike isometric world, exploring a young girl's insomnia and anxiety.

casualpuzzledreamlikegentlecontemplativeisometricfree to playearly access

What players say

Players praise the dual-sided puzzle mechanic and calm art style, but many note sluggish movement and controls built for a different genre. The story is intriguing yet slow with few answers, and long-time players say development has been abandoned for years.

Screenshots

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