Underplayed Gems

Waking (2020)

Waking cover
Developer
Jason Oda
Publisher
tinyBuild
Genres
Action, Indie
Rating
2.5 of 5, 124 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.2 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Being trapped in a dark coma, the game feels heavy and atmospheric with a tense, emotional struggle against psychological horrors.

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What players say

Players praise the ambitious concept and good graphics, but are nearly unanimous that clunky controls, boring gameplay, and buggy execution ruin the experience. Many describe it as a promising idea that the developer gave up on, with reviews split on whether the story is genuinely deep or just pretentious.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.