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

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.

Trailer

Screenshots

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