Tiger Style Games’ Waking Mars never puts a gun in your hand. Playing as the intrepid Dr. Liang dives headlong into the caves of Mars, only his mission is not to conquer, kill or destroy: It’sto learn. In this way, Waking Mars feels unique in a landscape dominated by violence, though that alone can’t make it entertaining. A clever core mechanic and smartly developed world make Waking Mars striking at times, but it just doesn’t do enough with its gameplay to make it interesting for its entirety.
Moments into Waking Mars Liang learns that plant-based life does indeed exist on Mars. Searching for his organization’s research robot, OCTO, Liang ventures into Mars’ subterranean network, studying each new life form he comes across. Waking Mars never beats you over the head with lengthy tutorials. Instead, you’re encouraged to learn as much as you can by playing with what you find, gathering various seeds from the creatures you encounter, planting them and learning what effects they have on the environment. New life forms are introduced over time without becoming overwhelming, and learning new skills and information came naturally because you’re taught early on that investigating objects will help you on your journey.
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