The Game Census
Waking cover art

Waking

Jason Oda · tinyBuild · 2020-06-18

SteamGOGMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 18, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 18, 2020 (Xbox One)

Combining third-person action and guided meditation, Waking is an emotional adventure through your dying mind. Battle the forces of oblivion, conjure the memories of loved ones, and join them in the fight for your life.

49%
positive of 126 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$3.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 3 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~0/week).
  • · Review velocity up 50% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 36% of 26,125 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.5k–5.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 126 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2021-03-15) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 67 of 98 observed days · $18.99 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6620202026Week of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$1.992020-06-182026-10-112020-06-18 — best price $15.992020-07-18 — best price $19.992020-08-23 — best price $17.992020-09-21 — best price $19.992020-10-18 — best price $19.992020-11-10 — best price $17.992020-12-07 — best price $19.992021-01-13 — best price $19.992021-02-10 — best price $3.792021-04-16 — best price $16.882021-05-10 — best price $16.882021-06-09 — best price $3.792021-08-01 — best price $16.882021-10-28 — best price $1.992022-01-03 — best price $19.992022-05-09 — best price $19.992022-07-25 — best price $1.992022-11-01 — best price $1.992023-01-31 — best price $19.992023-04-20 — best price $19.992023-07-13 — best price $19.992023-10-03 — best price $19.992023-12-07 — best price $15.892024-02-08 — best price $4.992024-04-01 — best price $19.992024-06-06 — best price $4.992024-08-01 — best price $4.992024-10-08 — best price $19.992024-12-10 — best price $3.992025-01-29 — best price $3.992025-04-08 — best price $19.992025-07-12 — best price $14.692025-09-23 — best price $19.992025-11-21 — best price $3.992026-02-16 — best price $4.002026-04-23 — best price $3.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-09-18 — best price $3.992026-10-04 — best price $3.992026-10-11 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

Player tags

DarkIndieActionDemonsAdventureBeautifulExperienceStory RichAtmosphericExperimental

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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