Waking Mars

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Waking Mars

Short description

In 2097, life is discovered on Mars. When your mission of first contact becomes trapped by a cave-in, you must master the alien ecosystem to survive. Soon you stumble upon more than anyone expected, and with time running out, you will make a decision that determines the fate of a lost planet.

Developer
Tiger Style
Publisher
Tiger Style
Release
Thu, Dec 13, 2012
Price
$9.99
Reviews
651
Positive
90%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
200K – 500K
Concurrent players
n/a
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Features
Full controller support
Tags
Sci-fi Adventure Indie Exploration Platformer Puzzle Action Atmospheric Singleplayer Metroidvania Story Rich Mars 2D Multiple Endings Well-Written Nature Side Scroller Space
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$260ksomewhere between $115k and $4.4m · roughly 13K–500K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range disagree, so the band is widened to cover both rather than picking a favourite. Multiplied by $8.86, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $9.99 launch price. That is 11% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

2 data points since Aug 1, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$260k → ~$260k
Reviews 651 → 651
Positive reviews 89.6% → 89.6%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 263 further data points reach back to Dec 1, 2012 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $0.99 on Nov 22, 2017.

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