Waking
Released Jun 2020
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 · 124 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Waking launched on June 18, 2020 after five years of development by Jason Oda, published by tinyBuild. The launch post celebrated the release and thanked players, with no mention of planned post-launch content, DLC, expansions, or future updates. There are no DLC listings on the store, no roadmap, and no developer communications after the launch date. The game's store description presents it as a complete, self-contained narrative experience with no indication of ongoing or planned content additions. With a total of six news posts — all focused on pre-launch announcements and the launch itself — and no post-launch developer activity of any kind, Waking shipped as a finished product. No further content was ever announced or delivered.
Evidence
Waking launches on June 18, 2020 after five years of development. The post celebrates the release and asks for reviews, with no mention of post-launch content or future updates.
Release date announcement for June 18, 2020 on PC and Xbox One. No post-launch content plans mentioned.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
tinyBuild
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Locked in the darkness of a coma, you dream. In the recesses of your mind, voices call you home, beckoning you towards the light and the void beyond. But it is not your time.
Not yet.
Waking is a uniquely personal journey of self reflection and remembrance combining third person exploration and real-world meditation. Traverse the twisted pathways of your mind in a quest to wake, and make choices that shape a uniquely individual experience. Along the way, face your fears and desires as you summon memories of loved ones, and do battle with those who would have you sleep forever.
Features
A true meditative experience - Waking blurs the line between fantasy and reality, taking you deep inside your mind both in-game and out. Third-person exploration melds with guided meditation techniques to create a new type of experience at the intersection of reflection, emotion and memory.A uniquely personal journey - Battle the forces of entropy surrounded by the ones you love. Waking asks you to draw on your own experiences, fears and desires and bring them with you on your journey to wake. Here in the dream your memories are your protectors, your companions and your weapons.
A world of dreams and nightmares - The Mindscape is a treacherous place, a shifting, twisted maze of shattered thoughts and errant memory. Explore the procedurally generated halls of your mind and experience a dreamworld unlike any other, rendered in stunning cinematic splendor.
A fight to survive. A fight to exist - Trapped within your dying mind you face a choice: give in to oblivion or fight for your existence. Waking’s unique combat system provides a new breed of challenge as you confront your own personal fears and call on aspects of the world itself in your battle against the darkness. Use your memories and willpower to uncover the mystery of your dreaming, and return to the waking world.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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