Tiger Style Games have taken Waking Mars from the iTunes and Google Play Store to Steam and praises all of it’s thousands of fans for helping make it happen. This isn’t just a lazy port but a full launch with support for Big Picture Mode, Steam Cloud and Steam Achievements. And if you would rather pick it up somewhere else there’s always GamersGate, Desura and the Humble Store.
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PRESS RELEASE
BEST SELLING GAME WAKING MARS NOW AVAILABLE ON STEAM FOR WINDOWS AND MAC PCS
Austin, TX – December 13, 2012 – Tiger Style Games, developer of the Game of the Year award winner Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor, is proud to announce their critically acclaimed game Waking Mars is now available for sale on multiple platforms via Steam, GamersGate, and Desura for $9.99 US, in time for the 2012 holiday season.
In addition, not only will the Steam version of Waking Mars support Steam Cloud and Big Picture mode, but it will also feature seventeen achievements.
“We are so excited to make Waking Mars available on Steam, and we have our tens of thousands of fans to thank for making it possible,” says Randy Smith, co-founder, Tiger Style. “After porting our game to PC from iOS, this is the best validation we could possibly hope for.”
Waking Mars is a unique adventure game where players, controlling intrepid scientist Liang, jetpack through a hauntingly beautiful and vast network of Martian caves after being trapped by a thunderous cave in. Players will need to master a mysterious interconnected ecosystem of more than a dozen unearthly exotic plants and alien creatures to succeed.
“2012 has been an extraordinary year for Waking Mars,” says David Kalina, co-founder, Tiger Style. “We released Waking Mars on the iPhone and iPad early in the year, and the critical and popular reception was so positive that we spent the remainder of the year porting it to PCs and Android devices. Then, after launching the game on PC, Mac, Linux, and Android in the most successful Humble Bundle for Android yet, Waking Mars was chosen for release on Steam by the Steam Greenlight community. We’re super excited to finish our year selling the game to an all-new audience on Steam, as well as on GamersGate and Desura.”
Waking Mars, which has sold nearly 100,000 copies on iOS alone, to-date, is available on the following digital storefronts:
- Steam for PC/MAC: http://store.steampowered.com/app/22720 $9.99
- GamersGate for PC/MAC: http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-WAKING/waking-mars $9.99
- Desura for PC/MAC/LINUX: http://www.desura.com/games/waking-mars$9.99
- Apple App Store for iPhone/iPad/iPod:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/waking-mars/id462397814?mt=8
- Google Play for Android devices:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tigerstylegames.wakingmars
- Humble Store for PC/MAC/LINUX:http://www.tigerstylegames.com/wakingmars/buy-now/ $9.99
Note: Only base prices are listed.
Media
Screenshot gallery Dropbox | HTTP
Concept art Dropbox | HTTP
Desktop wallpaper Dropbox | HTTP
Selections from the soundtrack (MP3) Dropbox | HTTP
Gameplay video (YouTube)
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
PC/Linux
OS: Windows XP or later
Processor: x86-compatible, 2Ghz or faster
Memory: 512MB RAM
Hard Drive: 400MB disk space
Mac
OS: MacOS X 10.6 or later
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or faster
Memory: 512MB RAM
Hard Drive: 400MB disk space
Android
OS: Android 2.2+ No custom ROMs or rooted firmware
Memory/Storage: 1GB+ RAM, 1GB+ internal storage memory (ROM)
Display: Multi-touch screen required, higher-resolution screens recommended
About Tiger Style Games
Tiger Style, a fully independent, fully distributed collective of designers, artists, and musicians, is the award-winning studio behind the 2009 smash hit winner of multiple Game of the Year awards Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor and the critically acclaimed cross-platform hit Waking Mars. Tsiger Style was founded in 2008 by industry veterans Randy Smith and David Kalina whose credits include Splinter Cell, Deus Ex: Invisible War, and the Thief series.
For more information, please visit us:
http://www.tigerstylegames.com
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