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Waking Up: Way Back Home

Waking Up: Way Back Home overview

Nostalgic Brains | Sep 19, 2023 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 04:26:53 UTC

AdventureSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak5
  • Units sold (VGI)2,700
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score90% positive

Waking Up: Way Back Home dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak5
  • Units sold (VGI)2,700
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score90% positive
  • Total reviews88
  • Release dateSep 19, 2023
  • DeveloperNostalgic Brains
  • PublisherNostalgic Brains

Genres: Adventure

Company pages: Developer: Nostalgic BrainsPublisher: Nostalgic Brains

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Game overview

Overview

Waking Up: Way Back Home comes from Nostalgic Brains and is published by Nostalgic Brains. It arrived on Steam on Sep 19, 2023, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Full controller support, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Waking Up: Way Back Home's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 04:26:53 UTC, with a tracked peak near 5. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 90% positive across 88 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Waking Up: Way Back Home is available in 3 languages including:

EnglishSpanish - Latin AmericaSpanish - Spain

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumWindows 10/11 64bitsi3-4130 or similar4 GB RAMNvidia GT 650M or similar5 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Waking Up: Way Back Home has sold up to 2,700 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Waking Up: Way Back Home overview details

Waking Up: Way Back Home combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

When Earth became an uninhabitable place, humans were forced to live in space. Captain Urus Kramp, governor of the mothership Babylon 3, founded a new civilization and organized intergalactic exploration missions alongside Sub-Officer Leonard Thoran. Years later, Roby, Leonard's son, leaves Babylon 3 and infiltrates a ship heading to an unknown planet where he believes his father is located. Face danger with Roby and join him on his epic mission to uncover what's happening with Captain Urus Kramp and Babylon 3. Will he unveil the mystery, find his father, and return home? His destiny is in your hands. Key features: Third-person adventure. Immersive story. Atmospheric scenarios. Puzzle solving. Relaxing gameplay. Decision making. Exploration and secrets. Alternate endings.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Waking Up: Way Back Home is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Full controller support, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 04:26:53 UTC, a tracked peak of 5, and 90% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameWaking Up: Way Back Home
Steam App ID2542530
Typegame
Release dateSep 19, 2023
DeveloperNostalgic Brains
PublisherNostalgic Brains
PriceFree to play
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresAdventure
CategoriesSingle-player, Full controller support, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, Spanish - Latin America, Spanish - Spain
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 22 September 2026 - 04:26:53 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak5
Positive reviews79
Negative reviews9
Total reviews88
Positive percent90%
Review typeVery Positive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateSep 19, 2023
Official Steam feed update (UTC)8 March 2024 - 13:21:41 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 04:26:53 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 04:26:53 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 04:26:53 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Waking Up!No description
Light is back!No description
Anne is online!No description
You are here!No description
Message recieved!No description
Electric idea!No description
Space hervalist!No description
Rotocito activated!No description
Developers party!No description
Stuck with no scape! No description

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/2542530
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2542530/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/2542530
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Waking Up: Way Back Home

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Waking Up: Way Back Home?

Waking Up: Way Back Home's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 04:26:53 UTC, with a tracked peak of 5 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Waking Up: Way Back Home growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Waking Up: Way Back Home?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United Kingdom (66.7%), Costa Rica (33.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United Kingdom (37%), Costa Rica (17.6%), United States (8%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United Kingdom (45.3%), Costa Rica (19.9%), United States (6.9%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United Kingdom (30.3%), Costa Rica (13.9%), United States (9.9%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Waking Up: Way Back Home?

Waking Up: Way Back Home currently sits at 90% positive across 88 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 79 positive reviews and 9 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Waking Up: Way Back Home have?

Waking Up: Way Back Home currently has about 309 tracked Steam followers as of 27 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Waking Up: Way Back Home?

Waking Up: Way Back Home is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

90% positive, 79 positive, 9 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Full controller support, Family Sharing

Achievements

12

Platform releases
  • Steam 19 September 2023

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10/11 64bits Processor: i3-4130 or similar Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GT 650M or similar Storage: 5 GB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

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