Waking Mars is the second game from Tiger Style, developers of Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor and Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon. On the surface this 2012 follow-up to Spider appears to be a more mainstream, unsurprising game than Tiger Style’s first outing, but as it unfurls its tendrils Waking Mars reveals a complex and involving “action gardening” experience that captivated us.

Waking Mars is available on iOS and Android for $5, and on PC, Mac, and Linux for $10. Expect it to take between 5 and 8 hours to complete.

Links for this episode:

• Waking Mars
• Tiger Style
• Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor, by Tiger Style
• Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon
• The Short Game Episode 55: Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon
• Supergiant Games – Bastion
• Beat Sneak Bandit | Simogo
• Use Guided Access with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch – Apple Support
• Classic Reload – ‘Waking Mars’ | TouchArcade

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• Laura Nash – @laurajnash
• Raygan Kelly – @raygank