Choose Waking Mars
Choose Waking Mars if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Waking Mars launched in 2012.
Waking Mars vs Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon
Waking Mars and Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon both land in Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Waking Mars (2012) is 3 years older than Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon (2015). Both sit near 91% positive on Steam (Waking Mars: 532 reviews, Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon: 51). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon
Choose Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon if it's the newer release (2015) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon launched in 2015.
Both Waking Mars and Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (91% vs 90.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Waking Mars |  Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2015 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91% positive (532 reviews) | 90.2% positive (51 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Tiger Style | Tiger Style |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Waking Mars (2012) is 3 years older than Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon (2015).
- Both sit near 91% positive on Steam (Waking Mars: 532 reviews, Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon: 51).
- Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Waking Mars (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Waking Mars is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon has no Deck rating yet.
Waking Mars vs Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon — FAQ
- Should I play Waking Mars or Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon first?
- If you want chronology, Waking Mars (2012) came out before Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon (2015). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Waking Mars and Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Waking Mars run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Waking Mars is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.