Wake Explorer tasks you with systematically charting an alien ocean by upgrading your exploration fleet and following mysterious corporate directives. The core loop revolves around grid-by-grid exploration, vehicle upgrades unlocked through progression, and collecting resources while uncovering environmental secrets. Best suited for players who enjoy methodical exploration gameplay with atmospheric world-building, though expect a slow early pace and progression gated by world discovery rather than currency alone.
About this game
Explore, map, and survive a vast alien ocean. Upgrade your fleet, follow cryptic orders, and uncover secrets in this atmospheric corporate exploration game.
What players are saying
▲ Recommended1 hrs
Review at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhiQgBVlDJ4 Well after twenty minutes I was finally able to make some headway. It is an interesting game. I find it slightly slow. I wonder how much of the water must I explore? It keeps track of scores if you like such a thing. Besides its only a few bucks, so why not? I am curious to see how far I can go in the next few hours.
Edit: The Dev did patch the zoom task, which I am appreciative for.
Over all I'd give this game a 2.5/5. The progression needs work, you are world locked instead of currency locked, which is frustrating if you have the currency and upgrades but not the sections. I'd almost prefer a higher cost, so that when you hit them it feels like a reward, rather than something you won but couldn't access for an hour.
There is a lot of grinding, especially at the end. I'm on world 4 and the tiles aren't generating to unlock the next section. This could be by design or a flaw, but because there is no direction it feels endless and not in a good way.
With some tweaking it could be a great game, more unlocks, powerful upgrades, better progression. It's on the way.
Simple surface exploration with upgradeable vehicles on different worlds. Navigate via right-click waypoints. Explore grid by grid to discover land types (colours), bonus buoys and lots of fluid to sail upon.
- Skip scanning everything, especially blank ocean grids (OK, maybe in early game)
- Keep on the move to constantly collect coupons and coin
- Use mouse drag to look around for decent sized islands with the colours you want.
- More stations and harbors will spawn (at least so far), sail where you please.
- Once you discover enough of the colours for the next world, off you go.
My main worry is that by the third world, I have pretty much seen the entire gameplay loop (with ever fancier boats per world).
For the dollar and change it cost me, this has been an excellent light diversion.
Resolved some players experiencing touchpad-related input issues affecting objective completion on laptops.Developers note:Took us a while to figure this one out, to those experiencing this issue, apologies!
Hi everyone,Thanks so much to everyone who checked out Wake Explorer at launch! We really appreciate your support and feedback.We wanted to let you know we’ve just pushed a small update to fix an issue with the in-game menu that some players encountered. Everything should now be working as intended — smoother and more responsive.If you experienced any problems navigating the menu before, this update should take care of it. Please restart the game or verify your files if the issue persists.If you run into anything else, feel free to reach out.Thanks again for playing!– The Wake Explorer Team
We are super excited (and a bit nervous) to announce the launch of our first-ever game dev project as a two-person team — Wake Explorer! This game has been a labor of love, learning, and a whole lot of coffee, and we’re thrilled to finally share it with the world.About the Game: Wake Explorer is an atmospheric experience with a focus on exploration and mood. As our very first release, we wanted to keep things focused while trying to create learn as much as possible in the process.Low Price, High Hopes: We've priced the game as low as possible — not to make money, but to get our work in front of players. If you decide to give it a shot, we’d love to hear what you think.Feedback Means Everything: Your feedback — good, bad, or constructive — will help shape how we approach our future games. We’re planning to make more small, creative projects, and every insight helps us grow.If You Enjoy It: If you happen to like the game, a review would mean the world to us. Seriously — it’s one of the best ways to support tiny indie teams like ours.Thanks so much for checking out Wake Explorer. We're just getting started, and we hope you'll join us on this journey.
Posts come from Steam's official announcements feed.
