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Waking Violet

Waking Violet is a classic 2D top-down puzzle game, but with awesome spells and a unique time rewind mechanic. Playing as Violet, a shy teen with a desire to grow up, you get trapped in a dream you just can't…

29 June 2018

Waking Violet is an adventure developed by Marco Mastropaolo, released 29 June 2018 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and iOS.

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What Waking Violet is

Waking Violet is an adventure game developed by Marco Mastropaolo and released in 2018. It was published by MixedBag. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Playing as Violet, a shy teen with a desire to grow up, you get trapped in a dream you just can't wake up from. Every puzzle solved will take you closer to waking-up and getting back to your real life, but you are in the dream for a reason, and getting out might not be as easy as it sounds…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Waking Violet launched on 29 June 2018, within three weeks of Among Us, Octopath Traveler, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit and Wreckfest. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Among Us, Octopath Traveler, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, Wreckfest.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Waking Violet come out?
Waking Violet was released on 29 June 2018 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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