| Awakening (game series) | |
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| Genre(s) | Hidden object, puzzle, adventure, casual |
| Developer(s) | Boomzap Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Big Fish Games |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad |
| First release | Awakening: The Dreamless Castle February 14, 2010 |
| Latest release | Awakening: The Golden Age November 1, 2014 |
Awakening is a casual hidden object puzzle adventure game series developed by Boomzap Entertainment and published by Big Fish Games. In order to progress through each game, the player must solve puzzles and find hidden objects. It is available on PC, Mac, iPhone and iPad platforms. The games are released in several languages with both Standard Editions and Collector's Editions, the latter including additional features.
As of 2014, the series consists of eight installments with connected storylines, all with positive reviews. The third game, Awakening: The Goblin Kingdom has hailed the most praise, being awarded the Best Hidden Object Game of 2011 by Casual Gameplay.[1] It has also topped Big Fish Games' top 10 PC Games chart for 42 days.[2]
The sixth game, Awakening: The Redleaf Forest: Collector's Edition was released on May 31, 2014, to conclude the adventures of Queen Sophia, the main protagonist of the series.[3] A free-to-play version called Awakening Kingdoms was released in the previous year.[4] Shortly after Queen Sophia's story finale, a seventh installment Awakening: The Golden Age was released on November 1, 2014, to serve as a prequel to the series.[5]
As of August 2014, games from the Awakening series have been downloaded over 17 million times on PC, Mac and mobile devices.[6] It is considered "one of the oldest and most successful hidden object adventure franchises."[7]
- ^ "Best of 2011" on Jay Is Games
- ^ "Awakening: The Goblin Kingdom Collector's Edition Detail" on Casual Charts
- ^ "Awakening: The Redleaf Forest" on Boomzap Entertainment.
- ^ "Awakening Kingdoms" on Boomzap Entertainment.
- ^ "NEW on PC: Awakening: The Golden Age Collector's Edition - November 1, 2014" on Boomzap
- ^ "Awakening Kingdoms is now available on Mobile Devices" on Big Fish Games.
- ^ "Awakening: The Redleaf Forest - Review" on AllAboutCasualGame.com