Insomniacs Warn Horror Fans That Sleep Awake is Both a Dream and Nightmare

Developers often have difficulty when creating psychological horror games, as they sometimes stumble while making a game that feels too gimmicky to be as genuinely frightening. Sleep Awake, Eyes Out’s latest project, appears to be one of those rare instances where this problem doesn’t exist. Players have enjoyed this horror game, as it offers an experience that’s not only terrifying but also profoundly memorable.

Sleep Awake and Screaming Mad

So then, how does Eyes Out manage to create such a compelling story with frightening visuals? In the preview session for Sleep Awake, the player is dropped directly into the ever-shifting nightmare of The Crush around the midway point. The protagonist, Katja, navigates this deteriorating world, bypassing hordes of violent cultists to locate the one person she still cares about.

Additionally, she must stay clear of the cultists, who don’t possess an especially harsh line of sight, possibly due to their ill-fitting gas masks. As a result, players can navigate this sinister group by carefully staying in the shadows. Despite this simplicity, Sleep Awake remains a truly terrifying experience. Who exactly would have an exciting time creeping around corners or getting trapped between two groups of bloodthirsty enemies? Nobody.

Unfortunately, these cultists aren’t the only monsters that players will have to deal with. Some strange power had been released on the whole world, driving people to chaos and fear, as anyone who fell asleep would vanish. For survivors to find answers to their predicament, they’d have to conduct reckless experiments and follow painful paths to avoid sleeping.

Stealth and Psychedelia Collide Perfectly