Release Date: December 2, 2025
A first-person psychological horror. The development of Sleep Wake was managed by Cory Davis (Spec Ops: The Line) and Robin Finck (Nine Inch Nails band). We end up in a city where people are disappearing in their sleep. The protagonist is named Katja and she needs to face cultists along with her own nightmares.
Sleep Awake is a psychological horror. It is the result of an unusual collaboration between Cory Davis (director of Spec Ops: The Line) and Robin Finck from the music band Nine Inch Nails. The game was created by the independent Californian studio Eyes Out.
Sleep Awake transports us to the fictional city of Squeeze, where the inhabitants have started to disappear in their sleep. This phenomenon was dubbed the Silence, and its consequence was the outbreak of widespread panic. Some began to conduct dangerous experiments on themselves aimed at preventing them from falling asleep, while others became followers of death cults.
The main character of the game is Katja, who finds herself in the middle of this chaos. The protagonist's goal is to escape with her life, deal with the nightmares from her past, and come to terms with the loss of her family.
In Sleep Awake we watch the action from a first-person perspective (FPP). The game takes us to a world suspended between two dimensions - physical and immaterial, which is presented through disturbing, psychedelic visual effects that we can experience.
While exploring locations, we solve various puzzles, and also have to deal with opponents. The female protagonist is most often forced to hide from enemies, and when she is detected, she must save herself by escaping. Additional variety is provided by FMV sequences, which we watch during the game.
Platforms:
PC Windows
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X/S
Developer: Eyes Out
Publisher: Blumhouse Games
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December 2, 2025
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System Requirements for Sleep Awake Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
(30 fps, 1080p) Intel Core i7-4770K / AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 6 GB GeForce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 6600, 60 GB SSD, Windows 10/11 64-bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
(60 fps, 1440p) Intel Core i7-12700K / AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, 32 GB RAM, graphic card 8 GB GeForce RTX 3070 / 16 GB Radeon RX 6800, 60 GB SSD, Windows 10/11 64-bit.
Game Ratings for Sleep Awake Video Game.
GameSpew: 7 / 10 by Richard Seagrave
Sleep Awake has an interesting premise, and makes nice use of full motion video to assist in blurring the lines between what's real and imaginary. It's just a shame that it's not as engaging to play as it should be. And it's not all that scary, either.
Shacknews: 8 / 10 by Lucas White
The death cults are silly, but at the same time, ruminations on how humanity’s self-perceived resilience could work against it. That’s where Sleep Awake really hits. When the monsters do show up it stumbles, and feels more like a normal video game the longer it wades into the Whys and Hows. Not bad for a five-hour rollercoaster.
GamingBolt: 7 / 10 by Varun Karunakar
Sleep Awake is a solid game whose story, visuals, and audio design are excellent. The experience is going to have you invested in it from start to finish but isn't likely to have you returning back to it once you're done. That's because of a relatively simple gameplay loop that focuses on traversal and puzzle solving over outright horror, making this an examination of a complex premise that doesn't push its boundaries far enough to stand out.
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