Among the Sleep is an adventure developed by Krillbite Studio, released 29 May 2014 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux and Mac. The main story takes about 2 hrs to finish.
What Among the Sleep is
Among the Sleep is an adventure game developed by Krillbite Studio and released in 2014. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The story begins as a toddler is having his birthday celebration at home with his mother. The celebration is interrupted by a visitor at the front door who is hidden from the player, but the story suggests it is the player's father, with whom the mother has divorced. The conversation is muffled and partly kept from the player as the mother raises her voice, refusing the father's request to see his son. The mother's angry tone frightens the toddler, whose fear is presented as blurred vision. Quickly, the mother returns with a gift, but the mother doesn't tell who the gift is from. Instead, she carries the child and gift upstairs to his room, a place of bright, warm colors and streaming…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, horror and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 10 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Among the Sleep holds a critic score of 66 out of 100. That places it above 27% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 3 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 68, across 105 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 2 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Dual core 2.4GHz, 2048 MB RAM and Video card with 512MB of VRAM. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Among the Sleep launched on 29 May 2014, within three weeks of Watch Dogs, Mario Kart 8, Wolfenstein: The New Order and Transistor. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Watch Dogs, Mario Kart 8, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Transistor.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Among the Sleep yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
Among the Sleep — frequently asked questions
When did Among the Sleep come out?
What are the minimum PC requirements for Among the Sleep?
How long does it take to beat Among the Sleep?
How many GB is Among the Sleep?
If you like this
