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Don't Wake God

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63%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
87% User Score Based on 23 reviews

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About Don't Wake God

Don't Wake God is a single player survival survival game with a horror theme. It was developed by Alex Klexber and was released on February 21, 2023. It received positive reviews from players.

Take on the role of Tieface - a dream figment, whose goal is to prevent his dreamer from waking up - if he wakes up, you die! Acquire abilities, outsmart your enemies, and most importantly... Don't Wake God.

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87%Audience ScoreBased on 23 reviews
graphics5 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions
  • Unique and creative surreal/watercolor art style with appealing and original visuals.
  • Interesting and engaging concept with a personal, curated story and a cute or emotional ending.
  • Accessible and fun gameplay that is easy to understand and good for short play sessions, often recommended especially for being free.
  • Gameplay mechanics can be clumsy, awkward, or janky, particularly the core pushing mechanic and control responsiveness.
  • Game balance issues with some abilities being clearly superior and the difficulty sometimes inconsistent or too easy.
  • Some technical or design flaws such as poor control schemes (e.g., double tap dashing) and messy gameplay in later levels.

  • graphics

    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    56% positive mentions, 44% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The graphics are widely praised for their unique, surreal, and hand-crafted art style, featuring appealing watercolor visuals and creepy yet charming creature designs. The artwork effectively complements the game's interesting concept and backstory, creating an engaging and visually distinctive experience. Overall, the graphics are a standout element that enhances the game's appeal.

    • “Cool art style and simple yet effective concept.”
    • “In love with the art style with its surreal & creepy creature designs.”
    • “A fun concept executed with a very pretty, hand-crafted, original visuals.”

  • gameplay

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 17% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers a mix of intriguing and surreal experiences, though it can be undermined by clumsy controls and janky mechanics, particularly the core pushing action. Despite these flaws, it remains a simple and enjoyable game with interesting twists, solid visuals, and an engaging roguelike variety.

    • “The gameplay is a good blast of roguelike with some genius twists and mechanics to be had, with a wonderful variety that lets the roguelike randomization really shine.”
    • “Nice visuals, strange but solid gameplay, and a cute little ending, plus it's free.”
    • “Gameplay feels a bit more frantic than maybe it should due to clumsy controls for the core actions, but overall a simple, playable game that works.”
    • “Quite appealing audio and graphics, though the game mechanics themselves can be quite janky.”
    • “Everything about this game is supremely interesting, but it's unfortunate that its sole primary mechanic (pushing) barely works.”

  • story

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    The story is appreciated for its surreal, oneiric quality and emotional impact, supported by fitting artwork. While the gameplay may be simple, the intriguing backstory and concise narrative create an enjoyable, heartfelt experience that can be completed in a short time.

    • “I love this kind of oneiric/surrealist games even if the gameplay is lackluster, it's still an enjoyable short story.”
    • “The backstory and concept of the game are quite interesting and are backed up by appropriate artwork.”
    • “Aww, right in the feels with the backstory and ending... fun little game to play.”
    • “The main story is playable in one day.”

  • music

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users generally praise the music, describing it as excellent and well-crafted, complementing the game's overall artistic quality.

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Don't Wake God is a survival survival game with horror theme. Common tags for Don't Wake God include indie, roguelite, surreal, psychological, psychological horror and others.

Don't Wake God is available on PC, Web Browser, Mac OS, Windows and others.

Don't Wake God was released on February 21, 2023.

Don't Wake God was developed by Alex Klexber.

Don't Wake God has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Don't Wake God for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

Don't Wake God is a single player game.

Similar games include Illusion Carnival, Pumpkin Panic, Lenna's Inception, Bulb Boy, Death by Scrolling and others.