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While Sleeping

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72%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
86% User Score Based on 35 reviews

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While Sleeping is a single player action adventure game with a horror theme. It was developed by Sangwoon Jin and was released on December 12, 2024. It received positive reviews from players.

'While Sleeping' is a first-person horror game about experiencing sleep paralysis. You are sleeping to go to work tomorrow, and you get sleep paralysis. Your body is paralyzed and you can't move, and you can't do anything except look around or close your eyes and open them. You have to survive until daybreak by experiencing ghosts and creepy phenomena that appear around you while you are sleepi…

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86%Audience ScoreBased on 35 reviews
gameplay3 positive mentions
stability1 negative mentions
  • Great jump scares and terrifying atmosphere that effectively captures the sleep paralysis experience.
  • Immersive graphics and sound design contribute to a chilling and suspenseful gameplay.
  • Short and intense gameplay makes it a fun and recommended experience for horror indie game fans.
  • Some bugs and technical issues cause frustrating gameplay, including freezing and unresponsive controls.
  • The game is very short and some players feel it lacks a proper story or ending, impacting replay value.
  • Certain gameplay mechanics and instructions are confusing or inconsistent, leading to player frustration.

  • gameplay

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The gameplay is described as simple with a notable blinking mechanic that adds a unique element. For a more detailed experience, reviewers recommend checking out gameplay videos.

    • “Gameplay is simple.”
    • “The blinking mechanic was a nice touch.”
    • “Check out the full gameplay on my video below.”

  • story

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 67% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game has a minimal story, which some users find lacking compared to similar titles like "Silent Still" that develop a narrative over several days and vary the scares. Players express a desire for a more evolving and story-driven experience.

    • “There's another one called "Silent Still" that spreads out over the course of a couple days and tells a story alongside the nighttime terrors... I would have liked to see this game go the same direction and tell a story and change up the "scares" with each passing day.”

  • graphics

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

    The graphics are generally praised as great and visually appealing, contributing to an immersive gaming experience.

    • “The graphics are great, the sound is immersive.”
    • “Easy playing style with some pretty good graphics.”

  • atmosphere

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

    The game delivers a highly immersive atmosphere with effective jump scares, creating an intense and engaging experience praised by users.

    • “Great jump scares and great atmosphere, recommend, 9/10”

  • stability

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

    The game experiences consistent freezing shortly after loading, and reinstalling does not resolve the issue, indicating stability problems.

    • “Game loads and freezes at the same point a couple minutes in. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling with no luck.”
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While Sleeping is a action adventure game with horror theme. Common tags for While Sleeping include realistic, indie, psychological, psychological horror and dark.

While Sleeping is available on PC and Windows.

While Sleeping was released on December 12, 2024.

While Sleeping was developed by Sangwoon Jin.

While Sleeping has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked While Sleeping for its gameplay but disliked it for its stability.

While Sleeping is a single player game.

Similar games include From The Darkness, Fears to Fathom: Home Alone, The Backrooms 1998, Dark Fracture: Prologue, Psalm 5:9-13 and others.