
Trapped in a relentless cycle of terrifying sleep paralysis, your grip on reality begins to slip. One night, you awaken in a place that feels like home—but something is deeply wrong. Uncover the mystery and shape Thomas' fate through meaningful choices.
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Barkley Valley, British Columbia, Canada — August 16, 2018.
Thomas is trapped in a relentless struggle with sleep paralysis, haunted by inexplicable nightmares that blur the lines between dream and reality. One night, you awaken, and it’s not a sleep paralysis anymore—it’s still your room, but something feels different. Something is different.
Step into Thomas’ fractured psyche in this story-rich, first-person psychological horror game. Relive his horrifying episodes, piece together the mystery of his unraveling mind, and make impactful choices that will determine his fate.
Narrative-Driven Experience: Immerse yourself in Thomas' story, narrated as he documents his descent into the unknown. Every revelation pulls you closer to understanding his fractured reality.
Meaningful Choices: Your decisions influence the story and shape your journey. Will you emerge stronger or spiral into chaos?
Investigative Gameplay: Gather clues from narration, notes, video tapes, and even in-game websites to piece together the enigma.
Sanity Management: Fear and stress take their toll. Navigate tense scenarios carefully to keep Thomas grounded—or risk losing it all.
Puzzles: Solve intricate puzzles that block your path, each tied to the mysteries of Thomas’ mind.
Multiple Endings: The fate of Thomas—and his sanity—is in your hands. Your choices will lead to different outcomes, each reflecting your path.
Unique P.T.-Style Loop: Experience an original, mind-bending gameplay loop inspired by the psychological terror of P.T., with a twist that ties it to Thomas’ story.
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 37 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
Would recommend, as game really has some scary moments. Game carefully raises tension by great audio and then scares you with screamers at right moment. But keep in mind - it is a short game (2-3 hours), it has quite some bugs, as of now. So would also recommend to await for discount.
Friend bought for me to stream and scream for them. Low budget but works with what its got quite well. It was scary and thankfully short enough for me not to do a "F(*& this I'm out" uninstall
After receiving help. I really enjoyed the game and i highly recommend playing it!
Igazán ütősre sikerült már ami a hangulatát illeti. Az alvási paralízis egy létező jelenség, csak mindenki másként éli meg. Egyfajta félig éber állapot, mely az álomvilágot belekeveri a valóságba. Az ember nem tud parancsot adni a testének mivel az agyunk még alvásközben érzékeli az állapotunkat. Elég ijesztő ez már önmagában is, de ha a lelkiismeretünk sem tiszta ráadásul élénk a fantáziánk is, akkor garantált a borzongás! Itt minden adva van: vidéki ház a külvilágtól elzárva, ráadásul egyedül vagyunk mert a kedvesünk nélkülünk utazott el. Nyilván a munkahelyen is nehéz helyt állni ha nem tudunk megfelelően pihenni, ezért nyomozásba kezdünk saját szakállunkra. Nem akarom lelőni a poént ezért rövidre fogom. A játék erőssége a kiszolgáltatott atmoszféra amibe teljesen bele tudjuk magunkat képzelni. Számomra ami egyedül zavaró volt az a tárgyak esetlen mozgatása. Beleakad mindenbe ami az útjába kerül, ezt leszámítva pozitív a összkép. A horror fanoknak kötelező szerintem, az ára is baráti főleg akciósan. Aki belevág a kalandba nem bánja meg.
While the game is pretty bland, at least it tries. But when you try, please do not do it with dolls and lame jumpscares. I mean many players have seen it 1000-times before by now. Based the THEME tho, namely Sleep Paralysis I can only recommend this game.
This game was recommended to me by my dear friend and master reviewer DeadeGuard98 (make sure to read a few of his reviews if you haven't yet, you may discover several hidden gems!), and I must say I am very happy that I followed his advice! Sleep Paralysis is best described as a walking simulator that heavily focuses on atmosphere and psychological horror, rather than on survival or puzzle mechanics. The gameplay is very simple, because everything in the game is completely focused on narrative and story-telling. The atmosphere is masterfully crafted, the environments are built with extreme care, and the assets, albeit purchased, are perfectly integrated with the story and the context. Also, the music is truly awesome, it perfectly sets the mysteryous mood, to the point that I honestly felt I was watching a modern horror movie! But besides these technical points, what truly outstands in this game is the thorough psychological research behind the events told in the story. The delicate themes narrated in this game are treated with extreme seriousness, almost with true professionality, partly thanks to the voice acting, which is top tier. And the final message given to the player is EXTREMELY important. I won't spoil of course. But there are also some equally important flaws, mostly gameplay-related. Most of the items you are given are completely useless: you are given three light sources, yet just one would have been more than enough, and the consumables are never used, since, for example, the lighter never runs out of fuel. Some of the mechanics do not work (for example, I couldn't slide down the screen of [spoiler] Alice's phone [/spoiler]), and you are given very very little feedback on your actions, you never know if you triggered something or not. And finally, some things appeared completely random to me, and even unrelated to the story ([spoiler]what is the deal with that creepy girl? Who is she? Why do we see her only once in the tapes and then never again?[/spoiler]). However, all these flaws, albeit important, are not detrimental to the gameplay, you can perfectly finish the game without problems. All in all, I honestly think this is a good psychological horror. Not a masterpiece for sure, but a good one, and I totally recommend it to all the fans of this specific genre. If you decide to give it a go, prepare to dive into a beautifully crafted dark experience that is going to deeply dig into your fears! Cheers guys!
还凑合,走路模拟器
C'est le genre de jeu dont on ressort en se disant "C'était trop cool !" Extrêmement bien fait, les cinématiques, le voice acting, le déroulé de l'histoire, le gameplay, j'ai vraiment adoré, je recommande !
还行,就是 当我以为是最后了的时候 你来个尾声,结果尾声后面还有个终章, 终章居然还是不最后 最后有个救赎。。。wca笑死我了
Really fun concept, i did expect to spend more time in bed paralyzed and took a strange twist, but over all it was a fun experience and play through. A great choice for a fun indie horror night.
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