Among the Sleep

A first-person horror game played from the perspective of a two-year-old child. Players will confront creatures and environments that straddle the line between real and surreal.

Overview

Among the Sleep is a first-person horror adventure game developed and published by Krillbite for PC, Mac, Linux and Xbox One platforms and is being ported to PlayStation 4, with a release date set for December 10, 2015 for the Sony platform. The game is played through the perspective of a two year old who has woken up in the middle of the night.

An Enhanced Edition was released in 2017, bundled with an artbook and soundtrack and featuring improved graphics, enhancements to puzzles and gameplay, additional dialogue, and an in-game 'museum' level for viewing behind-the-scenes footage and unreleased content.

Development

Development of the game began in 2011, and ended up receiving some funding from the Norsk Film Institute (Norwegian Film Institute) to continue the project. On April 18, 2013 Killbrite Studio looked to gain some additional funding by launching a Kickstarter with a goal of $200,000. The Kickstarter was a success and it was able to generate $248,358 from 8,110 backers and attained stretch goals that allowed for Oculus Rift support, commentary, and a free piece of downloadable content which was a prequel to the main game.

PC System Requirements

Minimum

  • OS: WindowsXP SP2 or higher
  • Processor: Dual core 2.4GHz
  • Memory: 2048 MB RAM
  • Graphics: Video card with 512MB of VRAM
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Hard Drive: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Yes

Recommended

  • OS: Windows 7 or higher
  • Processor: Quadcore 2.5GHz
  • Memory: 4096 MB RAM
  • Graphics: Video card with 1024MB of VRAM
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Hard Drive: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Yes