Play As A Boy With His Teddy In Among The Sleep
Playing as a two year old, alone with their teddy, the game looks to make the familiar, a wholly alien experience.
To some it might seem like the horror genre is in danger of disappearing or dying a grizzly death at the hands of the corporate nightmare. The big franchises are either failing to live up to their pedigree such as Silent Hill, or abandoning their horror roots in favour of a more action orientated direction like Resident Evil. Yet there's still hope. Indie titles like Amnesia: The Dark Descent show that there are passionate people out there that take the business of making you wet your pants, very seriously. It is into this environment that Among The Sleep has been announced by Norwegian based developer Krillbite. From what's been shown so far the game looks to pack on the atmosphere. Playing as a two year old, alone with their teddy, the game looks to make the familiar, a wholly alien experience. Played from a first person point of view, the player will need to keep their wits about them as they run, crawl and hide from enemies in a world that blurs reality with the surreal. Playing as such a young protagonist, it should come as no surprise that this isn't a shooter, and there's a greater emphasis being placed on puzzle solving, both mental and physical. The defencelessness of one so young should pile on the dread. Siren: Blood Curse, Fatal Frame and Clocktower come to mind when you think of young characters in the horror genre, but controlling a toddler might be a first. Here's the description pulled straight from Krillbite's blog. The game is due out sometime next year on PC and Mac. If you don't want the beasts under your bed coming after you in the night, you'll keep your eye on this one. Among The Sleep invites you into the mind and body of a two year old child. After being put to bed one evening, mysterious things start to happen. Being played in first person, the game let its players immerse themselves in a child's limitless imagination. This is a perspective we all have a distant familiarity with, but few can clearly remember what it felt like. In the borderland between dream and reality, surreal creatures and diverse environments will present you with both physical and mental obstacles that challenge your creativity.