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Dead Awake

You fell asleep in class. You woke up in The Purgatory. Explore a nightmarish world between life and death, manage limited resources, and fight dreadful creatures in a desperate attempt to make it home safe.

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Developer
Norbert Baranyi
Publisher
BEDTIMESTORIES
Release
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About the Game

Dead Awake is a survival horror game where the players take the role of Mae, a high school student trapped within the nightmarish plane of The Purgatory. Recently moving to a new town, Mae struggles to settle into the strict religious school chosen by her parents. One day, after falling asleep in class, she wakes up to find that both her school and her town have been transformed into a horrid nightmare, where she stands between life and death.

  • Dual wielding system, focusing on survival

  • Classic survival horror gameplay

  • Different locations, explore the gloomy town of Copswood

  • Retro-style graphics

  • Fully voice-acted cutscenes

  • Original Soundtrack by the developer

"sinners deserve sin in return" 

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