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In Dark Sleep

In Dark Sleep is a first-person psychological horror game where you play as someone struggling with disturbing hallucinations and insomnia.

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NotrinD
Publisher
NotrinD
Release
April 23, 2026
100 days ago
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About This Game

In Dark Sleep, you play as a young man who wakes up at midnight in a state that feels unnatural. A home that should be familiar slowly turns into something unfamiliar, distorted, and hostile. Every step reveals fragments of strange events, unseen whispers, and traces of another reality bleeding into the real world.

The deeper you go, the thinner the line becomes between dream, memory, and another world.
Is this only a nightmare? Or has your second sleep brought you somewhere humans were never meant to be?

The Second Sleep is a story-driven atmospheric horror game focused on exploration, psychological tension, and slow-burning fear. This is about realizing that you may have never truly woken up.

KEY FEATURES

  • Psychological Horror Experience
    A story-driven horror game that focuses on mental fear, tension, and disturbing themes rather than cheap jump scares.

  • Mechanic gameplay
    Offers challenging and diverse gameplay mechanics. Players must collect objects, and avoid the dangers in every corner, walking in circle.

Game genre: Horror, Walking simulator.

Average time to complete the game: 40 - 60 min

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