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Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, Nintendo Switch, Linux • 2014

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Quick resume

Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.

Global score

89/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Indie, Puzzle

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    Pros

    • Unique toddler perspective
    • Strong atmosphere and sound design
    • Emotional and meaningful story
    • Creative and immersive environments
    • Simple but effective gameplay mechanics

    Cons

    • Short playtime (2-4 hours)
    • Some bugs and control clunkiness
    • Limited replay value
    • Price considered high by some
    • Minimal gameplay complexity

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Short game (~2-3 hours) with limited replayability; players generally complete in one or two sittings."

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    • Cooperation

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      "Single-player experience with no multiplayer or cooperative gameplay."

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    • Creativity

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      "Highly creative surreal environments and effects encourage imaginative interpretation."

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    • Domination

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      "No elements of exerting control or superiority over others; cooperative and equal interactions absent."

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    • Escapism

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      "Strong immersion in a psychological horror atmosphere provides escape from reality."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and intrinsic motivation to experience the horror and story."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Exploration and puzzle solving encourage trying different approaches, though within structured gameplay."

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    • Exploration

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      "Players explore new surreal environments representing memories, discovering puzzle elements and story."

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    • Expression

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      "Limited character customization; focus is on experiencing the world rather than personal expression."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Game presents a child’s imaginative view of monsters and fears in a fictional setting."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Solo play with minimal social interaction or community involvement."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop understanding of the story and environment through exploration and reflection."

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    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity or health-related mechanics."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention to progress; not designed for casual or background play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Emotional connection to story and characters fosters some depth of feeling, though limited social bonding."

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      "Emotional connection to story and characters, especially the toddler and teddy bear companion."

    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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      "Progression through puzzle completion and narrative advancement with some item/tool acquisition."

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Continuation.

    How to use the graph
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    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
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    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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