Difference between revisions of "Among the Sleep"

The ending reveals that the Player Character's mother is an alcoholic.

During the last level of the game features the Player character's sentient teddy bear having its arm ripped off. This sequence is not gory or bloody, but still upsetting. May also qualify as animal abuse. Some interpretations of whether Teddy lived (or is even alive at all) could extend to animal death or murder.

During the last level of the game features the Player character's sentient teddy bear having its arm ripped off. This sequence is not gory or bloody, but still upsetting. May also qualify as animal abuse. Some interpretations of whether Teddy lived (or is even alive at all) could extend to animal death or murder.

Some monsters have elements of body horror.

A primary game mechanic is crawling through tight spaces. Claustrophobia seems deliberately invoked to create an oppressive atmosphere.

While not pervasive, all areas after the prologue are very dark.

The ending of the game reveals that the protagonist's mother is abusive, and is implied that his father is taking custody of him.

During the swamp level, if the player falls into the water, they will drown.

The ending reveals that the player character's mother becomes emotionally and physically abusive when she consumes alcohol.

Some monsters may be interpreted as ghosts.

The last level of the game features extreme heights, and ends with the Player Character falling into a dark pit.

The first level features sudden flashes of light and later levels have monsters that may appear suddenly.

The player is led to believe that the Player Character's mother was kidnapped. This is not actually the case, but rather a metaphor for the mother being 'taken away' by one of her drunken fits.

During the last level of the game features the Player character's sentient teddy bear having its arm ripped off. This sequence is not gory or bloody, but still upsetting. May also qualify as animal abuse. Some interpretations of whether Teddy lived (or is even alive at all) could extend to animal death or murder.

During the last level of the game features the Player character's sentient teddy bear having its arm ripped off. This sequence is not gory or bloody, but still upsetting. May also qualify as animal abuse. Some interpretations of whether Teddy lived (or is even alive at all) could extend to animal death or murder.

The Player Character is neglected by his mother when she is intoxicated, though not outright abandoned.

The Player Character's mother becomes physically violent when intoxicated, and in one event portrayed in game, she shoves him.

The locations and monsters in the game are eventually revealed to be the Player Character coping with the abuse and neglect of his mother.

The ending reveals that the Player Character has sustained trauma due to the abuse and neglect he's experienced.

Some monsters follow the Player Character or otherwise make their presence known to him before they begin attacking.

The Player Character's mother suffers from alcohol addiction.

As you go through the game, environments become progressively more bizarre and twisted, even though the Player Character supposedly never leaves his home. You repeatedly return to a base that has a number of landmasses floating in the darkness (may also trigger heights).

This content is implied. During flashbacks, the Player Character's mother scolds the Player Character for bothering her, and says he shouldn't make her angry.

The Player Character can be hurt by monsters, and is additionally revealed to have suffered abuse at the hands of his mother.