Are you Awake?

Are You Awake? is a narrative-driven horror game that toys with perception, dreams, and the boundary between sleep and reality. You play as a character who begins to question their consciousness during a series of disturbing, dream-like events that spiral into nightmare territory.

Between Sleep and Reality

The game unfolds over successive “nights,” where the player wakes up in increasingly distorted versions of their apartment. Each cycle involves exploration, puzzle-solving, and interpreting bizarre occurrences. Time loops, shifting walls, and ambient whispers begin to distort the player’s sense of what’s real.

Are You Awake? doesn’t use traditional enemies—instead, the fear comes from unpredictability and narrative uncertainty. Events trigger based on your in-game behavior, like where you stand, what you examine, or what you ignore.

Repetition with Variations

Though the space seems limited, each new cycle introduces changes, and not always visually. Sometimes only the audio shifts, or the protagonist’s inner monologue alters. The game measures your attention to these changes and adapts accordingly.

• Ambient changes: Sounds, shadows, and item positions subtly shift to create unease.
• Loop-specific choices: Options you select early on impact which version of events unfold in later loops.
• Static-triggered sequences: Prolonged viewing of static screens unlocks secret areas.

Exploiting Dream Logic

While not a game you can “hack” in the usual sense, Are You Awake? rewards lateral thinking and willingness to test boundaries.

1. Try walking backward through doors—some sequences only trigger when facing the wrong way.
2. Repeatedly ignore the ringing phone to bypass standard endings and unlock hidden chapters.
3. Use the pause menu audio as a clue—its pitch changes subtly when you’re near key objects.

Are You Awake? challenges players to stay alert and question every decision. With no clear enemies and an ever-shifting environment, the game builds dread through repetition, leaving you constantly unsure if you’re really awake—or still trapped inside a dream.