Games like SLEEP AWAKE
If SLEEP AWAKE is your kind of game, the closest matches are KARMA: The Dark World, Nightmare Side: The Game and Cryptica — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its fever dream atmosphere, fmv integration and atmospheric. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About SLEEP AWAKE: In the last known city on Earth, people are disappearing in their sleep. Those who remain exist in a crisis of reckless experiments to keep awake. From Cory Davis (Spec Ops: The Line) and Robin Finck (Nine Inch Nails), SLEEP AWAKE blurs the boundaries between reality and imagination.
Players who liked SLEEP AWAKE also play
Steam players who put hours into SLEEP AWAKE also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
KARMA: The Dark World
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with SLEEP AWAKE.
Top pick for SLEEP AWAKE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLEEP AWAKE.
KARMA: The Dark World is a first-person cinematic psychological thriller set in a dystopian world where the Leviathan Corporation is omnipresent. The year is 1984, the place is East Germany, and things are not quite what they seem.
Nightmare Side: The Game
WHY THIS
Shares hidden collectibles and atmospheric with SLEEP AWAKE.
Second-strongest match for SLEEP AWAKE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with SLEEP AWAKE.
Indonesian horror game set in Ardan Radio station from Bandung. Don't listen to Nightmare Side alone, or you'll invite the darkness.
Cryptica
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for SLEEP AWAKE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLEEP AWAKE.
Cryptica is a narrative-based psychological horror game where the apocalypse is just the beginning. Explore the enigmatic lands of Antarctica and find the missing film crew.
War Fantasy
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for SLEEP AWAKE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SLEEP AWAKE.
The Stanley Parable with a loaded rifle. A psychological horror FPS where a demented commanding officer controls your every move, and the line between war simulation and real war dissolves into impossible, stunning spaces. You are not a soldier. You are being made into one.
They Can Hear Us
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for SLEEP AWAKE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLEEP AWAKE.
"They Can Hear Us," the first episode, narrates horror stories that interact with you through the microphone, playing on the fear of whoever is listening.
MOTHERED - A ROLE-PLAYING HORROR GAME
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with SLEEP AWAKE.
Ranked #6 for SLEEP AWAKE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with SLEEP AWAKE.
An immersive first-person horror adventure where you play the role of LIANA - a young girl who arrives home after major surgery and is met with a strange mannequin claiming to be her mother.
JongRo 3_Street
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for SLEEP AWAKE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SLEEP AWAKE.
"In the year 2024, South Korea has become a wasteland due to the Epsilon virus. South Korea is full of infected people. In this desolate landscape, a man hears a rumor about a path to salvation at Jongno 3-ga Station and decides to head there."
1000xRESIST
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with SLEEP AWAKE.
Ranked #8 for SLEEP AWAKE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLEEP AWAKE.
1000xRESIST is a thrilling sci-fi adventure. The year is unknown, and a disease spread by an alien invasion keeps you underground. You are Watcher. You dutifully fulfil your purpose in serving the ALLMOTHER, until the day you discover a shocking secret that changes everything.
Reviewers mention these as similar to SLEEP AWAKE
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Quantum Break
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with SLEEP AWAKE.
Reviewers of SLEEP AWAKE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with SLEEP AWAKE.
From Remedy Entertainment, the masters of cinematic action games, comes Quantum Break, a time-amplified suspenseful blockbuster. The Quantum Break experience is part game, part live action show—where decisions in one dramatically affect the other.
Still Wakes the Deep
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with SLEEP AWAKE.
Reviewers of SLEEP AWAKE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with SLEEP AWAKE.
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
Alan Wake
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with SLEEP AWAKE.
Reviewers of SLEEP AWAKE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with SLEEP AWAKE.
A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.
CONTROL Ultimate Edition
WHY THIS
Reviewers of SLEEP AWAKE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with SLEEP AWAKE.
Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
KARMA: The Dark World
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with SLEEP AWAKE.
Reviewers of SLEEP AWAKE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLEEP AWAKE.
KARMA: The Dark World is a first-person cinematic psychological thriller set in a dystopian world where the Leviathan Corporation is omnipresent. The year is 1984, the place is East Germany, and things are not quite what they seem.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below SLEEP AWAKE at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under SLEEP AWAKE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with SLEEP AWAKE.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under SLEEP AWAKE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with SLEEP AWAKE.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under SLEEP AWAKE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with SLEEP AWAKE.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under SLEEP AWAKE on Steam right now. Shares Action with SLEEP AWAKE.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under SLEEP AWAKE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with SLEEP AWAKE.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under SLEEP AWAKE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with SLEEP AWAKE.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SLEEP AWAKE.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with SLEEP AWAKE.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with SLEEP AWAKE.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLEEP AWAKE.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with SLEEP AWAKE.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SLEEP AWAKE.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with SLEEP AWAKE.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLEEP AWAKE.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Frequently asked about SLEEP AWAKE
- Is SLEEP AWAKE verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — SLEEP AWAKE is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does SLEEP AWAKE cost?
- SLEEP AWAKE is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to SLEEP AWAKE?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SLEEP AWAKE are KARMA: The Dark World, Nightmare Side: The Game, Cryptica.
- Who developed SLEEP AWAKE?
- SLEEP AWAKE was developed by EYES OUT, LLC. and published by Blumhouse Games.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on SLEEP AWAKE.
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