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While Sleeping
A first-person horror game dealing with sleep paralysis. You are lying in bed, unable to move, experiencing creepy phenomena and having to survive until morning from ghosts.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“Good game to play once. Do not pay more than a couple buck for the game. Has some good jump scares but game doesnt last long. One time play is all you need.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Brutally simple game that can get tricky. Good scares!”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedLatest official news
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1.0.3 Update
Fixed a bug where the game would not progress after the ghost appeared in front of the door and the door opened. (The game previously required the player to be looking at the ghost that appears in fro
1.0.2 Update
Fixed an issue where ghosts would not enter the room as time passed. If you have any bug reports or comments, please post them on the Community Hub and we will review and respond. Thank you.
1.0.1 Update
Changed the game to proceed automatically if the player does not take any action after a ghost enters the room. If you have any bug reports or comments, please post them on the Community Hub and we wi
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Horror · Indie · Dark · Psychological Horror · Singleplayer · Action · Adventure · Realistic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Korean * * |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i3 or AMD Ryzen 3 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 900 Series or AMD RX 200 Series DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space