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Hi everybody!

Among the Sleep have now been 1 week on the Steam store! Even though most of us were completely drained of energy after the hectic crunch leading up to release, we've not been resting yet. It’s been a really exciting week, so it’s time we’d touch base with you again - here is a small recap:

We've been seeing a lot of reviews popping up all over the web. A lot of them very positive, and some of them with useful criticism! We have been taking all of it in, and plan to use everything we learn in our journey forward. Both in coming patches for Among the Sleep and future projects! :) Considering this is our first game, and it all started as a student project, we’re incredibly happy about the games reception.
So far we've sold 17,603 copies of Among the Sleep on Steam, which we are completely blown away by!
There has been a lot of watching let's plays on youtube/twitch at the office the last week, and we love seeing peoples reactions. It's one of the most rewarding aspects of making games! It’s been especially rewarding watching peoples reaction when they reach the end *no spoilers*.
We answered tons of questions on reddit. Feel free to browse them here!
We also just updated the demo for the game, and it should now be the same version of chapter 1 as in the released game. We will continuously work towards keeping the demo and full game on the same version number, which means that any overall fixes will apply to both!

Now, here are the patch notes for v.1.1.0 and we also did a minor update the day after release - you can find the change log for both below!

1.1 (June 5 2014)

General

An option to hide the crosshair dot has been added
Added fast-forward option to credits. This can be activated by using standard movement keys/gamepad buttons
Fixed hints and subtitles sometimes being completely black
Fixed look-at-hands animation playing if opening the menu while sliding
Made rotating cranks and valves significantly easier
Made the long drawer a lot more stable
Fixed several locations where geometry would disappear when it shouldn’t (Occlusion culling)
Fixed bug where animation for climbing last pipe in closet level started too late
Fixed timing on some events
Added collision to some bottles in cabinets in the home level
Updated version of AI middleware (RAIN)
Fixed an issue where Teddy could block the player in the home level
Improved sound in certain areas of the game

Virtual Reality

Resolution selection in VR mode has been unlocked
Fixed an issue where multiple cursors were shown in the main menu/in-game menu in VR mode
Added a configurable key binding for resetting VR device orientation
Mother and cake now have correct collision in the intro, which fixed wrong depth on VR cursor

1.0.1 (May 31 2014)

General

Fixed mouse cursor getting locked after closing Steam overlay in the main menu.
Fixed progress getting wiped when selecting level from the main menu
Fixed long drawer becoming stuck in the box with the bottles
Fixed an object which was stuck in some geometry
Fixed physics properties of lamps in forest so that they come to rest after being moved
Fixed missing collision in a cupboard in the forest level
Improve collision in some places in the forest level
Fixed a commode missing collision in the closet level
Fixed missing option to rebind ‘Throw Object’ for gamepads
Fixed crosshair/hand icon’s depth in VR mode
Fixed some subtitles not matching the voice acting
Fixed some areas that were problematic for the AI
Fixed some holes in the world
Added a little something something for our backers

Achievements

Fix ‘Completed Among the Sleep’ achievement not being possible to unlock
Fix ‘Bad Lullaby’ achievement not being possible to unlock

[ 2014-06-06 08:54:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

Among the Sleep

Krillbite Studio Developer

Krillbite Studio Publisher

2014-05-29 Release

Action Indie Adventure Singleplayer Tags

Game News Posts: 29

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🎮 Full Controller Support

Very Positive (5300 reviews)

http://krillbite.com/ats

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

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Among the Sleep LIN [2.92 G]

Among the Sleep is a first person horror adventure, in which you play a two year old child. After waking up in the middle of the night to mysterious sounds, you start exploring the dark looking for comfort.

The game explores horror through atmosphere and exploration, not with scores and combat systems. In Among the Sleep you’re vulnerable, scared, and trying to make sense of the world.

The game has Oculus Rift DK1 support, but further support will not be developed.

What people are saying

"More, please!"
- Kotaku
"Everything, from the sound of infantile breathing to the wobbliness of the camera and the unsteadiness of little hands, has been designed to accurately put ourselves behind the eyes of a toddler. Watching the trailer, the effect is simply astounding, while the Paranormal Activity-style scares that surround the child are pulled off with panache."
- Gamefront
"Its depiction of a first-person horror told through the eyes and stumbling little legs of a two-year old is as intriguing as anything I've seen all year, and reminiscent of a time when games actively sought out new ways to play and new stories to tell."
- Eurogamer