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Silence of the Sleep

Silence of the Sleep is psychological horror adventure game for PC. You play as a man called Jacob Reeves. A man who has lost his reason to live. He throws himself into a blackness to end his misery, but…

70 3 September 2014

Silence of the Sleep is an adventure developed by Jesse Makkonen, released 3 September 2014 on PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 6 hrs to finish.

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What Silence of the Sleep is

Silence of the Sleep is an adventure game developed by Jesse Makkonen and released in 2014. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Silence of the Sleep is psychological horror adventure game for PC. You play as a man called Jacob Reeves. A man who has lost his reason to live. He throws himself into a blackness to end his misery, but instead of it being the end he wakes up without a memory of his life before. You will travel through the abstract world of Silence of the Sleep to find the very reason for your journey...
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Silence of the Sleep holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 33% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored about average for its year.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 6 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Dual Core 2.0 GHz, 4 GB RAM and 1024 MB card capable of shader 3.0. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB.

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What it launched against

Silence of the Sleep launched on 3 September 2014, within three weeks of Metro 2033 Redux, Metro: Last Light Redux, Bayonetta 2 and Destiny. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Metro 2033 Redux, Metro: Last Light Redux, Bayonetta 2, Destiny.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Silence of the Sleep — frequently asked questions

When did Silence of the Sleep come out?
Silence of the Sleep was released on 3 September 2014 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Silence of the Sleep?
At minimum, Silence of the Sleep needs Dual Core 2.0 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 1024 MB card capable of shader 3.0 graphics, 1500 MB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Silence of the Sleep?
The main story of Silence of the Sleep takes around 6 hrs.
How many GB is Silence of the Sleep?
The PC version needs about 1.5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("1500 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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