Silence of the Sleep similar games & best alternatives

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Silence of the Sleep

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2014

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Unique and immersive psychological horror atmosphere
  • Engaging and complex narrative
  • Creative art style and sound design
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Developed by a single passionate developer

Things to keep in mind

  • Clunky and sometimes frustrating controls
  • Some sections overly difficult or tedious
  • Limited save points causing repeated backtracking
  • Lack of voice acting and localization
  • Some puzzles obscure or unintuitive

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Never Again

  • Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition

  • Teslagrad

  • Amnesia: The Dark Descent

  • Lethe - Episode One

  • Penumbra Overture

More violent

Games that feels like Silence of the Sleep but with more combat and destruction

  • Project Nightmares Case 36: Henrietta Kedward

  • The Cat Lady

  • Paper Dolls: Original / 纸人

  • Burnhouse Lane

  • Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh

  • Alone in the Dark

More relaxing

Games that feels like Silence of the Sleep but with a more relaxing feel

  • One-Eyed Likho

  • Conarium

  • Whispering Willows

  • Gemini Rue

  • My Friend is a Raven

  • DARQ: Complete Edition

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • DISTRAINT 2

  • Heal

  • DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition

  • Afterdream

  • Without a Dawn

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Silence of the Sleep. These titles are not in What to play next.

Silence of the Sleep: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival, Creativity. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026