Teddy says that if the boy gets scared in the dark, he can hug Teddy to feel more safe. After a few minutes playing together, they go into the closet, which turns out to be a large, dark room filled with long, black coats. The gift is revealed to be a sentient teddy bear. Before the present is opened, the telephone rings, and the mother leaves her son in his bedroom to play alone. Instead, she carries the child and gift upstairs to his room, a place of bright, warm colors and streaming sunlight. Quickly, the mother returns with a gift, but the mother doesn't tell who the gift is from. The mother's angry tone frightens the toddler, whose fear is presented as blurred vision.

The conversation is muffled and partly kept from the player as the mother raises her voice, refusing the father's request to see his son. The celebration is interrupted by a visitor at the front door who is hidden from the player, but the story suggests it is the player's father, with whom the mother has divorced. The story begins as a toddler is having his birthday celebration at home with his mother. In Among the Sleep you’re vulnerable, scared, and trying to make sense of the world The game explores horror through atmosphere and exploration, not with scores and combat systems. After waking up in the middle of the night to mysterious sounds, you start exploring the dark looking for comfort. Among the Sleep is a first person horror adventure, in which you play a two year old child.

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