Somnium: Hypnagogia

I open the leaflet. The side effects are listed like this:

Dizziness
Nausea
Insomnia
Depersonalization
Events you cannot remember
Thoughts that are not your own

I bring it a little closer to my face, as if I'd only misread it because the letters were too small. Thoughts that are not your own. That can't be a side effect.

Story

When I close my eyes, the world changes.

Memories, fears and reality bleed into one another.

On a night where dreams bend at each other's edges and time loses its meaning,

we begin to lose our grip on reality.

You

Tonight won't be spent alone. You'll see through the same eyes as me and hear the same things. But where are your memories? How long have you been here? I'm the only one who knows you exist. And that doesn't mean you'll go on existing.

Atmosphere

An aquarium where light breaks in the water. A street painted red beneath a sky that won't stay in place. A midnight restaurant where time flows differently beyond the glass. A staircase with no end...

As stress rises, the text, the visuals and the world around her begin to change. At times the world drifts away entirely. Sounds grow muffled. The perspective slips somewhere it doesn't belong. For a few seconds, you stop seeing through her eyes. And you can never be completely sure whether what you saw really changed.

Key Features

A psychological horror visual novel set over a single night, moving place to place through dreams that flow into one another.

A story that bends to what you say, with 3 different endings.

Hand-drawn 2D pixel art and animations.

One playthrough takes about 2 hours. Seeing every ending takes longer.

When you step away, she notices you're gone.

Her eyes are always on you.