The Quiet Sleep

Why Not Games / Jan 30, 2018 / Indie, Simulation, Strategy

Singleplayer

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The Quiet Sleep is a simulation/tower defense game set in your mind. Build out different parts of your personality to keep a handle on your emotions and to achieve your goals!

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What's new

Minor fixes

2018-07-08

I fixed a couple of achievements that weren't firing and fullscreen for songcraft and evocations.

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What players say

Mixed

65% positive, 26 reviews

Recommended18 hrs played

The Quiet Sleep has zero frills. It isn't for everyone, but it's also one of the smartest games I've ever played and I can't recommend it enough if you enjoy system-driven narrative, which it handles exquisitely. It introduces itself with a couple of quick directions, then the training wheels are off and you're all on your own. You might have to stumble your way through things for a while until all the systems start...

10 found this helpful, 2018-08-16

Recommended4 hrs played

The Quiet Sleep has 'cult classic' written all over it. It uses strategy, management, and tower defence mechanics to take you inside someone's head in a way that I don't think has ever been done before. It's really a bold experiment, and you'll be glad you played it.

4 found this helpful, 2018-08-17

Recommended0 hrs played

A single playthrough of The Quiet Sleep years ago was enough to cement it in my mind as a powerful metaphor for human thought processes. I guess I can't say if it will resonate with everyone, but this is one of very, very few games that describe a system through playable mechanics in a way I can't put words to. It resonates deeply with my own desire to analyze and systemically understand the world. I also enjoy the...

1 found this helpful, 2020-10-21