Among The Sleep review: The horrors of being a kid

I understand the comfort that comes from having a bear.

I still have my childhood bear. I'm very attached to him. He's old, his head is falling off and his nose is smooth. He smells like an accumulation of years — musty yet warm, something that fills me up and comforts me.

Among The Sleep is a Kickstarter funded first-person psychological horror game by Norwegian developer Krillbite Studio, and you play as a two year-old child whose bear becomes his comfort and his guide as he searches for memories of his Mom.

The game opens with a scene in the kitchen. It's the little boy's birthday, and cake is certainly on the cards — and walls, if Mom isn't prepared. Kids will touch anything they can get their tiny little hands on. Mom, depending on how you look at it, had the good grace to leave the cake on the table while she goes to open the door. I would have thrown it on the floor to get into the mindset of being a child! Cake - floor! Blocks - Mom's head! Naptime? Neverrrrr!

After a brief argument with someone who may be your dad, we begin to start weaving together a bit of background information about family life. For all intents and purposes, it seems as though Mom and baby (you) live alone. Returning with a gift from Dad (?) who has been given the heave-ho, she takes you to your room and sets the box down and leaves.

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