Time To Wake Up is an atmospheric psychological thriller where one night you find yourself stuck in a dream. No worries, though. You are not alone. You hear a voice, in need of your eyes and willing to help you out.
Time to Wake Up is a very solid title that manages to strike an emotional chord. Thanks to its intriguing setting, compelling story, and several creative ideas, it is a game that leaves a lasting impression on the player. Sometimes, we have to sleep through our worst nightmare to wake up to a brighter morning.
What makes Time to Wake Up worth recommending is the same thing that made the walking simulators of yore so good.
A Time to Wake Up is an adventure and puzzle game built around a unique concept: switching between two different worlds through a blinking mechanic. It creates a strange and unsettling atmosphere that the developers have done a good job of establishing. However, the game fails to make the most of these elements. The story progresses slowly, and the...
Spending an evening playing a game such as this one leaves a bittersweet taste. It’s a small but solid effort that leaves much food for thought. Most people, and in particular introverts, went through a difficult childhood, myself included. Being bullied meant you had to stand your ground, but not everyone chose that route. Time To Wake Up tells a tragic...
Like the protagonist Alan, two souls—well—dwell within my breast when I think of Time To Wake Up. On one hand, I have rarely played an ego-adventure that interweaves its gameplay so organically with level design and narrative. Even though the game plays out largely linearly and with little challenge, the shifting episodes in this trauma-processing dream...
