Fit check
Is Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Point-and-click adventure fans who want horror, puzzles, and exploration
- RPG players who want turn-based combat and character skills within a mystery
- Players who enjoy branching conclusions and searching dreamlike environments for secrets
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a purely traditional point-and-click adventure may hit a wall when turn-based combat becomes part of progression.
- Players wanting a fixed, predictable world may dislike randomized elements in the environments.
- Players looking for a non-horror adventure may find the threatening beings and nightmarish settings unsuitable.
Our take on Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken
The bounce point is the shift from puzzle solving into turn-based combat, especially for players expecting a purely traditional point-and-click structure. Another wall arrives for those who prefer fixed environments, since some dream landscapes include randomized elements.
What is Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken?
This point-and-click horror adventure follows Amy as she investigates journals suggesting that her brother Thomas may still be alive.
Players explore fantastical and frightening dream realms, manipulate surroundings through lucid dreaming, solve puzzles, and confront unsettling beings. The game adds turn-based combat, lootable items with varied uses, and a skill tree for developing Amy’s abilities. Environments include randomized elements, while multiple endings and hidden secrets reward further exploration. Amy may encounter creatures as allies, enemies, or something in between. The story is presented as a standalone entry in the Deep Sleep series and includes a new soundtrack by Christopher Carlone.
How Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken plays
- 01Dream Manipulation
- Amy can alter her surroundings through lucid dreaming to address obstacles and puzzles.
- 02Turn-Based Combat
- Encounters with dangerous beings use a turn-based battle system.
- 03Skill Tree
- New abilities can be opened to develop Amy and support her survival.
- 04Randomized Environments
- Some dream landscapes contain elements generated with random variation.
- 05Multiple Endings
- Different conclusions and hidden secrets can be discovered during the search for Thomas.
Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken compared to similar games
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition centers on an unconventional story, characters, and exploration, while Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken combines dream manipulation, puzzles, randomized environments, and turn-based combat. Back to the Dawn focuses on surviving and escaping a maximum-security prison through investigation and conflict, rather than searching dream realms for a missing brother. Ghost of a Tale is an action-RPG built around stealth, disguises, conversations, and exploration in a medieval animal world.
Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken: platforms & release
Is Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken worth it?
It is worth it if: point-and-click adventure fans who want horror, puzzles, and exploration. Skip it if: players seeking a purely traditional point-and-click adventure may hit a wall when turn-based combat becomes part of progression.
Where can I download Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken on?
Windows only.
