I hate when well-meaning people tell me that "sleep is so important," because I'm reminded of the fact that I'm not very good at doing it. So, in the same way that meeting someone who likes the same music as you is reassuring, I feel calm while playing the sleep deprivation sim Sleep Awake at this year's Tribeca Festival.
"Sim" might be a strong word – on its face, Sleep Awake is the latest game publisher Blumhouse announced as part of its upcoming horror lineup, and its developer, Eyes Out, is made up of Spec Ops: The Line director Cory Davis and Nine Inch Nails guitarist Robin Finck; enveloping the AA gleam of Sleep Awake's graphics is a scratchy industrial soundtrack that prickles my skin like faulty air conditioning.
