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Let Me Sleep Review

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Battling Bedtime Beasties

When it comes to point-and-click adventures, developers Brave Giant have a real pedigree in this area. They’re the ones behind many of the successful Artifex Mundi hidden object focused offerings, including the likes of the Queen’s Quest and Family Mysteries sagas. These often featured high quality visuals, a raft of mini-games, and a selection of scenes to scour, all of which usually combined to achieve a decent amount of success.

Now though, they’ve opted for a more simplistic approach under publishers Silesia Games in the form of 2D point-and-click adventure, Let Me Sleep. With a low price point and puzzles aplenty, is Let Me Sleep an instant recommendation, or will you be up all night regretting a purchase?

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Don’t snooze on Let Me Sleep

Prepare to venture into a rather spooky house for Let Me Sleep, with your sole job being to help a guy get a good night’s sleep. That’s because the poor unnamed chap suffers each evening as a result of monsters residing in his bedroom, causing a real nuisance. You’ve got to do whatever it takes to make them retreat back to wherever they came from, which is going to require clever use of everyday objects and some thinking outside the box. Well, eventually it does, for things start off very simple to ease you in.

There are 67 levels – yep, it’s a strange number – in total and initially you’re presented with a 2D setting depicting the tired man’s bedroom, with the incredibly simple objective to turn off the light using the on-screen cursor. Every level culminates in shutting off the light, but how you get to that point differs greatly as you advance. For a short spell, it’s mainly basic interactions and straightforward inventory-based affairs, performing menial tasks like switching the TV off or covering up a bird cage with a blanket to quieten down a darn parrot.

Puzzles, Puzzles, and More Puzzles

Soon enough, the more intriguing puzzles come to the forefront of the levels and there’s a fairly good variety to them. In some cases, you need to find useful items and piece them together, before then figuring out a combination code. It makes you pay attention because the clues to such problems are usually hidden within the environment. There are also sequences to decipher, where you must work out a pattern and press things in the correct order.

Other levels see hidden object type setups, which are stylistically reminiscent of the Hidden Cats games (also published by Silesia Games). It could require you to locate a certain number of a specific creature or pick out matching pairs that are blending very well into the surroundings. And then there are mobile games to achieve high scores on before our guy can rest easy, including a Flappy Bird clone. Throw in the jigsaw-like problems, the Pipe Mania homage, and the odd arithmetic brain teaser, and you’ll seldom be bored by the assortment of offerings.

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Sock puzzles?

Quirky Creatures and Annoying Irritants

I’ve not even mentioned the bizarre and ghoulish creatures involved in such situations, which range from a massive face emerging from a wall and a pillow full of eyes, to a venus flytrap and a giant arachnid. The designs are quirky, without ever being too creepy, and stand out amongst the rest of the backdrop that wouldn’t be out of place in a browser game from over a decade ago.

Additionally, there are a few irritants to try and distract you from completing the goals at hand, with a ghost that duplicates if you accidentally click on it, a tentacle which empties your inventory, and a bat determined to steal seconds off you in timed-scenarios unless its eradicated. It’s all good fun though, cranking up the pressure a tad in an otherwise relaxing experience.

Let Me Sleep’s Shortcomings

Things go slightly awry during a few levels however, with some of the conundrums making little sense, even after they’re solved. Getting past them happens by pure fluke or with the help of hints, which isn’t ideal when the latter are in limited supply. Furthermore, the UI occasionally covers up important interaction spots; whether it’s to pick up an item or to click on something of interest during those aforementioned hidden object scenes. This means you’re clicking on these areas in hope after exhausting every part that’s clearly visible.

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Budget friendly

A Budget-Friendly Point-and-Click with Plenty of Puzzles

Still, for a couple of quid, Let Me Sleep is great value for money with its variety of puzzles, mini-games, and inventory-based problem solving. Even though there are a handful of unclear solutions, some rather unfortunate UI placement, and a rough playtime of one and a half hours, these aspects are easily overlooked.

So, I’d recommend you spend a little cash on Let Me Sleep and enjoy an array of puzzles in this spooky house of oddball creatures.


Let Me Sleep: A Hilarious Horror Puzzler Where You Fight for Your Right to Snooze – https://www.thexboxhub.com/let-me-sleep-a-hilarious-horror-puzzler-where-you-fight-for-your-right-to-snooze/

Buy Let Me Sleep on Xbox – https://www.xbox.com/en-gb/games/store/let-me-sleep/9NMDHMJBRHWZ


SUMMARY

Pros:
  • Excellent value for money
  • Great variety of problems to solve
  • Spooky theme
Cons:
  • A few unclear solutions
  • UI causes small issues
Info:
  • Massive thanks for the free copy of the game, TXH
  • Formats - Xbox Series X|S (review), Xbox One, Switch, PC
  • Not Available on Game Pass Day One
  • Release date | Price - 22 January 2025 | £2.49
James Birks
James Birks
Been gaming casually since the SNES as a youngster but found my true passion for games on the Playstation 1 (the forbidden word ooo). My addiction grew to its pinnacle with the purchase of an Xbox 360 & Xbox Live Service. A recovering GS hunter that will still play literally any game.
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<b>Pros:</b> <ul> <li>Excellent value for money</li> <li>Great variety of problems to solve</li> <li>Spooky theme</li> </ul> <b>Cons:</b> <ul> <li>A few unclear solutions</li> <li>UI causes small issues</li> </ul> <b>Info:</b> <ul> <li>Massive thanks for the free copy of the game, TXH</li> <li>Formats - Xbox Series X|S (review), Xbox One, Switch, PC <li>Not Available on Game Pass Day One <li>Release date | Price - 22 January 2025 | £2.49</li> </ul>Let Me Sleep Review
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