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‘Among the Sleep’ Xbox One Release Delayed Due to Technical Difficulties
The wait for Among the Sleep on Xbox One just got a wee bit longer. In a recent update, developer Krillbite Studio confirmed the latest port of their first-person psychological horror game had run into some minor technical issues related to the Unity 5 engine.
Also the #XboxOne version of #AmongTheSleep is delayed because of a technical issue between Unity and Xbox One. Working with them to fix it!
— Krillbite Studio (@krillbite) March 2, 2016
Krillbite’s been quietly supporting the game since its arrival on Steam nearly two years ago. A prequel chapter was added to the game, for free, at the end of 2014, and the version PS4 owners got in December overhauled its visuals by replacing its dated engine for the new-and-improved Unity 5. The Steam version was brought up-to-date last month.
Among the Sleep has been a moderately polarizing game. Its been criticized for its relatively brief running time, clumsy controls and a general lack of scares. Those flaws are absolutely worth enduring, in my opinion, for its wonderful atmosphere, gorgeous art style and clever platforming.
While we’re waiting for its Xbox One port to get here, check out our post-mortem for an in-depth look at how Krillbite turned a novel idea for a story about a curious two year-old into a promising concept for a game that would go on to raise a quarter of a million dollars on Kickstarter.
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.
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