Action · August 6, 2014

Back to Bed (2014)

trophy20 achievementslocal_offer-80% current discountgroup1M–10M ownersrecommend711 recommendations
Back to Bed is an artistic 3D puzzle game with a surreal twist. Bob is an unlucky narcoleptic who has a tendency of falling asleep in his boring office and then proceeding to sleepwalk into the dangers of the big city. Luckily, Bob has a subconscious guardian named Subob, who protects the sleepwalker and guides him back to the safety of his bed. The ever-vigilant Subob must lead Bob on a journey through a series of surreal painting-like cityscapes, where the boundary between Bob's dreams and reality have vanished. Unique surreal and artistic game Play in a piece of art set in a digital frame, that mixes elements from the real world and the world of dreams to create something unique and surreal. Mind-bending Isometric Levels Navigate detailed 3D puzzles that defy the laws of physics, wherein the player must manipulate the strange environment to create a safe path for Bob and avoid the dangers of the puzzle. Two Characters As One Play as the embodied subconsciousness, in the form of a small guardian creature, trying to save its own sleepwalking body from dangers of the dream world.

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.8k Steam reviewsTop 82% in Action
Positive rating81% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 67%
Metacritic62/100Genre average 77 — top 94% of Action titles
Engagement hours5 h averageTop 70% for session depth among Action

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (10)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Traditional Chinese

Reception Metrics

Steam community

81%Mostly Positive · 2.8k reviews

2.3k positive · 538 negative

Metacritic

62/100 critic aggregate

Metacritic user score

5.2/10

Curator recommendations

711

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Puzzle · 329
  • Indie · 89
  • Casual · 80
  • Surreal · 64
  • Action · 49
  • Isometric · 41
  • Singleplayer · 37
  • Short · 11
  • Adventure · 8

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on TV

Accessibility

  • Captions available

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateAug 6, 2014
DeveloperBedtime Digital Games
Base price$1.19 -80%
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

5h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

Achievements

20

Steam unlocks available

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Back to Bed