Sleep Paradox

Player notes

About this game

Sleep Paradox is an action role-playing game made for GBA Jam 2024. Its story follows Fredericko through a futuristic school after students fall into comas and dream-like monsters begin to appear. The creator describes exploration, combat and leveling up as the route to discovering what happened. The opening room introduces the school setting and a visible health counter before you venture further.

Press Enter at the title to begin. Use the arrow keys to move, X to interact and Z to attack. Q changes the camera angle, which can make it easier to see the space around characters and furniture. E is the dash button. These correspond to the original game’s directional pad, A, B, L and R controls. Try movement, attacking and the camera in the first room before heading into danger.

This archived jam build has known rough edges. The author reports temporary audio problems when music tracks change and a possible stuck state if you kill an enemy at the same moment that it traps you. Keep those limitations in mind when playing, and use the health counter to judge when to retreat or change position.