
A first-person psychological horror game inspired by The Hat Man urban legend, focusing on sleep paralysis, fear, and the terror of being unable to move.
Revenue comes from in-game items and microtransactions, which our price-based model doesn't estimate. The player count below is how many people own it, not what they spent.
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About
Survive escalating sleep paralysis encounters using breathing, blinking, and eye contact.
Every mistake brings The Hat Man closer.
What begins as an ordinary night quickly becomes a waking nightmare as an uninvited presence enters your home.
Trapped in sleep paralysis, you must control your breathing, blinking, and eye contact while The Hat Man slowly advances with every mistake.
Can you survive The Hat Man?
Estimated Playtime: ~1 hour
- Multiple Endings
- Nightmare Mode
Explore a quiet home as subtle disturbances grow and fleeting shadows hint at The Hat Man’s presence.
Trapped in sleep paralysis, you must control your breathing, blinking, and eye contact as The Hat Man steadily advances with every mistake.
Experience suffocating sleep paralysis encounters as The Hat Man approaches, with every breath bringing him closer.
An uninvited presence reveals itself through shadows, reflections, and recurring nightmares.
The nightmare doesn't end when you wake up.
Black Lantern Entertainment proudly confirms that The Hat Man was created with no use of generative AI.
Nightmare Mode is designed to be challenging, but fully beatable.
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Languages: English
Sums Steam only; Epic publishes no volume signal, so the true total is higher by an unknown amount.
| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
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SteamYou are here | Free | 0reviews | — | — | $0 |
| Free | — | — | — | $0 |
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| Game | Estimated lifetime revenue | Reviews | Review score | Price |
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| $6.9K | 29 | 79% | $8.99 | |
| $0 | 13 | 77% | Free | |
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| $42K | 396 | 87% | $8.99 | |
| $10K | 180 | 72% | $1.74 |