REM - Wake me up

REM – Wake Me Up

REM – Wake Me Up is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on atmosphere, subtle storytelling, and unease rather than violence or gore.

You wake up alone on a quiet meadow.
The sun feels warm.
A cabin waits nearby.
Your family should be here.

But something is wrong.

The game unfolds across multiple loops, each one subtly altering the environment, sounds, and interactions. What initially feels safe and familiar slowly decays into something distorted and unsettling. Objects move. Spaces change. Memories bleed through reality.

Key Features

• First-person psychological horror
• Environmental storytelling
• Subtle, story-driven experience
• Heavy focus on atmosphere, sound, and lighting
• Short, focused experience

Technical Description

• Engine: Unreal Engine 5
• Platform: Windows (PC)
• Perspective: First-Person
• Input: Mouse & Keyboard
• Duration: Short, focused experience

Credits & Licenses

Development

Game Design, Level Design, Narrative, Programming
Bernhard Omata

Environment Art & World Building

All architecture, furniture, interior props, landscape sculpting,
UV unwrapping, texturing, material setup and in-engine implementation
created by Bernhard Omata

Audio

• Complete Horror Bundle – Fab Standard License
• Classical Music Box Collection
  Licensed under CC BY 4.0
  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Selected sound effects licensed via Epidemic Sound
  Educational License (School Account)

Dialogue System

• Dynamic Voice & Text System – Fab Standard License
  Modified and integrated by Bernhard Omata

Fog & Atmosphere

• Easy Fog – Fab Standard License
• Ultra Volumetrics – Fab Standard License

Foliage

• Megascans Trees – Fab Standard License
• Meadow Pack – Fab Standard License
• Grass – Fab Standard License

Props & Decoration

• Grocery VOL.3 – General Goods – Fab Standard License
• Household Props – Fab Standard License
• Kitchen / Restaurant Props VOL.1 – Fab Standard License

Software & Tools

• Blender (HardOps, ZenUV, Packmaster, MACHIN3Tools)
• Substance Painter
• Adobe Photoshop
• Unreal Engine 5.6
• GitHub
• PureRef

Special Thanks

• HTK Academy and all lecturers involved in the program
• My children, for their patience, motivation and support
• Mario Nikolic, for constant support and honest feedback
• Lara Haberzettl, classmate and peer support
• Giuseppe Napoli, for technical help and game development advice

Legal

All third-party assets are used under their respective licenses.
This project was created for educational purposes.