Planned Release Date: Apr 29, 2026

About This Game

Survive escalating sleep paralysis encounters using breath control, blinking, and focus.
Every mistake brings The Hat Man closer.

The Hat Man

What starts as a routine night quickly becomes a waking nightmare, as you must endure the uninvited presence known only as The Hat Man.

Trapped in sleep paralysis, you’ll struggle to breathe, blink, and hold your focus as The Hat Man draws closer with every mistake. With multiple endings and escalating encounters, your only question is simple...

Can you survive The Hat Man?

Estimated Playtime: 45 - 60 minutes
- Multiple Endings 
- Nightmare Mode 

Gameplay Details 1/2

Explore a quiet home while completing ordinary nightly routines as subtle disturbances begin to surface and tension slowly builds. Fleeting shadows hint at The Hat Man's presence, leaving you unsure whether you truly saw him...

Gameplay Details 2/2

Trapped in sleep paralysis, you must control your breathing, blinking, and focus to survive as The Hat Man steadily advances. Every failure allows The Hat Man to advance.

Paralyzed Nightmare..

Experience suffocating sleep-paralysis sequences where you cannot move, struggle to breathe, and must fight for control as The Hat Man inches closer with every mistake.

Unwelcomed Presence..

An uninvited presence slowly reveals itself through shadows, reflections, and the feeling of being trapped in the same nightmare again and again.

Last Breath..

Survival comes down to your final breath as you fight to control breathing, blinking, and focus while The Hat Man closes in and the nightmare tightens around your lungs, making breathing impossible.

No Escape..

The nightmare doesn't end when you wake up. 

Developer Notes

• Black Lantern Entertainment proudly confirms that The Hat Man was created with no use of generative AI.

• Nightmare Mode has been fully playtested and beaten, with its difficulty carefully measured to ensure it is challenging, but possible.