Time To Wake Up

Time To Wake Up is a highly anticipated horror escape game offering five difficulty modes. As the difficulty increases, the sensitivity and movement speed of all characters will also increase, providing players with more challenges. At the start of the game, players will be trapped in a dream hotel. You need to explore different scenes within the hotel, searching for various items and tools to ultimately escape. Players must remain constantly vigilant and avoid making any noise, otherwise Grandma will overhear them. You will have five chances to be knocked down; if you are knocked down more than five times, the game is over.

Gameplay of Time To Wake Up:

The game starts with an intro in which you play as a young adult named Alexander, who tells to a certain Alicia - presented in the game description as his sister, even if it doesn't match with her original identity (see here for more information) - he has nightmares every night, where he is trapped in a haunted place, like the hotel where he begins the dream, i.e. the game. Such as the official Granny games, the Player has five days: five attempts to find objects and finally escape, five knockouts maximum by Granny, Grandpa, Slendrina's Mom or Slendrina's gaze, to win the game rather than be killed. The game is divided into two Acts, with Act 2 unlocking the area that finally allows the player to escape the dream.

Besides Alicia, who interacts with the player in a few moments in the game, there are four characters, the enemies. Granny is constantly looking for the player, hearing every noise they make (by moving and making objects fall, or by walking on creaking floors). She appears in all difficulties and sets bear traps to catch the player. Grandpa is also present in every level, but he sleeps in his room for a considerable amount of time. Like Granny, Slendrina's Mom, who is an optional character, hears all the player's activity. Finally, Slendrina, whose gaze kills quickly, appears in the cellar situated in the basements, but also in the whole hotel if you select Impossible Mode.

The game features the five original difficulties from DVLoper - Practice, Easy, Normal, Hard and Extreme - and an extra Impossible level. If you select Extreme or Impossible, a Darker mode is automatically enabled. There is also a Nightmare mode and a "Slendrina's Mom (beta)" option, which can be turned on or off at any difficulty, except for Practice and Easy, where Slendrina's Mom doesn't appear. Since version 1.5.3, the game also has its own "currency", represented by coins marked "A12", which can be earned by completing the game at different levels and endings, or by watching ads, which also serve as an alternative way to buy special items in the shop, such as exclusive skins or custom chase music.

Features of Time To Wake Up:

Survival with familiar pursuers: Time To Wake Up challenges you to escape while Granny, Grandpa, Slendrina, and Slendrina’s Mom hunt for any sign of movement. Every corridor and room can become a risk or a short-lived refuge, so you must keep track of patrols and sound. The pressure builds as you search for a path out, which keeps attention on timing and awareness.

Puzzle driven progression: Progress depends on solving riddles and connecting clues you find along the way. You will examine notes, test keys on locks, and match items to blocked paths to move forward. Each solved piece opens another route, gradually revealing how to reach the point where you can finally wake up.

Stealth and tense encounters: Stealth plays a central role, so you need to manage noise and visibility as you explore. Listening for cues helps you decide when to wait and when to move, while careful navigation reduces the chance of drawing attention. This balance between exploration and evasion creates a steady rhythm of risk and reward.

Multiple difficulty modes: You can choose a difficulty that fits your comfort level, from more approachable settings to tougher challenges. Easier modes give you more room to learn routes and timings, while higher modes increase pressure and demand tighter decisions. This makes it practical to practice first, then raise the challenge when you are ready.

Interactions and hidden secrets: Rooms and objects invite interaction, and many areas hide extra details for those who look closely. Small discoveries can reveal shortcuts, quiet paths, or additional hints that support your next run. These secrets encourage replay and reward attention to the environment.

Changelog:

v.0.2.4:

Time To Wake Up is participating in Steam's Nest Fest that is taking place this week.

We're excited for this milestone as it means that release isn't that far now (Q3 2026).

Between the last demo update and today, we've noticed some issues that we wanted to iron out to ensure a smoother experience for every player picking up the game. The demo has now been updated and here is the list of changes:

Fixed an issue where players could get stuck in the intro cutscene

Fixed player instability at low fps

Improved scene loading / reduced stutter

v.0.2.3

Added music variations between blink environments

Added music tracks to the record players in the bedrooms

Added bully's grunt in the first hallway

Added sound effect to journal unlock notification

Added cutscene take-over when assembling locker staircase

Added button to main menu that links to our QQ page

Increased idle time threshold (time before idle dialogues start playing)

Improved keyboard/controller selection in the UI / Journal

Made journal pages scrollable using controller shoulder buttons (LB/RB, L1/R1)

Improved path tracking, preventing player from spawning in an invalid location when blinking

Fixed locker pick-up sound effect

Fixed journal pages not being unlocked after loading a save

Fixed prompts showing up while journal is open

Fixed player jumping when exiting the journal on controller

Fixed Samantha's letter being visible before receiving it

Fixed 'life' paper disappearing when blinking

Fixed player falling sound playing when returning to the main menu

Fixed FOV change pop when exiting the bedroom pit

Steam Next Fest marks an important milestone for us, because it means it won't be that long anymore until we finally release the game and share Time To Wake Up with you.

Player Comments of Time To Wake Up:

Really liked the game alot!! Hats off to the developers!!! The graphics, the mastermind puzzles, everything is PERFECT! But there's one flaw... You see the game has lotta puzzles and lotta floors to check out. Hence it will take a lotta time to look out for items on one hand and the granny, grandpa,etc. on other hand. So I would suggest you guys to add a function which saves the gameplay and score... that's the only flaw or else everything's satisfactory!! I will recommend my friends too!

Very good game but can you please add Grampa to roam around the house because in each game an extra character appears and roams around the house but in granny 5 he sleeps but should roam the house like all of them do and when you make granny 6 add slendrina's farther to the game. what I mean by granny 6 is that at the end of the game it says granny 6 would be good wouldn't it so I'm guessing that there will be granny 6and can you change the name to granny 5 so it's easier to find in playstore.

This game is amazing! The story is really interesting, and I had a lot of fun solving the puzzles. The game is quite long, which I liked because there was always something new to discover. I'd rate it 10/10. It even gave me a headache because I spent so long trying to solve everything! Don't quit early—keep solving the puzzles and finding hidden items. Definitely worth playing!

hats off to the editor who made the game realistic and such a time machine it was fantastic the last scene where it reveled it was his dream when he came to real worls i was just stunned with my mouth open starled for 2min liat in the game hats off bhai whoever nake this game very intersting ,vey fantasyic ,very good,very entertainment,.............etc love the game how it merges all previous games of granny.

Final Verdict:

Overall, if you’re a fan of the Granny games, then Time To Wake Up is a game that’s worth checking out. From the story to the visuals and the overall presentation and vibe, it manages to capture the atmospheric and frightening experience these games are known for. Give it a try and see for yourself.