Pajama Sam 2: Thunder And Lightning Aren't So Frightening
Pajama Sam 2: Thunder And Lightning Aren't So Frightening
Game
Game2014
Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside
Developer Humongous Entertainment
Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside (also known as Pajama Sam 1) is a 1996 adventure game developed and published by Humongous Entertainment for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. The first game of the Pajama Sam franchise, it sold nearly three million units and won 50 awards. The game was first released on October 4, 1996 and reissued on December 7, 1999. In August 2008, the game was re-released for… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
297 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Oct 29, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
97
LovedLoved
164 positive · 5 negative
95% range 93–99%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 164 | 5 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 37 | 2 | 78 |
| Lemmy * | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
1,241 of 1,272 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
97% recommend · 164 yes, 5 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 169 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (1,322 of 1,358 positive).
Players praise the game for its nostalgic charm and life-changing impact. [1][2][3] Some reviewers joke about absurd elements like High Demon Elgrim and secret fights. [4][5][6] A few players criticize technical issues like requiring ScummVM and difficulty closing the game. [7]
Liked
Representative posts
- [5]
This game really helped me with my fear of the dark AND high demon elgrim, BABAGABOOSH! 10/10 also i didnt get this for free
- [1]
This is the best video game I have ever played. I was in a rough mental state when I first found this game. It changed my life entirely. After my wife left me and my kids disowned me, I felt like it was all over. Then, my favourite YouTuber "DougDoug: Published Author" played this game. I thought it looked fun, so I spent £4.99 Great British Pounds on this game. That was the best £4.99 of my entire life. When I …
- [2]
I played this game as a child. Now I have a child who is getting to almost the same age that I was when I played it, so naturally, I bought this game, and several others by the same company. I grew up on these games and absolutely LOVE them. I can't wait for my kid to get that same experience.
- [3]
I've genuinely never played a better game. The storytelling? Stellar. The visual style? Breathtaking. The puzzles? Endless brain ticklers. You will NOT regret purchasing this game. I recommend that everyone has at least 10 hours on this magnificent work of art that has been BLESSED upon us by Humongous Entertainment. I cannot imagine going back to life without this game. It is life changing. My outlook on life has …
- [4]
So sad that Sam and his 24 older brothers were sacrificed to High Demon Elgrimm.
Summarised from 34 of the 277 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside talk about nostalgic and fun for all ages; those who didn't talk about requires ScummVM to save and alt-tab. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The original release of Pajama Sam received general acclaim, getting scores of 92% from Coming Soon Magazine, 9.5 out of 10 from Electric Playground, 8/10 from Unikgamer, 4 out of 5 stars from Allgame and 4 out of 5 stars from Adventure Gamers. The 2008 Wii port, titled Pajama Sam: Don't Fear the Dark was praised for the ease of play with the Wii Remote, but the save-game framework was criticized for looking ugly and for autosaving at inopportune times, including overwriting save files after the player had passed a point of no return.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 297 · most liked firstSo sad that Sam and his 24 older brothers were sacrificed to High Demon Elgrimm.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Depending on the source, I’m either early (Oct. 18th) or late (Oct. 4th) for this post. Either way it was 30 years ago that Humongous Entertainment debuted Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It’s Dark Outside. Here’s a Dark Knight inspired tribute. It was a blast to work on the game.
positive · AI labelView post →The first game to have a Dark World concept isn't Deltarune... It's Pajama Sam. SEND TWEET.
neutral · AI labelView post →This game really helped me with my fear of the dark AND high demon elgrim, BABAGABOOSH! 10/10 also i didnt get this for free
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It may be a controversial opinion, but Sam would absolutely dumpster Goku. No contest.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →doug doug played this
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you see this, quote this post with a video game that transports you back to your childhood! Pajama Sam, Freddy Fish, and Putt Putt really bring me back so much to those click and solve puzzles adventures (人 •͈ᴗ•͈) do you have a favorite?
positive · AI labelView post →you get your things stolen by trees then you help a communist carrot a sentient mine cart and a sentient boat with a mental problem to get them back to capture darkness only to befriend darkness and play cheese and crackers with him all night 10/10 babagaboosh
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun fact, you can leave this game running in the background for a week and not notice a drop in your pc performance.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I grew up with Macintosh, so we only had a handful of computer games like Myst, 7th Guest, Titanic: Adventure Out of Time, and my personal fave educational game: Pajama Sam No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside. I asked my dad for Riven for years but never got to play it until I was an adult XD
positive · AI labelView post →THIS IS WHY THEY MADE THE 4090 SO WE CAN FINALLY GET THE FULL EXPERIENCE!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →there are too many similarities between deltarune and this game. im honestly convinced toby fox got the idea for deltarune from playing this as a kid.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The socks took too long to find. BABAGABOOSH
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nostalgia bomb. I can almost hear my parents arguing in the background.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →101. Formless Star: Charming game about finding critters. If you're a fan of clicking on bg objects in stuff like Pajama Sam, this has that same vibe lol. Many strange & fun interactions you don't expect. Love the message at the end for finding all animals. Makes me wanna draw more weird scrimblos.
neutral · AI labelView post →Well, on a more positive note I heard today that my oldest is improving a lot in math and doing well, and then I beat the first Pajama Sam game with two of my kids so at least there’s that
positive · AI labelView post →Day 28: Putt Putt When I was a kid I looooved games like Putt Putt and Pajama Sam! Just cute fun point and click puzzle games that made ya think. Im also excited for a new spin on the genre by @4brandonjs4.bsky.social, go check his game out on the 30th! #Art #PuttPutt
positive · AI labelView post →This is my favorite game of all time, thank you DougDoug and PeanutButterGamer for showing me this masterpiece.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Better than Red Dead Redemption 2 in my honest opinion. Simply perfection.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the best psychological horror game since Silent Hill.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's here! I was lucky enough to sit down with game developer @thatdave.bsky.social , writer of Pajama Sam and veteran of Telltale Games and LucasArts, to play through and chat about Pajama Sam! Humongous Entertainment fans and veterans, this is for you! ❤️ Thank you all! youtu.be/72B6wUsgkok
neutral · AI labelView post →Study 01: Lost Woods The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time was the first “proper” video game I ever played (discounting stuff like Pajama Sam lol), and it remains my favorite Zelda game by far 🤲💕 but I was so disappointed when I found out Saria wasn’t a recurring character 💔
neutral · AI labelView post →As a little kid my brother and I played a lot of Humongous Entertainment games, mainly Putt Putt and Pajama Sam. The only Freddi Fish we had was a demo disc that let us play the beginning of one game. So let that be the context when I say: FREDDI FISH IS A GIRL?????
neutral · AI labelView post →We're playing the final Pajama Sam game RIGHT NOW on Twitch! And maybe more Humongous Entertainment games if we have time! 👀 www.twitch.tv/kdinjenzen #VTuber #ENVtuber #TransVtuber #FurryVtuber
neutral · AI labelView post →Side Quests is back and this episode's host is streamer, actor, singer and explorer of the Land of Darkness, @allieboballi.bsky.social! The game she is talking about today is Pajama Sam: No Need To Hide When It's Dark Outside by Humongous Entertainment. funandgames.libsyn.com/side-quests-...
neutral · AI labelView post →If you're a parent looking to get your family into video games, then there's no better place to start than right here. Are the choice paths simple? Yes. Are the minigames very rudimentary? At times. Is the game cheesy? Yes, but arguably that's just part of the charm of these older HE Big Huge Adventure games. Plus, the game works really well as a logic exercise in flowcharting. Also obligatory Bagabagoosh and High Demon Elgrim mention (thanks Doug)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the best video game I have ever played. I was in a rough mental state when I first found this game. It changed my life entirely. After my wife left me and my kids disowned me, I felt like it was all over. Then, my favourite YouTuber "DougDoug: Published Author" played this game. I thought it looked fun, so I spent £4.99 Great British Pounds on this game. That was the best £4.99 of my entire life. When I first played this game, it was the most life-changing experience of my life. People…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When Sam's in the closet he has a fun, timeless adventure in The Land Of Darkness. When I'm in the closet I just grapple with my sexuality :(
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After all this time, finally, I have seen the end credits of Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside. I still have the original CD but I haven't been able to run it on a computer in a very long time. It's great fun even if you're a grown adult.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →idgaf about your horoscope tell me which potion from Pajama Sam speaks to you on a spiritual level
neutral · AI labelView post →I've genuinely never played a better game. The storytelling? Stellar. The visual style? Breathtaking. The puzzles? Endless brain ticklers. You will NOT regret purchasing this game. I recommend that everyone has at least 10 hours on this magnificent work of art that has been BLESSED upon us by Humongous Entertainment. I cannot imagine going back to life without this game. It is life changing. My outlook on life has been completely renewed. I am a new man. A new being, a new breed of human…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This may be the best game ever created in history I'm completely serious and it also helped my buddy Lia's fear of the dark
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hilary duff discography tier ranking Desperate housewives playthrough Nancy Drew cosplay stream Play a game you only did one vod of before axing it from the schedule Pajama Sam stream
neutral · AI labelView post →I heard the phrase"game over bait" a little while back and gosh it's so fun. Pajama Sam is game over bait 😖
positive · AI labelView post →The pure intensity of which Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside summons upon your very soul when you play the game is unmatched by another game in the gaming industry. This game isn't just about facing the fear of the darkness but it's a journey across the vast horizon of what is hiding in this world. Talking trees, talking boats, and talking minecarts. Could this all be one giant mystery made by the one and only High Demon Elgrim? What mysteries could they also be hiding in the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved the secret Shadow sam fight, its insanely hard on Impossible+5 (No lunchbox No darknesses Grace) but its super rewarding as it gives the golden pajama mask.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is like a needle in a haystack, still fun to play even if youre way too old to be playing stuff like this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played this game as a child. Now I have a child who is getting to almost the same age that I was when I played it, so naturally, I bought this game, and several others by the same company. I grew up on these games and absolutely LOVE them. I can't wait for my kid to get that same experience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Join Sam as he embarks on his journey to capture Darkness in a land of talking trees, hilarious carrots and non-stop adventure! Wii game number 2 "Pajama Sam: Don't Fear the Dark" will be waiting for you in our upcoming Wii rollout, scheduled March 19th! retroachievements.org/game/34590?u...
neutral · AI labelView post →I loved playing this game since i was a kid. I especially remember the cheese and crackers scene and I even played cheese and crackers for real with my parents. Havarti and Provolone, one time when my mom went grocery shopping she found some Havarti and Provolone and she rememberd Sam and the toaster saying them.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →HIs name was Pumpkin Head Boy and then our VP of marketing told me that if I named him that people would only buy the game on Halloween. So I changed his name to Pajama Sam. It was good advice. #halloween #pajamaSam
neutral · AI labelView post →wait a minute... Deltarune is just straight up Pajama Sam. sam goes into the dark world in the first game. he's literally blue. put the pieces together
neutral · AI labelView post →Better than half-life
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's PAJAMA SAM (in "No Need To Hide When It's Dark Outside") TIME @ twitch.tv/theluigiguy !! 🦆 This counts as a Halloween game, right? Happy almost-Halloween!
positive · AI labelView post →Brand new Side Quests ep. from @allieboballi.bsky.social about the first Pajama Sam game. Go give it a listen!
neutral · AI labelView post →If you liked old point and click games like Putt Putt, Spy Fox, and Pajama Sam, worth checking out our new (short) game, Dilly Armadillo. Click around for a little and help her save the town rain bell in this friendly mystery lost-rabbit-digital.itch.io/dilly-armadi... #godot #html #itch #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →We're due for a new Freddi Fish and Pajama Sam game
neutral · AI labelView post →I am now playing Pajama Sam in bed on what is essentially a Game Boy on steroids. Feels like my entire life has led up to this moment.
positive · AI labelView post →way too hard, story is too long too.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →good game , can't wait for the pvp season, anyone know when it come out ? waiting on it since '96
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've always adored how striking the scenery in the Pajama Sam series are, the more bright and "realistic" colors of the second game aren't as awe-inspiring as the cool, mysterious tones of the first and even third games but I love the mechanical theming and detail in the Weather Center.
positive · AI labelView post →Pajama Sam! The last Humongous game protagonist I'm gonna draw. I never played a Pajama Sam game but I recently watched a playthrough and it was so charming! I can totally see why his games where some people's favs
positive · AI labelView post →Pajama Sam's Sock Works, a game for kids with lots of conveyor belts. I feel like this one is borderline, but maybe a decent baby's first automation game? Or if you just really like conveyor belts.
neutral · AI labelView post →This game lives rent free in my childhood memories. They don't make em like that anymore.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly I was surprised how much I enjoyed playing this game as an adult, while never actually playing Pajamas Sam games as a kid. Yes, it's gameplay is simple, but not Putt Putt levels of simple. For example, characters don't straight up tell you where all the needed items are, or Sam doesn't say "hey, I already have a solution for X thing", it's a small difference between PS and Putt Putt which makes PS so much more enjoyable to play. It's just fun solving item puzzles here in general, like…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the best anime ever made
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thanks for coming by for Overload today! An interesting game that I have some up and down feelings on, but I'll come back to it, likely offstream. Thank you to @pyronoid.com for raiding! Afterwards we raided @dickdebonair.bsky.social who was playing Pajama Sam!
neutral · AI labelView post →I got this game in a cereal box when i was young. Playing it again brings joy. i would credit it for a lot of my brain development in the creativity sense. a great game for children even by todays standards.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The amount of hype I feel is indescribable!! I always loved flash games like Henry Stickmin. And old-school point and click adventure games like Sam and Max, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, and Pajama Sam. I can't wait for Erma the Game to come out on Steam. #erma #indiegame #horror #webcomic
positive · AI labelView post →THURSDAY - 7:30 PM Eastern / 4:30 PM Pacific / 11:30 GMT @ twitch.tv/theluigiguy ... I'm streaming THE classic edutainment game of my childhood: Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside! I actually never beat the game as a kid, so I'm super excited to finally re-experience this classic! 🦆
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