Humongous Entertainment

Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside

1996 adventure video game · adventure game* · educational video game*

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At a glance

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Series

  • Pajama Sam

Game facts

Developers

  • Humongous Entertainment

Publishers

  • Atari
  • UFO Interactive Games
  • Humongous Entertainment*
  • Nightdive Studios*

Engines

  • SCUMM
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Platforms

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    E - Everyone*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Verified*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Platinum*
    Reports
    4*
    Community confidence
    low*

System requirements

  • Linux · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Ubuntu 14.04 LTS*
    Processor alternatives
    1.0 GHz Processor*
    Memory
    512 MB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    100% OpenGL accelerated card or onboard graphics*
    Storage
    512 MB available space*
    Audio hardware
    Any ALSA supported card on onboard audio*
  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10*
    Processor alternatives
    1.0 GHz Processor*
    Memory
    512 MB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    100% DirectX compatible graphics*
    Storage
    512 MB available space*
    Audio hardware
    100% DirectX compatible card or onboard sound*
  • macOS · Minimum*
    Operating system
    OS X Leopard 10.7*
    Processor alternatives
    1.0 GHz Processor*
    Memory
    512 MB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    3D graphics card or onboard graphics compatible with OpenGL*
    Storage
    512 MB available space*
    Audio hardware
    100% CoreAudio compatible card or onboard sound*

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    Yes*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • German*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Dutch*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
    Full audio
    Yes*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • German*
  • Dutch*
  • French*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*

Store genres

  • Adventure*
  • Casual*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside
Screenshot 2 from Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside
Screenshot 3 from Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside

* Provisional data