Sleeping Gods Lie was a first-person adventure game released on the Amiga, DOS and Atari ST, published by Empire Interactive in 1989.

"[4] The Games Machine said "Though most suited to RPGers (and adventurers), the arcade elements of combat and exploration open up the involving fantasy world of Tessara to action freaks also.

"[5] The One said "It's difficult to imagine who Sleeping Gods Lie could appeal to – it's far too slow-moving for most of us, and any serious RPG fan will no doubt dismiss it as lightweight piffle.

"[6] Gordon Houghton for Computer and Video Games said "A great attempt at a world simulator, combining RPG and arcade adventure; unfortunately, the scenario isn't compelling enough or the gameplay addictive enough to back it up.

"[7] Steve Cooke for The One said "If [...] you're of the broad-minded category of gamesplayer and enjoy exploration with a bit of action on the way, then SGL offers a pretty enormous challenge.