40 Winks
40 Winks is an action platformer where you control brother and sister, Ruff and Tumble. Your goal is to collect 40 Winks scattered around the world to stop an evil man called Nitekap. Nitekap wants to turn the winks into hood-winks who are responsible for giving children nightmares.
- Released
- 1999
- Developer
- Eurocom
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- unknown
- Download
- 0.78 GB
What is 40 Winks?
40 Winks is an action platformer where you control brother and sister, Ruff and Tumble. Your goal is to collect 40 Winks scattered around the world to stop an evil man called Nitekap. Nitekap wants to turn the winks into hood-winks who are responsible for giving children nightmares.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 14 November 1999 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Eurocom |
| Publisher | Atari, Inc. |
| Platforms | Nintendo 64 |
| Genres | Horror |
| Languages | 1 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2699066, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was 40 Winks received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Partial Controller Support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | partial support |
| Cloud saves | No |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | unknown |
| Download size | 0.78 GB |
| Add-on content | None listed |
| Age gate | None |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Problems players report
We read the 20 most recent negative Steam reviews of 40 Winks on 30 August 2026 looking for recurring complaints. Nothing came up often enough to report: no theme was mentioned by more than 3% of them. That is not a claim that the game is bug-free, only that the people who disliked it were not agreeing about why.
Games like 40 Winks
24 games overlap with 40 Winks on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Glover, Tomb Raider II and Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee.
Common questions about 40 Winks
What platforms is 40 Winks on?
40 Winks is available on Nintendo 64. It first released in 1999.
How much does 40 Winks cost?
$5.59 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend 40 Winks?
60% of 60 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mixed. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
How big is the 40 Winks download?
0.78 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.
Who made 40 Winks?
40 Winks was developed by Eurocom and published by Atari, Inc..