Last updated on January 15th, 2026 at 04:34 am
Pajama Sam: No Need To Hide – Education Game Review
Pajama Sam: No Need To Hide is a Education/Adventure game from Tommo Inc., first launched in 14th December 2012.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 150+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Pajama Sam: No Need To Hide Stand Out
Pajama Sam: No Need To Hide When It’s Dark Outside
Sam is ready to face his fear of the dark, following his favorite comic book Superhero Pajama Man he takes up the identity of Pajama Sam as he journeys into his imagination to the land of Darkness.
Along the way Sam meets some new friends like Otto the Boat, King the mine car and Carrot the Carrot. Packed with his Flashlight and with your help is all Sam really needs.
—User Reviews—
"This game is great for kids of all ages. It is challenging enough for older kids and entertaining enough for younger.",
"I originally bought this for my now 16 y/o when he was about 5 y/o. In fact, he LOVED it and owned every game in the series. It helped to increase his computer and problem solving skills and provided hours of fun for us both. I loved that it combined adventure with a learning opportunity.",
"Played it as a young boy and now my god kids can play it meaning their childhood will be just as awesome!",
"A high quality point-and-click adventure game for young and old alike. "
FEATURES:
• Every new game creates new ways of playing making the experience for any child new every time.
• Simple touchscreen navigation makes it easy to guide Sam on his adventure.
• Fun and challenging puzzles and mini games.
• Encouraging creativity and sharpening problem-solving skills.
• Read-along as you play with text that matches each line of dialogue. Perfect for early readers and learning English.
This product uses ScummVM which is released under the GNU GPL v2.
For more information, please visit – https://www.scummvm.org
The GNU GPL can be viewed here – https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
This Education game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Pajama Sam: No Need To Hide is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 3rd September 2024
Recent improvements include:
- Add background music/sound effects toggle
- Add display modes (default, stretch, two-finger pan and zoom)
- Only allow landscape
- Miscellaneous bugfixes
Download & Availability
Pajama Sam: No Need To Hide is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Pajama Sam: No Need To Hide on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
We played this as a kid. And we still play it. Its funny, colorful, and cozy. The soundtrack is unforgettable. A great game to play when we want to take a trip down memory lane. Thank you, Pajama Sam, for all the years of fun and adventure. May the game carry on its legacy. Now grab your lunch box, flashlight, and mask and dive into the world of imagination.
The update ruined the game. Please make it full screen again.
We previously wrote a review expressing disappointment with the new display that had large save, quit, and skip buttons and we would like to rescind that review. Im not sure if it was fixed or we just missed that detail about changing it. Regardless, thank you once again Humongous and keep doing what youre doing:).
Love the game but it keeps restarting without saving our progress.
After giving our daughter this game when she was four she loved it a lot until she stoped playing and asked for something else, the reason why was she said it was boring after awhile, and something more fun needed to be added.
New bug where no sound happens.
We are having a little issue with pajama Sam no need to hide when its dark outside there are times once we a while where there comes a point where the arrow of the game cant move and we cant tap and it is making us start the game over again we are a huge fan of pajama Sam we love these games so much and we hope the issues with pajama Sam 1 and pajama Sam 3 Gets fixed.
Loved this as a kid, glad it's still around to bring back memories of simpler times.
Please add Big Thinkers Kindergarten and 1st Grade and also Putt Putt and Peps Balloon O Rama.
For anyone having audio issues with this app or any other humongous games on iOS or iPadOS regarding audio, make sure your volume is up then make sure Notifications are not MUTED (Silence switch OFF on iOS, Bell icon has no line through it in control panel on iPadOS.) we thought the games were bugged then found a fix ourselves. Hope this helps.
This is one of if not THE best video game EVER.
Our childhood game just as we remembered it. Solution to the no sound issue: Make sure your do not disturb/focus mode is off and ringer is not silent. For some reason game volume is muted when that is on.
If you played the Pajama Sam games as a kid and youre looking for some nostalgia, this game is soooo worth the price. Exactly what we remembered. Easy to navigate. Chefs kiss.
We used to play this game all the time on our computer as a little kid. Im 20 now and we decided to download this game on our phone and play it again just for nostalgic purposes. We love it. It makes us feel like a kid again.
Cant grab the oars , just keep swinging . Please fix so we can continue . Games super fun.
Make sure your phone isnt on silent mode otherwise there will be no audio.
We played this game when we were a kid and its the greatest game ever. We love it so much and it is just like we remember it. The Pajama Sam bundle $12, is more fun than any other app Ive bought. At first we were hesitant to buy it because people talked about sound issues, but the sound works as long as you have headphones or earbuds. There is no external sound but that doesnt bother us. This is the most classic Pajam Sam game, and we cant decide if we like it more than game 3, so we think they are both tied as our favorites. We were so excited when we saw this on the app store, we couldnt believe its here! Im very thankful for the app because the Pajama Sam DVDs (before it became an app)- dont work on most modern computers, so the only place we could play it would be a library and thats embarrassing because Im an adult. The Pajama Sam games have all of the different routes for anyone wondering, so you get to play new paths when you start a new game. They are chosen at random so its always new and exciting. We were wondering if the app version was gonna have the different routes! Very impressed. Its definitely worth the money. We play it on an iPad, and using our finger to tap the screen is such a big upgrade from when we were a kid and had to use a mouse. We remember this game well, so we finished it quickly, that was the only con and its not really a con. Thank you Humongous Entertainment for making such awesome games.
This is the same game you remember! The sound works on iPad Pro and iPhone XS. The sound also works when screen mirroring to Apple TV. (we hope they bring this to Apple TV too!).
Our brother and we used to fight over who would get to play this game back in the day on our parents old 1998 Gateway computer. It holds up very well, and even at 25 we were challenged by a few things. Very fun, and we highly recommend. PS All the morons who cant get the oars its not a bug. The location of the mask, lunch pail, and flashlight are randomized every new game and you dont always need the oar. If you cant get them, its because you didnt need them. Learn how to use Google.
We are so glad we found this absolute master of a game on iPad again. Used to use it in our preschool on a PC for autistic and ADHD children years ago. This game helped them to develop not only their social skills but focus and concentration. But it is extremely good to develop critical thinking and problem solving for all children no matter what their skill level. . Honestly even some adults have difficulty with this game but kids can complete it because they will keep trying with novel solutions. Who ever designed this game was a genius because they understand child psychology and uses it to teach so it becomes fun.
Used to play all the time when we were a little kid on the computer, now we love playing while stoned its truly nostalgic.
There are times when the game crashes and we have to restart which is annoying.
We love this port but needs controller support.
Ive missed this game. We were so happy to learn that it was on the App Store! But Ive noticed a small thing. When trying to get the oars, he doesnt swing his arm and doesnt jump over to get them. You just keep swinging back and forth forever. So theres no way to get any farther :/ Please fix so we can continue reliving our childhood.
This game brings back lots of great childhood memories only missing a star because the sound didnt ever turn on. Checked the game settings and made sure our volume was turned up. Subtitles were helpful to get thru the game but would have been even better with the sound on.
We loved these games on the PC and so we have them on our phone…. The sound works for the Putt Putt games but both Pajama Sam games dont have sound….. The subtitles work and we can play the whole games but theres no sound even though the sound is on in both the game and on our phone…. We tried looking up how to fix it but we couldnt find a solution… Can anyone help.
We played this game a lot when we were younger we found it easy to play but we wish the audio would work without earbuds.
We bought this game to play with our 4 y/o son because we used to love playing these games as a kid. Unfortunately without the sound working he very quickly lost interest, please patch this quickly.
This version of Pajama Sam does not recognize where the cursor is on the screen until you click, making it inconvenient as figure out what is clickable. IPadOS and macOS both support cursors, so this is odd. Secondly, there is no menu to select your storyline. This should be added.
This game is super well done and almost exact to the original, but it has crashed on us a few times and we had to delete and redownload. Hoping this can get fixed.
Still the same game and our sound works fine but the story line never changes. We want it fixed or we want our money back.
We dont remember the lunch box being in the water when we were a kid. You used to have to go down the wishing well and Otto need oars. Its about half the amount of gameplay that we remember.
Everything is great about the game just like a remember it! However, theres one issue. Just like the other Pajama Sam games, the tasks are randomized every time you play. Sams flashlight and lunch box change so youre not doing the same mission every time, however the mask stays the same. The mask is always with the carrot every time you play. Usually, it should switch from being in the living room and using the invisibility potion to get it.
Amazing, blast from the past! Our only complaint is that it isnt fully like the original computer game. There is no library option to get the invisibility potion, there is no magnet, etc. We were sad to see that but other than that, its great.
We wouldnt say its worth the price but it was a fun game then and it was fun game now to introduce to our kids but its a very short game. Wish there was more to it.
We LOVE THIS GAME (we did as a kid too), but theres NO SOUND.
It renders the game unwinnable; has anyone else experienced this? If so, is there a way to fix it.
Perfect other than theres no sound.
Super bummed. We were so excited because we loved the PJ Sam games, but they just arent good without the sound, especially for kids who cant read yet! Please fix the sound.
Very sad theres no sound. We loved this game so much but the sound is one of the best parts and it doesnt work on the app ):.
Always get froze on the same level cant even play the game.
There is no sound. The sound doesnt work for this app. We cant find any way to fix it.
Cant reach the ores. It doesnt matter how many times you try. Cant even finish the game.
The ours car doesn't stop in the gold tunnel so you cant get the gold for the toll bridge.
If we cant go into the library, how do we get the magnet to finish the game??? Dont buy if you want to actually finish.
We got the bundle with the 3 games and none have sound.
We paid for this game and no sound which wouldnt be a big deal if it was FREE!!!.. Please either fix the sound or give us money back.
We loved this game growing up so we decided to get it on our phone. Its expensive so thought it would work 100% but there is no sound whatsoever. Its a huge disappointment and we suggest no one download it unless you are okay with no sound.
Ive been playing this game since we were a wee lad and its simply phenomenal. Its great for kids but its also a great way to spend half an hour if youre offline and need a game to play. Its engaging and entertaining for sure.
Im trying to access our inventory to use our rope and we cant find it.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.5.4
- Size: 256.34 MB
- iOS: 17.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Tommo Inc.
Last updated: 3rd September 2024 | Genre: Education, Adventure | Developer: Tommo Inc.