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As I Began to Dream

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69%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, story
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
96% User Score Based on 23 reviews

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About As I Began to Dream

As I Began to Dream is a single player casual platformer game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by Strayflux and was released on November 19, 2025. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

"As I Began to Dream" is an enchanting puzzle-platformer that merges a unique environment manipulation mechanic. Utilize this power to navigate dream worlds, solve puzzles, and aid Lily's escape from her dream realm. FEATURES Lily will visit various dream worlds that reflect the traumas she experienced, remembering what happened to her, and together with Flippy, she will overcome it all in this …

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96%Audience ScoreBased on 23 reviews
emotional24 positive mentions
gameplay4 negative mentions
  • Beautiful, hand-drawn art style with vibrant colors and visually pleasing environments that enhance the emotional storytelling.
  • Emotionally impactful narrative based on the Five Stages of Grief, delivering a thoughtful, heartfelt experience with strong atmosphere and music.
  • Engaging and cleverly designed puzzles that increase in complexity, offering a satisfying challenge for puzzle lovers and a unique platforming experience.
  • Difficulty spike in later chapters, especially Act 4, introduces unfamiliar, punishing platforming mechanics that disrupted the overall flow for some players.
  • Controls and movement feel clunky or imprecise at times, making certain platforming sections frustrating and less enjoyable.
  • Some puzzles and platforming sections near the end could benefit from additional polish and testing to smooth out difficulty and gameplay consistency.

  • emotional

    24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game delivers a deeply emotional experience through its heartfelt storytelling, art, music, and atmosphere, effectively exploring themes like grief with sincerity and care. Players often find themselves emotionally moved, experiencing both heartbreak and warmth, making the game a beautifully crafted journey that resonates on a personal level. Its emotional impact is both intense and thoughtful, earning strong recommendations for those seeking meaningful and touching narratives.

    • “By the time the credits rolled, I was reduced to a soggy, trembling, vaguely person-shaped puddle of crying and screaming, while simultaneously staring proudly at the names on the screen and also plotting to send strayflux the bill for my emotional repairs.”
    • “There’s something so heartwarmingly surreal about seeing a local team craft something this polished, this intentional, and this emotionally devastating that I want to gift it to everyone while also warning them to prepare tissues and possibly a support group.”
    • “The art is so beautifully illustrated that every single frame looks like it was crafted specifically to ruin me emotionally in the gentlest and most respectful way possible.”

  • story

    21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 62% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's story is deeply emotional and thoughtfully crafted around the five stages of grief, delivering a poignant narrative through the eyes of a child. Players praise its heartfelt, touching storytelling that combines beautifully with the art and music, creating a lasting impression. Overall, the narrative is widely regarded as compelling, evocative, and integral to the game's impactful experience.

    • “Emotional storytelling, with the storyline taking you through the 5 stages of grief.”
    • “It's hard to tell a tragic and loss story from the perspective of a child, yet this game brings such emotion in a simple way, as a child sees the world.”
    • “The message that this story has was carefully developed and delivered perfectly.”

  • music

    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 29% neutral mentions, 21% negative mentions

    The music in the game is widely praised for its emotional depth, perfectly complementing the atmosphere and storytelling. Each track captures the protagonist's feelings, enhancing immersion with calming, beautiful, and sometimes impactful melodies that align seamlessly with the vibrant visuals. Overall, the soundtrack is a standout feature that enriches the puzzle and narrative experience.

    • “For the music, I fell in love with every single track the moment it started playing.”
    • “Pretty and beautiful art style, the color palette combination are pleasing to the eye; really love the music too, it's calming and matches the ambience, and then there is the Red Desert area that is a banger!”
    • “It is in the art, the ambiance, the music, the tiny details that make you go, "oh no… they want me to feel something."”
    • “Each area’s theme captures exactly what Lily is feeling, almost like the music is quietly narrating her emotions in the background.”
    • “Pretty and beautiful artstyle, the color palette combination are pleasing to the eye, really love the music too, it's calming, match with the ambience and then there is the red desert area that are banger!”

  • gameplay

    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 42% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The gameplay is praised for its creative, well-paced puzzle mechanics and smooth, controller-friendly controls, offering many hours of immersive experience. However, some users find the platforming and second-half gameplay clunky and less enjoyable, with simple puzzle difficulty that may feel basic to some. Overall, the game balances charming audiovisuals with thoughtful gameplay, though opinions on mechanics vary.

    • “The mechanics are introduced clearly, the pacing is smooth, and nothing feels overwhelming.”
    • “The usage of the mechanics introduced to form more complex puzzles is very creative and out of the box.”
    • “The concept and gameplay are so carefully crafted, wrapped in adorable audio-visual, contrasting with the sense of impending doom that keeps me engaged with the game.”
    • “But, too bad the gameplay and platforming aspect was weak, and the only good thing is the puzzles.”
    • “Unfortunately the second half felt extremely clunky gameplay wise.”
    • “The controls feel too clunky for how finicky the mechanics work.”

  • graphics

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    83% positive mentions, 17% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features beautiful and unique graphics with a pleasing color palette and distinct visuals for each chapter, creating a captivating and calming atmosphere. The art style is highly praised for its beauty and effective blend with the music, enhancing the overall experience.

    • “Every chapter has its own unique vibe and cool visuals, and also lovely story.”
    • “Pretty and beautiful art style, the color palette combinations are pleasing to the eye. Really love the music too, it's calming and matches the ambience. The red desert area is a standout!”
    • “Super beautiful game so far, the music and visuals are gorgeous.”

  • atmosphere

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features a charming atmosphere complemented by soothing music and engaging puzzles, creating an emotionally impactful and heartfelt experience.

    • “Charming game with nice puzzles, atmosphere, music, and a heart-wrenching story.”
    • “ Music, atmosphere, and emotional impact”

  • humor

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users appreciate the humor in the game, highlighting the hilarious turtle sounds that add a fun and entertaining touch to the overall experience.

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As I Began to Dream is a casual platformer game with fantasy theme. Common tags for As I Began to Dream include indie, 2d, female protagonist, relaxing, atmospheric and others.

As I Began to Dream is available on PC, Steam Deck and Windows.

As I Began to Dream was released on November 19, 2025.

As I Began to Dream was developed by Strayflux.

As I Began to Dream has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked As I Began to Dream for its emotional but disliked it for its gameplay.

As I Began to Dream is a single player game.

Similar games include GRIS, Neva, Ugly, Sheepy: A Short Adventure, Koira and others.