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Dream Alone

Dream Alone has a simple premise and a big atmosphere, with a background design that is genuinely chilling and puzzles that will make you think.
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43%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
52% User Score Based on 21 reviews
Critic Score 48%Based on 8 reviews

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Dream Alone is a single player arcade platformer game with horror, fantasy and dark fantasy themes. It was developed by Play2Chill and was released on June 28, 2018. It received neutral reviews from both critics and players.

2D platform game with classic platform gameplay, deadly traps, dark storyline and unique hero abilities, all in Tim Burton's-like audio-visual.

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52%Audience ScoreBased on 21 reviews
graphics4 positive mentions
stability1 negative mentions
  • Atmospheric, dark, and gloomy art style that creates an unsettling and immersive experience.
  • Interesting and engaging narrative with a mysterious story, combined with pleasant soundtrack and voice acting.
  • Challenging platformer gameplay with decent controls and unique mechanics like reality switching, flashlight, and clone creation.
  • Poor checkpoint placement and game design leading to frustrating and repetitive deaths with long backtracking.
  • Annoying and distracting visual effects such as constant blinking and grainy, flickering filters that impair visibility.
  • Numerous technical issues including softlocks, bugs, lack of graphic options, limited pause menu functionality, and inconsistent enemy behavior.

  • gameplay

    17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    18% positive mentions, 64% neutral mentions, 18% negative mentions

    The gameplay is criticized for being frustrating and overly reliant on trial and error, with floaty controls, inconsistent hit detection, and numerous traps that hinder enjoyment. While some appreciate the puzzle elements and creative mechanics like switching realities, overall functionality suffers, making the experience feel flawed and less satisfying.

    • “The game also has this power where you can switch between two different realities, which can help you solve puzzles or get past enemies.”
    • “The gameplay felt very floaty (by design) and the hit detection was sometimes hard to figure out; some ledges are easy to grab while others are not, with no markers to indicate the difference.”
    • “The gameplay can be very frustrating; it's a simple side-scroller but what made it bad and very annoying was all the traps in the game.”
    • “The gameplay felt very floaty (by design) and the hit detection was sometimes hard to figure out. Some ledges are very easy to grab, some others are not, and there is no marker or tell signs to figure out which is which.”
    • “The game loves to throw you curveballs just to kill you, and the entire premise of the gameplay is mostly trial and error.”

  • graphics

    16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 56% neutral mentions, 19% negative mentions

    The game's black-and-white, grainy visuals create a unique, eerie atmosphere that enhances its horror and platforming elements, though some find the flickering and degraded film effects distracting or hard to see. The distinctive art style is praised for its creativity and mood-setting, despite imperfect animations and a lack of graphic customization options. Overall, the graphics contribute significantly to the game's ambiance and thematic experience.

    • “I love the art style and the fact that the blinking of the character not only causes a challenge but feeds into the atmosphere and story as well.”
    • “This game has its scary moments but overall it is a beautiful horror platformer that needs to get noticed for its art style and challenging levels.”
    • “I actually found the graphics very refreshing and consider it to be an excellent example of what an ambitious creative team can accomplish.”
    • “I've only just started playing and I already can't stand the flickering grainy visuals that make it hard to see anything.”
    • “The game's graphics are really bad; it is black and white, which normally isn't a problem, but here it has a very grainy look that can be hard to see sometimes, plus there's a weird dark filter that blinks like your eyes, and it becomes really annoying.”
    • “The annoying graphical effect of a severely degraded 8mm film coupled with a blinking eye.”

  • story

    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    27% positive mentions, 53% neutral mentions, 20% negative mentions

    The story of the game is divisive: some find it confusing and loosely connected, particularly the fairytale-style chapter openings that don't tie well to the protagonist's journey. However, others appreciate the simple yet atmospheric narrative about a boy seeking Lady Death to save his village, complemented by effective art and mood that enhance the storytelling. Overall, the story is seen as stylistically appealing but may not satisfy those seeking clear or cohesive plot development.

    • “At the beginning, there's an intro telling the story of a village where everyone got sick and went into a coma.”
    • “You play as a little boy who has the quest to find Lady Death, a mysterious person who can save his village and family from a horrible unknown disease.”
    • “Great story, really great music, the game combines a creepy mood, black & white graphics, and challenging traps.”
    • “To start, the story is very confusing; although each new chapter begins with a fairytale/storybook opening, it doesn't clarify much.”
    • “The story is very inconsistent and barely relates to the boy's journey except for Lady Death; overall, it's confusing and disconnected from the main character's problem.”
    • “Dream Alone's story is bad, inconsistent, and contributes to the overall impression of the game as a complete failure.”

  • atmosphere

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    71% positive mentions, 29% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its immersive and haunting qualities, enhanced by a unique art style and innovative mechanics like the main character's vision and blinking. It successfully creates a gloomy, unsettling mood without relying on cheap jump scares, using grainy graphics and a heavy horror theme to deepen the sense of dread. Overall, the atmosphere significantly contributes to the game's engaging and absorbing experience.

    • “The horror theme is quite heavy and does well to establish a genuinely unsettling atmosphere, but doesn't stoop to jump-scares or similar tactics.”
    • “Additional skills of the main hero are realized in a quite extraordinary way and his vision of the world, after the skills are activated, makes the game more atmospheric and absorbing.”
    • “I love the art style and the fact that the blinking of the character not only causes a challenge but feeds into the atmosphere and story as well.”

  • music

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    43% positive mentions, 14% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions

    The music in the game received mixed feedback, with some players finding it generic and underwhelming, while others praised the soundtrack as amazing and well-suited to the game's mood and visuals. Overall, the music is seen as a key positive element that enhances the creepy atmosphere and complements the art style.

    • “What stood out to me the most was the soundtrack, which was simply amazing.”
    • “Great story, really great music; the game combines a creepy mood, black & white graphics, and challenging traps.”
    • “The soundtrack also complements the visuals quite nicely.”
    • “Sound design and music were very generic and just plain meh.”
    • “Some of the music was okay, but overall it was unimpressive.”
    • “The music is actually the only part of this game that wasn't annoying.”

  • stability

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

    Users report that the game suffers from significant stability issues, frequently encountering bugs that hinder the experience.

    • “If that wasn't stupid enough, they're buggy too.”

  • humor

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

    Users find the humor in the game to be unintentional, often stemming from its numerous bugs and poor design choices that evoke laughter despite the overall negative experience.

  • emotional

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

    Users highlight "Dream Alone" as a dark, emotionally intense adventure that effectively delivers a powerful experience through minimalistic design.

    • “Dream Alone is a dark, emotionally charged adventure and a perfect example of how to do more with less.”
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48%Critics’ scoreBased on 8 critic reviews
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Dream Alone is a arcade platformer game with horror, fantasy and dark fantasy themes. Common tags for Dream Alone include gothic, indie, psychological, emotional, psychological horror and others.

Dream Alone is available on Nintendo Switch, PC, Mac OS, PlayStation 4 and others.

Dream Alone was released on June 28, 2018.

Dream Alone was developed by Play2Chill.

Dream Alone has received neutral reviews from both players and critics. Most players liked Dream Alone for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

Dream Alone is a single player game.

Similar games include Toby: The Secret Mine, White Shadows, Color Symphony, PLANET ALPHA, Limbo and others.