Dream Factory

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Dream Factory is a single player strategy game. It was developed by The Tambourine and was released on November 2, 2015. It received negative reviews from players.

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Audience ScoreBased on 59 reviews

stability6 negative mentions

Interesting premise as a film studio management game.
Some users found potential and liked the concept of merging management and simulation genres.
The game has trading cards and basic start menu functionality.

Game is extremely buggy, often unplayable with workers getting stuck and construction issues.
No tutorial, no sound, no music, and very poor UI making it confusing and frustrating to play.
Development appears abandoned since the last update several years ago, with no signs of improvements or fixes.

stability
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from significant stability issues, with frequent bugs, crashes, and lag making it often unplayable. Many users find it poorly optimized and glitch-ridden, impacting the overall experience despite an interesting premise.
- “It is entirely bug ridden and laggy, and doesn't even remotely work.”
- “So buggy it's unplayable.”
- “Not a very good game, it's the only game out of my 400+ games on Steam that crashes and glitches.”
graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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50%
Users find the graphics inconsistent and unappealing, criticizing the confusing mix of art styles that result in unrealistic and grim visuals. Additionally, the UI is unintuitive and the lack of customization options further detracts from the overall graphical experience.
- “The game needs a more consistent art style.”
- “The art style looks almost identical to Papers, Please.”
- “The UI is very unintuitive, there's no sound, and the graphics are grim and awful.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
75%
The game lacks any music or sound effects entirely, resulting in a silent and incomplete audio experience that detracts from overall playability.
- “Please don't spend £7.99 on this game, which has no tutorial, soundtrack, or playability.”
- “Nevermind the fact that this game is in a barebones half-coded state, it never should have been released in any capacity; the game doesn't even contain any sound - effects or music - just silence.”
- “There is no sound or music implemented.”
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users find the gameplay frustrating and difficult to engage with, as they struggle to get even the basic mechanics to function properly.
- “I wish I could give a more in-depth view of the rest of the gameplay, but I couldn't get to any of it.”
- “I can't even get basic mechanics to work...”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere is dominated by a grey-brown, old-scroll aesthetic that contributes to a gloomy and subdued mood, which some users find unnecessarily dull.
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Replayability is limited due to numerous unresolved issues, though recent patches have improved playability somewhat. Further fixes are needed to enhance the overall experience.