Just A Dream

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Just A Dream is a single player action game. It was developed by The Hyper Carries! and was released on October 31, 2017. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Just a Dream is a fast paced top down action game. You enter a world filled with your worst nightmares and must escape. As you fight across your dream from level to level, you encounter the very things that you dread every night. Pick up unique weapons and use magical abilities that allow you to traverse the lands of nightmares and monsters to conquer Anxiety, Fear, and Despair themselves. Your ad…

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Audience ScoreBased on 40 reviews

graphics3 negative mentions

Engaging and tense psychological thriller atmosphere with a captivating storyline.
Fun and addictive gameplay combining puzzles, item searching, and moral dilemmas.
Stylish graphics and sound that enhance the overall immersive experience.

Some puzzles are unclear or confusing and might frustrate players.
Graphics quality is low and can appear amateurish, with locked resolution and no improvement options.
Gameplay can feel repetitive and generic with limited controls and no checkpoint system.

graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics receive mixed feedback, with some praising the top-down pixel art as stunning and well-executed, while others criticize the use of retro pixel style as a fallback for lack of skill, noting locked resolution and limited visual quality. Overall, the graphics appeal to fans of pixel art but may feel outdated or unpolished to others.
- “Gameplay, music, and graphics are stunning.”
- “Played top-down pixel graphics games now; I played this one.”
- “The developers provide a good and deep justification for many asset flips on Steam... because if you try doing video game art yourself without having any skill, you end up with completely terrible graphics like the hand-drawn style depicted in 'Just a Dream'.”
- “They chose to use obsolete retro pixel art as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
- “Resolution is locked; there's no way to even try to improve the terrible graphics, but at least you can rebind the controls.”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is generally praised for being smooth, fun, and even revolutionary, with impressive integration alongside music and graphics. However, some users find it generic and less engaging compared to other aspects of the game.
- “Gameplay, music, and graphics are stunning.”
- “Smooth gameplay and fun challenge.”
- “Gameplay is revolutionary and whoever programmed it should be very proud.”
- “Ok story, but gameplay is too generic...”
- “It's just gameplay.”
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story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is considered adequate but unremarkable, lacking originality and depth. Many users find it less engaging compared to the gameplay.
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is generally praised as stunning and complements the gameplay and graphics well, but the title screen music is widely disliked and considered annoying.
- “However, the title screen music is very annoying and just complete utter trash.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is free to play, which is appreciated, especially given that Gamemaker Studio is often associated with low-effort, monetized shovelware. This title avoids typical cash grab tactics.
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players note that a second life or attempt is necessary to effectively manage the grinding aspect, indicating it may be somewhat challenging or time-consuming.
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users report significant stability issues, describing the game as buggy and prone to crashes, which negatively impacts the overall experience.
- “Just for the people thinking this is just a dream... well it isn't, it's a buggy dream.”