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Bad Dream: Fever cover art

Bad Dream: Fever

Desert Fox · 2018-11-15

SteamGOG

AdventureIndieFree To Play

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 14, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 15, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 15, 2018 (Mac)

The world is covered in strange ink, an unknown plague has gathered its cruel harvest. The city seems to be completely empty and dead, but in its every corner there are manifestations of fear, sorrow, loneliness and suffering.

1
playing now
82%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
4h
to beat · rushed 3h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 66 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 46% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 26% of 11,424 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Current store prices

GOG$0.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.84 at eTail.Market (2024-08-29) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 31 of 53 observed days · $0.15 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
858520182026Week of 2018-11-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-08-11 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 2 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.812018-11-162026-08-302018-11-16 — best price $7.992019-03-28 — best price $5.992019-06-25 — best price $5.492019-11-01 — best price $3.392020-01-03 — best price $1.992020-03-13 — best price $9.992020-05-21 — best price $9.992020-08-17 — best price $9.992020-11-16 — best price $0.992021-01-23 — best price $9.992021-05-10 — best price $9.992021-09-18 — best price $9.992021-12-01 — best price $9.992022-03-06 — best price $0.992022-07-25 — best price $9.992022-10-31 — best price $0.992023-01-03 — best price $9.992023-03-06 — best price $9.992023-06-29 — best price $0.992023-10-18 — best price $0.992023-12-11 — best price $1.992024-02-06 — best price $9.992024-04-15 — best price $0.992024-06-25 — best price $9.992024-07-26 — best price $8.382024-08-21 — best price $9.992024-10-24 — best price $0.992025-01-08 — best price $0.992025-04-18 — best price $9.992025-07-16 — best price $0.992025-10-08 — best price $9.992026-01-18 — best price $9.992026-04-15 — best price $1.092026-07-09 — best price $0.992026-08-30 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, Polish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Switch (Nintendo)40%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DGoreIndieHorrorViolentAdventureDetectiveHand-drawnPlatformerAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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