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Dream Ending cover art

Dream Ending

#workshop · NVLMaker · 2019-07-22

Steam

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jul 22, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

This is a small tale from the end. The leftovers of mankind are destined to perish as the Arks break orbit. Suddenly, however, she's making me ask her out, an invitation to face the apocalypse together... a short but exquisite visual novel, "Dream Ending" is humanity's last love story.

Dream Ending is an Adventure, Casual, Indie game released in 2019, priced at $3.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and Overwhelmingly Positive (97% of 3254 reviews) sentiment.

2
playing now
97%
positive of 3.3k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 14:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Cooling
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 62 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 50% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (198 reviews).
  • · Top 7% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 81k–195k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,254 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.35 at Steam (2025-12-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $3.99 · on sale 8 of 15 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
19519520192026Week of 2019-07-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-15 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 3 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
192Jul 2019Aug 2026Jul 2019 — avg 19 · peak 61Sep 2019 — avg 3 · peak 16Nov 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8Jan 2020 — avg 4 · peak 17Mar 2020 — avg 7 · peak 33May 2020 — avg 4 · peak 28Jul 2020 — avg 3 · peak 13Sep 2020 — avg 2 · peak 14Nov 2020 — avg 3 · peak 16Jan 2021 — avg 4 · peak 18Mar 2021 — avg 4 · peak 20May 2021 — avg 3 · peak 15Jul 2021 — avg 5 · peak 17Sep 2021 — avg 4 · peak 12Nov 2021 — avg 4 · peak 16Jan 2022 — avg 4 · peak 12Mar 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11May 2022 — avg 2 · peak 10Jul 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Sep 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Nov 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Jan 2023 — avg 3 · peak 14Mar 2023 — avg 3 · peak 15Jun 2023 — avg 3 · peak 13Aug 2023 — avg 2 · peak 10Nov 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Feb 2024 — avg 3 · peak 13Apr 2024 — avg 2 · peak 9Jun 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Aug 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Oct 2024 — avg 4 · peak 17Dec 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Mar 2025 — avg 3 · peak 12Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 13
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$3.99$2.352019-07-232026-08-242019-07-23 — best price $3.192019-10-28 — best price $2.992019-11-26 — best price $2.992020-01-23 — best price $2.792020-03-16 — best price $2.792020-06-25 — best price $2.592020-10-12 — best price $2.592020-11-25 — best price $2.592021-01-18 — best price $2.592021-03-15 — best price $2.592021-05-17 — best price $2.592021-08-23 — best price $2.592021-11-11 — best price $2.592021-12-22 — best price $2.592022-02-14 — best price $2.592022-04-29 — best price $2.592022-06-24 — best price $2.392022-09-30 — best price $2.392022-12-11 — best price $2.392023-01-19 — best price $2.392023-03-16 — best price $2.392023-05-31 — best price $2.392023-08-07 — best price $2.392023-11-07 — best price $2.392024-01-04 — best price $3.992024-03-21 — best price $3.992024-07-11 — best price $3.992024-10-08 — best price $3.992024-12-04 — best price $3.992025-02-01 — best price $3.992025-03-20 — best price $3.992025-06-14 — best price $3.992025-08-10 — best price $3.992025-12-05 — best price $3.992026-02-27 — best price $3.992026-05-14 — best price $3.992026-08-10 — best price $2.352026-08-24 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

11
achievements tracked
84.3%
earned "The ending and beginning of a dream"
60.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

2 supported languages: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2019-07-23 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)56280%11

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

AnimeIndieCasualRomanceAdventureVisual NovelSexual Content

Census log

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

Recent updates

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