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Dreambound

Two and a Half Studios · 2024-04-29

Steam

IndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view, Text

Releases: Apr 29, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery⁠—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.

95%
positive of 98 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$19.99
steam price (US)

When introverted artist Noah finds himself deep within a series of murders, he's forced out of his shell and back into reality—or in his case, back into the dreams of those that wronged him in the past. Surrounded by grief, will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery⁠—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A tale of loss and love, the past and the future. In the world of dreams, will Noah find a way to face reality?(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 18 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 42% of 37,784 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.0k–4.4k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 98 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $9.99 at Steam (2026-05-11)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 5 of 11 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
191920242026Week of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$9.992024-04-302026-07-092024-04-30 — best price $17.992024-05-13 — best price $19.992024-06-27 — best price $15.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-08-26 — best price $15.992024-09-02 — best price $19.992024-10-17 — best price $15.992024-10-24 — best price $19.992024-11-27 — best price $14.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992024-12-19 — best price $13.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-02-17 — best price $13.992025-02-24 — best price $19.992025-03-13 — best price $12.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-04-20 — best price $12.992025-04-27 — best price $19.992025-06-26 — best price $11.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-09-24 — best price $11.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-12-18 — best price $10.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-02-13 — best price $10.992026-02-20 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $11.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-05-11 — best price $9.992026-05-25 — best price $19.992026-06-25 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2024-04-30 (Steam store data)

Player tags

DarkAnimeDramaLGBTQ+PuzzleMysteryRomanceEmotionalLore-RichStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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