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Dreamcore

Montraluz · Tlön Industries · 2025-01-23

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jan 23, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 23, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Jan 23, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S)

Experience backrooms like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?

13
playing now
89%
positive of 2.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
4.67★
PlayStation Store rating (2,126 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$17.99
steam price (US)

13 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Dreamcore is a 2025 first-person horror video game developed by Argentine studio Montraluz and published by Tlön Industries. It was released for Windows, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S on January 23, 2025. Developed in Unreal Engine 5, the game uses a body-camera and found-footage visual style and has players navigate non-linear, labyrinthine liminal spaces to find each level's exit.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 13 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 162 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~20/week).
  • · Review velocity down 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 28,748 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 40k–90k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,999 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$12.59-30%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.19 at Steam (2025-03-13) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $17.99 · on sale 15 of 26 observed days · $5.40 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
23323320252026Week of 2025-01-23: 233 positiveWeek of 2025-01-23: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-01-30: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-02-06: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-13: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-20: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-27: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-06: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-13: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-20: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-27: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-03: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-10: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-17: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-24: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2762026-09-15 02:00 — 19 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 7 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 17 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 15 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 14 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 17 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 15 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 6 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 13 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 7 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 11 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 13 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 17 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 7 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 26 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 23 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 16 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 12 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 15 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 12 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 12 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 11 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 17 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 13 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
579Jan 2025Aug 2026Jan 2025 — avg 57 · peak 144Feb 2025 — avg 28 · peak 71Mar 2025 — avg 19 · peak 46Apr 2025 — avg 11 · peak 24May 2025 — avg 9 · peak 18Jun 2025 — avg 28 · peak 89Jul 2025 — avg 14 · peak 28Aug 2025 — avg 11 · peak 27Sep 2025 — avg 12 · peak 38Oct 2025 — avg 12 · peak 28Nov 2025 — avg 18 · peak 45Dec 2025 — avg 16 · peak 35Jan 2026 — avg 19 · peak 38Feb 2026 — avg 15 · peak 29Mar 2026 — avg 21 · peak 54Apr 2026 — avg 20 · peak 43May 2026 — avg 30 · peak 136Jun 2026 — avg 30 · peak 78Jul 2026 — avg 23 · peak 50Aug 2026 — avg 26 · peak 90
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$17.99$7.192025-01-232026-10-142025-01-23 — best price $8.992025-03-13 — best price $7.192025-03-20 — best price $8.992025-06-17 — best price $11.992025-06-18 — best price $11.992025-09-01 — best price $9.592025-09-08 — best price $11.992025-09-29 — best price $9.592025-10-06 — best price $11.992025-11-03 — best price $9.592025-11-10 — best price $11.992025-11-14 — best price $14.992025-11-17 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $11.992026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-01-19 — best price $11.992026-01-20 — best price $11.992026-01-26 — best price $14.992026-01-27 — best price $14.992026-03-19 — best price $11.242026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-05-21 — best price $17.992026-06-25 — best price $12.592026-07-09 — best price $17.992026-08-01 — best price $10.792026-08-08 — best price $17.992026-08-26 — best price $17.992026-09-02 — best price $17.992026-09-09 — best price $17.992026-09-16 — best price $17.992026-09-23 — best price $17.992026-09-28 — best price $17.992026-09-30 — best price $17.992026-10-07 — best price $17.992026-10-14 — best price $12.59
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

348502026-05-14 — 143 pageviews2026-05-18 — 142 pageviews2026-05-22 — 156 pageviews2026-05-26 — 157 pageviews2026-05-30 — 308 pageviews2026-06-03 — 261 pageviews2026-06-07 — 250 pageviews2026-06-11 — 169 pageviews2026-06-15 — 159 pageviews2026-06-19 — 129 pageviews2026-06-23 — 159 pageviews2026-06-27 — 130 pageviews2026-07-01 — 87 pageviews2026-07-05 — 148 pageviews2026-07-09 — 121 pageviews2026-07-13 — 156 pageviews2026-07-17 — 149 pageviews2026-07-21 — 123 pageviews2026-07-25 — 137 pageviews2026-07-29 — 86 pageviews2026-08-02 — 152 pageviews2026-08-06 — 138 pageviews2026-08-10 — 102 pageviews2026-08-14 — 133 pageviews2026-08-18 — 102 pageviews2026-08-22 — 80 pageviews2026-08-26 — 70 pageviews2026-08-30 — 69 pageviews2026-09-03 — 60 pageviews2026-09-07 — 66 pageviews2026-09-11 — 54 pageviews2026-09-15 — 70 pageviews2026-09-19 — 70 pageviews2026-09-23 — 102 pageviews2026-09-27 — 84 pageviews2026-10-01 — 59 pageviews2026-10-05 — 66 pageviews2026-10-09 — 50 pageviews2026-10-13 — 55 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

33
achievements tracked
68.5%
earned "Wake Up"
19.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

18 supported languages: English, French, German, Russian, Italian, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Dutch, Greek, Hungarian…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2026-07-31 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7149%33
PS5 (PlayStation)57411%33
Xbox Series (Xbox)4176%33

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

Player tags

3DHorrorMysterySurrealRelaxingNonlinearRealisticMinimalistUnderwaterAtmospheric

Census log

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

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