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Dreamfall Chapters cover art

Dreamfall Chapters

Red Thread Games · 2017-07-21

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureCasualIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 05, 2017 (PlayStation 4), May 05, 2017 (Xbox One), Oct 21, 2014 (Linux), Oct 21, 2014 (Mac), Oct 21, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The Final Cut is the ultimate collector's edition of Dreamfall Chapters, a story-driven 3D adventure about choice and consequence, set in parallel worlds: a cyberpunk vision of the future and a magical fantasy realm.

3
playing now
82%
positive of 4.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (83 ratings)
25h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Set in parallel worlds — one a dark cyberpunk vision of the future, the other a magical fantasy realm — the game follows two broken heroes on their journey across worlds to save the very nature of dreams from the Undreaming. Dreamfall Chapters is a mature, emotional, dark, magical and heartbreaking adventure that will take you by surprise.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 46 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 113k–271k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,524 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2025-03-03) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 24 of 40 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
707020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1712026-08-06 22:00 — 11 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 10 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 11 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 8 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 9 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 12 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 12 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 4 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 16 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 3 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 14 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$4.992015-01-012026-08-262015-01-01 — best price $25.492015-05-19 — best price $17.992015-06-26 — best price $22.492015-09-18 — best price $14.992015-12-08 — best price $11.992016-01-29 — best price $29.992016-07-04 — best price $10.192016-12-02 — best price $8.992017-07-21 — best price $14.992017-10-16 — best price $24.992017-12-27 — best price $24.992018-07-05 — best price $24.992018-11-01 — best price $24.992019-01-21 — best price $6.242019-06-05 — best price $7.492019-08-29 — best price $12.492019-12-11 — best price $6.292020-03-30 — best price $24.992020-11-02 — best price $24.992021-02-11 — best price $8.492021-10-28 — best price $14.992022-02-03 — best price $24.992023-01-05 — best price $24.992024-01-04 — best price $24.992024-11-26 — best price $8.492025-01-20 — best price $24.992025-03-19 — best price $7.492025-06-26 — best price $7.492025-11-10 — best price $9.992026-01-18 — best price $24.992026-03-02 — best price $7.492026-05-18 — best price $24.992026-08-14 — best price $6.252026-08-26 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

59
achievements tracked
67%
earned "The beginning of the end"
23.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportSave AnytimeStereo SoundSubtitle Options1 DLC

3 supported languages: English, French, German

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6,1656%59
PS4 (PlayStation)2,68236%46
Xbox One (Xbox)1,30714%45

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

PuzzleSci-fiFantasyAdventureCyberpunkLore-RichFuturisticStory RichAtmosphericKickstarter

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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