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Dreamscaper

Afterburner Studios · indie.io · 2021-08-05

SteamGOGEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 13, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 05, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 03, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Feb 03, 2022 (Xbox One)

By night, delve deep into your subconscious and discover powerful artifacts to conquer your nightmares. By day, explore the city of Redhaven and build relationships to unlock the power of your dreams. DREAM. DIE. WAKE. REPEAT.

8
playing now
88%
positive of 3.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
89/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (14 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Cooling
  • · 8 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 44 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity down 51% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (550 reviews).
  • · Top 20% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 64k–143k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,175 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-80%
Gamesplanet$4.99-80%
Humble Store$4.99-80%
IndieGala$4.99-80%
Steam$4.99-80%
WinGameStore$4.99-80%
GOG$4.99-80%
GameBillet$5.00-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.25 at Fortuna Digital (2026-06-29) · bundled 12×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 146 of 198 observed days · $1.74 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
49449420202026Week of 2020-08-01: 438 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 494 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 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

1612026-08-07 00:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 10 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 9 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 9 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 10 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 7 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 8 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 6 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 8 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 7 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 11 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 6 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 5 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 12 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 7 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 8 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 16 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 16 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$3.412019-09-112026-08-302019-09-11 — best price $15.002021-08-12 — best price $24.992022-02-08 — best price $24.992022-05-25 — best price $24.992022-08-19 — best price $12.492022-11-24 — best price $8.082023-01-12 — best price $20.432023-03-24 — best price $20.432023-06-09 — best price $10.002023-08-18 — best price $9.992023-10-19 — best price $18.362023-12-02 — best price $24.992024-01-22 — best price $20.492024-03-15 — best price $24.992024-04-22 — best price $24.992024-06-12 — best price $24.992024-07-29 — best price $21.762024-09-24 — best price $4.692024-11-22 — best price $4.692024-12-29 — best price $4.572025-02-13 — best price $4.992025-03-21 — best price $6.252025-05-09 — best price $4.002025-07-03 — best price $3.772025-08-21 — best price $3.892025-10-09 — best price $4.992025-11-21 — best price $3.902026-01-18 — best price $24.992026-03-16 — best price $24.992026-04-27 — best price $3.902026-06-05 — best price $3.902026-07-13 — best price $4.992026-08-17 — best price $4.992026-08-30 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

45
achievements tracked
68.9%
earned "Nothing to Fear..."
11.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)5,8543%45
Steam (Steam)3,5354%45
Switch (Nintendo)470%0

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

Player tags

RPGIndieActionAdventureDifficultAction RPGRogue-likeRogue-liteReplay ValueSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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