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Through the Nightmares

Sandman Team · 2025-06-19

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 19, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S), Jun 19, 2025 (Mac), Jun 19, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 19, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 19, 2025 (PlayStation 4), Jun 19, 2025 (PlayStation 5)

Through the Nightmares is a challenge-driven platformer for anyone who’s ever had a restless night. Run, jump, and change your size to overcome the nightmare’s traps. Face Morpheus. Rescue children from an endless dream.

97%
positive of 79 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
$19.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 80% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (41 reviews).
  • · Top 72% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.6k–3.6k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 79 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.99 at Steam (2026-08-17)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 10 of 20 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
414120252026Week of 2025-06-19: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$5.992025-06-192026-08-242025-06-19 — best price $17.992025-07-03 — best price $19.992025-08-14 — best price $15.992025-08-21 — best price $19.992025-09-29 — best price $11.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-10-27 — best price $11.992025-11-03 — best price $19.992025-12-18 — best price $9.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-01-28 — best price $13.992026-02-03 — best price $19.992026-03-06 — best price $11.992026-03-16 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $9.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-04-16 — best price $9.992026-04-25 — best price $19.992026-06-04 — best price $7.992026-06-13 — best price $19.992026-06-25 — best price $6.592026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-17 — best price $5.992026-08-24 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportKeyboard Only OptionDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportStereo SoundSurround Sound

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal…

Census log

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

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