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Through the Nightmares

Sandman Team · 2025-06-19

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person, Side view

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.

Through the Nightmares is an Action, Indie game released in 2025, priced at $19.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (97% of 79 reviews).

98%
positive of 82 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
3.87★
PlayStation Store rating (259 ratings)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$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 42% of 27,606 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.6k–3.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 82 total reviews — how this is computed.

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

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 9 of 18 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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