Dreamfall Chapters

Buy82%

Very Positive · 5k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Red Thread Games · Adventure · Jul 21, 2017

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Price
$6.24−75%
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
59
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
4
Full audio2 of 4
Subtitles4 of 4

Should I buy Dreamfall Chapters?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 202 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 73 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise25% are divided33% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
202 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
TL;DR: The ending, especially the epilogue, is an emotional and satisfying send-off to the whole series but most of the game itself is a massive downgrade compared to the other excellent games in this series.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The visuals are also pretty good of an adventure game, clearly last-gen, but this did come out in 2014.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
From the world building to the presentation, the concept to the voice acting.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The think I loved about Dreamfall was its main player character: Zoë Castillo.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Beautiful graphics, medium difficulty puzzles, great depth of story, These games did dragged me into a world which often comes back to my mind.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story202 reviews
Graphics66 reviews
Audio33 reviews
Characters9 reviews
Difficulty7 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
80% still recommend
Controls
80% still recommend
Performance
67% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
74% still recommend
Combat
90% still recommend
Interface
75% still recommend
Bugs
50% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Save Anytime
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Stereo Sound

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest
$6.24$24.99−75%

The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

9 points recordedtoday · $6.24

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