Dreaming Sarah

Dreaming Sarah

Steam Deck Verified

Asteristic Game Studio · Metroidvania · Mar 12, 2015

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $5.99. It has been as low as $1.79.

91%
Very Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 111 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 61 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

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
72% of themes are praise14% are divided14% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I expected a beautiful story and an enjoyable adventure, but unfortunately, that wasn’t the experience I had.
111 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The graphics are very eye pleasing (no pun intended) and the OST is pretty dang good (and you get it for free with purchase of the game) and if worst comes to worst you can sell the steam trading cards or keep them for a cool looking emoticon or background (most of them being well made, I'm wearing one on my profile at time of writing).
61 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
For a game to be immersive, it’s not just about the story, graphics, and gameplay.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay mechanics are quite simple, making the game somewhat minimalist and free from a cluttered HUD.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
Its metroidvania-like structure—gated not by brute difficulty but by psychological insight and item discovery—makes exploration feel purposeful and thematically aligned with the narrative.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters111 reviews
Audio61 reviews
Graphics52 reviews
Gameplay45 reviews
Difficulty8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface13 reviews
69%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs8 reviews
75%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $5.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.79.

6 points recordedtoday · $5.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
22
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.