The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2

The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2

Steam Deck Playable

Cockroach Inc. · Point & Click · May 11, 2012

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $3.99. It has been as low as $0.99.

87%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 142 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 280 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise280 helpful reviews37% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story and its various inhabitants get even darker when you think about exactly what they’ve been doing in the real world, and what their dreams could be reflecting.
142 of 280 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The writing and the visuals mix in this perfectly weird, humorous and profound way that really stuck with me, and made me remember this game from time to time long after I stopped playing.
48 of 280 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The story and gameplay revolve around entering dreams and solving puzzles, so it reminds me quite a bit of the movie Inception, but the similarities pretty much end there.
22 of 280 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Some quality voice acting could take this game from the unsettling adventure it is into something truly unforgettable.
21 of 280 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
However, in this game, not only puzzles are not too difficult, but also there are accessibility modifiers that you can turn on that will give you extra hints or highlight clickable objects.
10 of 280 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 characters142 reviews
Graphics48 reviews
Gameplay22 reviews
Audio21 reviews
Difficulty10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Crashes30 reviews
63%
Performance14 reviews
50%
Bugs7 reviews
29%

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 $3.99. The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $3.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
46
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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