The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2

I’m impressed with the hand animated stop motion figures. I was disappointed to learn the rest of the story is DLC, but I enjoyed this enough to grab them while on sale. The clay animation and handcrafted set gives the game a neat style and identity. It’s a point and click adventure with a Psychonauts-ish dream delving mechanic that stays unsettling without going into outright horror. You play as Victor Neff exploring strange dream spaces tied to people’s minds. Puzzles are challenging and logical without being a complete guessing game. The writing is the weak point. A lot of the dialogue feels like filler. Not the usual point and click object descriptions, but long winded dialogue that doesn’t help the puzzle or move the story forward. Misclicking and rereading long sections gets irritating fast. Not sure if it's intentional, but the eyeless characters add to the unease, and the lack of constant background music makes parts feel unfinished.

I love this game, it might even be one of my favorite indies, and I come back to it every once in a while once I've forgotten most of the puzzles :) I'd recommend this to anyone who enjoys artsy games and point and click puzzlers. In case you are worried about the vibe: I am very sensitive to horror elements and dislike scary games, and although this game can be unsettling and eerie, it never made me feel scared. More so curious and cautious at it's most creepy scenes. Similar scary-level to Fran Bow if you've played that, although I would say that game is a bit scarier visually than the Dream Machine.

this was my 1st Steam game and I have very fond memories of playing it. bizarre and unique story, artfully executed, charming and disturbing all at once. 9/10

La estética es única

неплохой квест

Классная игра 8/10

fun game, no ending. terrible

infelizmente por ter sido feito em flash envelheceu mal, com fps bem ruinzinho hoje em dia... mas a história e a arte são incríveis, não vou deixar de recomendar pq é um jogo feito c mto carinho apesar das limitações técnicas q tem atualmente.