Beautiful soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The music is fantastic”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗
Dreaming Sarah
Worth buying? What 279 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 279 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%Asteristic Game Studio, Anthony Septim2015Metroidvania · Platformer · Casual
$5.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A short, atmospheric Yume Nikki-inspired dream-exploration platformer with lovely music and pixel art, but vague direction and heavy backtracking. Skip it if you want clear goals, challenge or story.
Great for
Yume Nikki fans and players who enjoy short, relaxing, surreal exploration, ideally bought on sale
Main risk
You get lost with no direction, endless backtracking, and little story or challenge in a very short game
What players love
Charming surreal pixel art and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Tripped me out and is seriously atmospheric. Great game”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗
Short, relaxing and cheap on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“This game is recommended only on sale or with a coupon.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
Fans of Yume Nikki will feel at home
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Yume Nikki vibes but less painful. I enjoyed it.”
Steam review · 3.6 h played ↗
Fun item-based Metroidvania exploration
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“An umbrella glides, shrinking glasses brighten invisible paths, a fish necklace transforms, a watch slows time and a paint bucket recolours the world”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Boring, shallow gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“extremely boring, not much in many places”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Lost with no direction
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“I spent a long while wandering aimlessly because I didn't have an item.”
Steam review · 2.8 h played ↗
Little or no story
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Just a tad more narration could have possibly given the atmosphere and progression some purpose, but in the end, it's a rather empty experience.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Bugs, freezes and lost progress
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Literally in my final stretch and the game started glitching and playing two different music tracks at the same time.”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
Excessive backtracking
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Too much backtracking, it's the whole game”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗
Derivative of Yume Nikki, less compelling
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Yume Nikki inspired game that lacks the charm or uniqueness of the game it's inspired by...”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support200 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 4000 or better
Storage200 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 8
ProcessorIntel Core i5
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce 210 or higher
Storage200 MB available space
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 4000 or better
Storage200 MB available space
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