The Dream Machine is an award-winning point & click adventure game about exploring other people's dreams. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli.
- Point & Click (227)
- Hand-drawn (218)
- Puzzle (217)
- Casual (211)
- 2D (209)
- Third Person (208)
- Narration (203)
- Psychological Horror (200)
- Psychedelic (192)
- Exploration (192)
- Horror (180)
- Surreal (169)
- Conversation (169)
- Story Rich (157)
- Logic (152)
- Fantasy (152)
- Adventure (140)
- Atmospheric (127)
- Sci-fi (121)
- Mystery (121)
Release Date | May 11, 2012 |
Price | $ 3.99 Bottom 30% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 90.7% (very positive) Top 25% / 87.8% Top 30% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 86% Top 10% / 84% Top 15% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 1.3K Top 15% / 2.1K Top 10% |
Curators | 78 reviews Top 10% |
Median Play Time | 14 hours Top 15% |
Play Time per Dollar | 3.5 hours Top 3% |
Followers | 8.4K Top 10% |
Owners | ± 1.4M Top 3% |
Copies Sold | ± 88K Top 10% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 147.1K Top 20% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
Here you can see The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2's Steam rating and reviews between May 2012 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 100% (June 2012) to 87.7% (December 2023).
The 2.1K reviews Top 10% suggest that The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2 is an AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.
Review Languages
This doughnut chart shows The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2's review languages. The most popular language is English (68%), followed by Russian (7%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 27 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.
Time Played
This chart displays the number of hours played in The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is not bad at all, with 25 hours in the 80th percentile.
The median play time for the negative reviews is 5.4 times less than the median for positive reviews.
Players' Feedback
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It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's rating of 90.7% Top 25% should be taken into account when assessing them.
Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2's review data that Steam provides. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!