Okay, first let me explain:
I playtested this game a lot (started like 2,5 years ago) and that's why my playtime is almost 400 hours on Steam on release day.

After all those hours, I'm still not bored of playing the game. Dreamed Away has blown me away, and I fell in love with it very early. Why you're asking? Keep reading then:

The atmosphere is amazing! The world feels familiar and eerily distorted at the same time. And the mix of being cozy and subtle horror harmonizes perfectly.

I can tell you that much: It's deeply emotional and wonderfully written. You can feel the heart and soul that was poured into this project, and it makes it a wonderful experience.
If you're curious, you need to explore this mysterious place on your own. And don't get lost! ;)

It's a real-time, skill-based combat system with mini-games mechanics. Every enemy has different attacks, so every encounter feels dynamic and fresh.

The pixel art is gorgeous! The characters are lovely, and I love the vibrant scenes that are going to transform into eerie environments.

Great game so far! It works amazing on steam deck. I love the art style, the combat and controls, as well as the story so far. This game reminds me of Undertale and Omori (if they had a baby). I LOVE the horror element as well as some quotes that remind me of both Undertale and Omori. Overall I hope to see this game get lots of praise and recognition because you can tell the dev(s) put their heart into this. I’m excited for what’s to come. I would be thrilled to replay and see what I may have missed. Who knows, maybe there’s more than one ending 👀.

What I got already 164 hours and the game released like a minute ago? Yeah thats crazy but not as crazy as SteVieh :D look at her review for more about that ^^

I can't believe that the game I'm following since 2.5 years is finally out.
I don't really have to tell you what the game is about becasue for that I recommend you to read the store page. But I can tell you a bit how the game feels.

One obvious thing are the graphics. Those are surely inspired by mother/earthbound and are so lovely made. They are consistent until the end and even though it doesn't have the highest resolution he manages to give everything so much detail, even the animations are lovely made and detailed like for example a small step back when something dangerous happens.

The music of the game is also really good. Every area has a unique track and they always fit the area. Well even though there are a lot of awesome tracks, by far one of my favorite one is in chapter 1 at the small hidden area with the mushroom.

The combat in this game is inspired by undertale with the minigame system. Here you get two main systems. A directional QTE and dodging projectiles system. Both system have a lot of variations so they never get boring and over time they actually get difficult but because there is always a pattern which you can learn and so you get used to it. You attack with a single bar where you deal more damage the closer you get to the middle. Sounds easy but even with my playtime I can't do it 100% of the time.

The most important thing though is the story and I can't say much without spoiling it but IT IS SO GOOD! It's not obvious all the time but you can théorize a lot about it and at the end it is really worth it.

Please play the game or at least the demo before buying. There is so much love put into it and I'm excited to see all of you playing it!

Stiles Out