Action · August 5, 2021

Dreamscaper (2021)

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DREAM. DIE. WAKE. REPEAT. Dreamscaper is an endlessly replayable Action Roguelike with a waking/dreaming gameplay cycle. By night, delve deep into your subconscious, facing nightmares in an ever-changing world filled with unique items, abilities, and challenges. By day, explore the city of Redhaven, build relationships and unlock permanent upgrades in order to take on the next dream stronger than ever. Features Lean into the nightmares and make the rush of permadeath your ally. Use lucid powers to manipulate the elements, warp space, and even control time itself. Battle bosses that embody Isolation, Fear, Negativity, Loss and more. Upgrade a multitude of surreal items and discover powerful artifacts. Live Cassidy's waking life and uncover the mystery of her story . MASTER DEEP COMBAT SYSTEMS​ A rich, expansive combat system that rewards skilled play. Use careful positioning, exact timing and quick reflexes to defeat foes with an abundance of combat options. Each weapon class in Dreamscaper is unique, from rending the earth below your nightmares to whipping a yo-yo into their faces. You’ll have a myriad of ways to approach combat. Enemies and bosses in Dreamscaper are representations of Cassidy's most negative emotions . Vanquish those deadly foes to clear the dark miasma surrounding her. OVERCOME THE NIGHTMARE​ Adventure through beautiful, haunting dreams to discover untold secrets, vanquish nightmares, and upgrade your gear all while uncovering Cassidy’s story as you plunge through her subconscious. Each dream is another peek into Cassidy’s memories and experiences. Live Cassidy's waking life and forge friendships with the people around her. Empower Cassidy with their hopes and memories to dispel the darkness of her nightmares.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action Roguelike · 137
  • Rogue-lite · 131
  • Action · 130
  • Indie · 114
  • RPG · 104
  • Dungeon Crawler · 66
  • Singleplayer · 58
  • Female Protagonist · 55
  • Replay Value · 54
  • Adventure · 53
  • Great Soundtrack · 47
  • Action RPG · 47
  • Difficult · 41
  • Hack and Slash · 40
  • Rogue-like · 37

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume3.0k Steam reviewsTop 78% in Action
Positive rating88% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 46%
Metacritic80/100Genre average 77 — top 42% of Action titles
Engagement hours10 h averageTop 45% for session depth among Action

Reception Metrics

Steam community

88%Very Positive · 3.0k reviews

2.7k positive · 363 negative

Metacritic

80/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

6.0/10

Curator recommendations

2.5k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (8)

  • English
  • Simplified Chinese
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Korean

Press Quotes

“9.5/10” Gaming Cypher “9/10” God is a Geek “9/10” Prima Games

Release & Availability

Release dateAug 5, 2021
DeveloperAfterburner Studios
Publisherindie.io, Maple Whispering Limited
Base price$4.99 -80%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

10h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

Achievements

45

Steam unlocks available

Editions & Packages

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