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The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2

The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2

May 11, 2012 $0.99
Windows

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.

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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 & broccoli. In Chapter 1 you play Victor Neff, the husband of a young couple who've just moved into a new apartment. While trying to get settled in you discover that all is not as it seems in the quiet, unassuming apartment building... In Chapter 2, Victor goes to confront the landlord, Mr. Morton, only to find his apartment empty. Can Victor find the elusive landlord in time and is there more to Mr. Morton than meets the eye? Key Features World: Explore a creepy apartment complex and uncover the mysteries within. Get to know your neighbors and discover their secrets. Story: Delve into the minds of strangers and loved ones as you’re trying to save them from The Dream Machine. Graphics: Wander around beautifully detailed environments built using physical clay models and hand-crafted sets. Puzzles: In order to progress you have to solve puzzles ranging from simple pushovers to fiendish brainteasers. Music: A haunting original soundtrack weaves through the narrative, emphasizing the surreal atmosphere of the game.

75 Metacritic
1893 Positive
280 Negative
1341 Recommendations
3 Peak CCU
46 Achievements

Developer

Cockroach Inc.

Publisher

The Sleeping Machine

Genres

Adventure, Casual, Indie

Categories

Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, Steam Achievements, Custom Volume Controls, Narrated Game Menus, Playable without Timed Input, Stereo Sound, Subtitle Options, Save Anytime, Mouse Only Option, Touch Only Option, Color Alternatives

Tags

Point & Click (216) Hand-drawn (210) Adventure (207) Puzzle (204) 2D (203) Story Rich (201) Third Person (195) Psychedelic (190) Psychological Horror (186) Exploration (183) Conversation (183) Horror (181) Surreal (176) Narrative (174) Dark (172) Emotional (170) Psychological (166) Atmospheric (150) Sci-fi (142) Mystery (137)

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About

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 & broccoli. In Chapter 1 you play Victor Neff, the husband of a young couple who've just moved into a new apartment. While trying to get settled in you discover that all is not as it seems in the quiet, unassuming apartment building... In Chapter 2, Victor goes to confront the landlord, Mr. Morton, only to find his apartment empty. Can Victor find the elusive landlord in time and is there more to Mr. Morton than meets the eye? Key Features World: Explore a creepy apartment complex and uncover the mysteries within. Get to know your neighbors and discover their secrets. Story: Delve into the minds of strangers and loved ones as you’re trying to save them from The Dream Machine. Graphics: Wander around beautifully detailed environments built using physical clay models and hand-crafted sets. Puzzles: In order to progress you have to solve puzzles ranging from simple pushovers to fiendish brainteasers. Music: A haunting original soundtrack weaves through the narrative, emphasizing the surreal atmosphere of the game.

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