The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2

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The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2 is an award-winning adventure game about dreams and voyeurism. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli.
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About The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2

About this game

The Dream Machine is an award-winning adventure game about dreams and voyeurism. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli. Five out of six chapters have been released so far.

In Chapter 1 you play as Victor Neff, the husband in 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.

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
May 11, 2012
Developer:
Cockroach Inc.
Publisher:
The Sleeping Machine
Supported Languages:
English
Link:
Features:
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Cloud

Singleplayer

Product Requirements

OS: Windows XP or later
Processor: 1.8 GHz processor
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Hard Drive: 800 MB HD space
Additional Notes: Mouse recommended

Product Requirements

OS: OSX Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later
Processor: Intel Mac 1.8 GHz processor
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Hard Drive: 800 MB HD space
Additional Notes: Mouse recommended

Critic Reviews

75

CD-Action

95 / 100
"I played dozens of point’n’click games over the years and The Dream Machine might be the best of them all. [CD-Action 10/2013, p.68]"

RPG Fan

87 / 100
"Thoughtful in execution, The Dream Machine avoids falling for clichéd pitfalls oft seen in point-and-clicks. "

Ragequit.gr

86 / 100
"With a very satisfyingly long runtime, excellent, challenging puzzles designed for hardcore adventure game players and it's inimitable mood, atmosphere and graphic...
Reviews provided by MetaCritic

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Difficulty Statistics

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3.57%
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46.43%
Tough
42.86%
Unforgiving
7.14%
Relax & enjoy! 46.43%  of players consider this game to be Just Right

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Play Behaviour

Tried It
13.51%
Played It
18.92%
Halfway
10.81%
Beat It
45.95%
Conquered It
10.81%
Completionist! 10.81%  of players have Conquered It
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Frequently Asked Questions

Somewhere in the middle. 46% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 50% of GameFAQs users said The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2 is Tough or Unforgiving.
Yes, The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2 is not fully Steam Deck Verified but the publisher says it is "Playable" on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2 is Playable on Steam Deck. This game is functional on Steam Deck, but might require extra effort to interact with or configure.
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
OS: Windows XP or later
Processor: 1.8 GHz processor
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Hard Drive: 800 MB HD space
Additional Notes: Mouse recommended
OS: OSX Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later
Processor: Intel Mac 1.8 GHz processor
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Hard Drive: 800 MB HD space
Additional Notes: Mouse recommended
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 13 hours. 72% of users played The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2 for over 12 hours.
77% of critics on Metacritic recommend The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2. The Metascore is 75 out of 100.
The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2 was released on May 11, 2012
Yes, The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2 supports MacOS.
The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2 is published by The Sleeping Machine
The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2 was developed by Cockroach Inc.
©2010-2016 The Sleeping Machine AB all rights reserved.

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