Sea of Dreams

Alright. [i]Sea of Dreams[/i] is done and dusted. Kind of an innocuous name, but in reality, it’s a lite horror RPG Maker puzzle game. Took me right around ninety minutes to complete, and quite a few of those were spent with me making one puzzle way harder on me than it actually was supposed to be, lol. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3172785198 The premise is you’re on a luxury cruise. You wake up in your cabin, get up to go check some stuff out, and realize you’re the only person on this ship. You then go about solving the mystery of why, and then trying to find your way off the ship while avoiding death. I think the developer did a great job with both the graphics, which were evocative, and the soundtrack, which was atmospheric. One of the puzzles was also tied to a musical piece, which I did think was pretty cool. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3172784999 Another cool thing that happens here is, when you find a solution or hint to a puzzle, you don’t have to remember it despite there not being a journal. Instead, while doing said puzzles (with one exception), your notes appear on screen. Most of the puzzles are numerically based, and I’d recommend not overthinking them. Instead, look for the pattern presented in each. I played this on the Steam Deck, and it ran perfectly with no adjustments. It used 35% of the battery in my ninety minutes. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3172785228 [b]I did receive this license via my Robilar’s Reviews curator program[/b], but the $2.99 asking price is definitely on point. The game was fun, well paced, interesting, and a perfect length for the experience offered. I’d give it a look if you've got an hour and a half (plus or minus) to spare. [code]If you found this review helpful and would be interested in supporting my Curator group, [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32549618/]Robilar's Reviews[/url], it would be appreciated. Cheers.[/code] [code]Also follow [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32732116-IndieGems/]IndieGems[/url] for more reviews like this one.[/code]

Never go on the maiden or final voyage of a cruise ship as they are invariably cursed. This is the story of a guy trapped on an ocean liner called The Sea Of Dreams whose final voyage has not gone to plan (to put it mildly). Despite being Unity made not RPG Maker the game plays like classic RPG Maker horror titles such as Ib etc.. , it's a good enough visual aesthetic and does the job just fine. The games sound is just kinda there and unremarkable, it's not awful but it simply does the job without standing out. The main gameplay of this title is puzzle solving. You must roam the corridors of the ship, solve puzzles and put things together to try and escape your fate on this doomed vessel. Most of the puzzles were fine and made sense with only one really gave me trouble. However I will warn people one puzzle requires you to know the notes on a piano by heart, which not everyone will (I did so it was easy). I rarely felt lost and everything flowed together nicely here with it being clear where to go, what to do and which puzzle to solve next. The game does have some sections where you must "stealth" past enemies walking pre-set paths without touching them. It doesn't matter if your seen but you must simply avoid the enemies. My only real gripe with this section was the enemy hit boxes seemed massive sometimes and I died (one hit kill) simply from the enemy being quite a way from me. It's ultimately fairly forgiving though with a good checkpoint to reattempt so I don't have too much of an issue here. Overall Sea Of Dreams is a short but good little horror adventure, the games story is fine but the ending is pretty bad and doesn't really wrap things up well. That said for the price and due to the overall quality being decent, I'll give this one a recommend for fans of the old school RPG Maker style horrors.

Short, but fun little indie horror/puzzle game with a nice art style. Features a handful of puzzles, out of which only one was a little bit exagerated in my opinion. You better know how to play piano, check some tutorial on the internet, or my video below for the solutions. If you're good at puzzles (and know piano notes) you can probably finish it in around 1 hour. Let's Play/Walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrKGGPw0zzg

An exciting game with an interesting story, unusual puzzles, a variety of player actions and unique game locations.

Ce jeu est très bien réalisé, rien à dire la dessus. Les graphismes fonctionnent très bien avec l'univers voulu, les énigmes sont très bien conçues et demande un moment de réflexion. L'ambiance est exceptionnelle grâce notamment à la musique qui joue son rôle à la perfection. On est pris dans l'histoire avec les journaux qui rajoute encore un peu plus d'immersion. Je le recommande à tous les amateurs d'escape game et à ceux qui veulent savoir ce qui est arrivé aux passagers de ce bateau ;)

Great atmosphere and music! Well worth it.

Des énigmes qui ne sont pas toujours faciles, de quoi se creuser les méninges. Un style graphique et une ambiance sonore au top ! Quelques frissons. De quoi s'occuper quelques heures.

Sea of Dream is an indie game that is perfect for those who was a good short horror story game. I have played it myself a on itch and now on steam. The music and puzzles are fun, and it has a short adrenaline section where you must evade the ghost, which I really enjoyed! I highly recommend this for people who enjoy short but entertaining horror games.

El juego está bueno, es muy corto, lo pasas en una sentada si tenes paciencia y se te dan más o menos bien los puzzles (no son complicados, solo hay que echarle un poco de cabeza). El apartado artístico y la música ambiente me gustaron mucho y la historia está bastante bien también.

The game has a very good plot, though I've been through it a bit, it's worth the money.