The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2

In short, second attempt at trying to finish this game,...it starts out strong. The final chapters however are painful, uninspired, bloated, unnecessarily long and its clear the designer ran out of ideas. I'm guessing this is why we haven't seen anything else from this creator. It's also somewhat annoying the some of the puzzles involve single use game mechanics that you are not made aware of and its by accident that you stumble upon them.

I love this game, it might even be one of my favorite indies, and I come back to it every once in a while once I've forgotten most of the puzzles :) I'd recommend this to anyone who enjoys artsy games and point and click puzzlers. In case you are worried about the vibe: I am very sensitive to horror elements and dislike scary games, and although this game can be unsettling and eerie, it never made me feel scared. More so curious and cautious at it's most creepy scenes. Similar scary-level to Fran Bow if you've played that, although I would say that game is a bit scarier visually than the Dream Machine.

this was my 1st Steam game and I have very fond memories of playing it. bizarre and unique story, artfully executed, charming and disturbing all at once. 9/10

Moon logic

Très, très sombre.

NOPE

I think this is a modern classic honestly, years later and it still makes me wanna go back to experience it again, until this day never seen anything quite comparable

Great journey but a supremely lackluster ending and nonstop crashes along the way mean I wouldn't recommend this anymore in 2026