In the rain-slicked alleys and gaslit boulevards of Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream, every shadow tells a story, and every step could be your last. This isometric stealth adventure plunges you into a richly woven Nordic noir, where a young orphan named Hanna must outwit a city teetering on the edge of revolution to uncover the truth behind her brother’s disappearance. With a camera that swivels like a watchful eye and gameplay that rewards cunning over chaos, Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream invites players into a world where silence is survival, and every decision echoes through cobblestone corridors.

Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream Review Pros

• Beautiful graphics. 
• 12.02GB download size. 
• Platinum trophy. 
• Text settings – language, subtitles and text size. 
• Controller settings – Invert axis and sensitivity sliders, aim sensitivity, and vibration. 
• Dualsense speaker option. 
• Cutscenes are a mix of in-game and fmv. 
• Excellent voice work. 
• Fantastic facial movements and expressions. 
• You can skip the cutscenes and fast-forward interactions. 
• A full 3D game world set on an isometric view, but you can still rotate the camera 360 degrees. 
• Collectable photographs to find. 
• Stealth adventure gameplay. 
• Tutorial pop-ups as you play. 
• Anything that can be interacted with will flash or twinkle. 
• Fast loading times. 
• Enemies will have icons to indicate if they see or hear you, if they are suspicious, etc and at times you can see the enemy’s cone of sight. 
• This is a game where you need to navigate the world and use it to your advantage to avoid the enemies. 
• The game world is a beautiful and highly detailed place. 
• The game is split up into chapters. 
• Sound effects and music act as tools to help you. 
• The camera can also be panned around so you can see more, and it has a red centre camera button. 
• The game has a lot of misdirection, so you would do things like use birds to distract birds or pull levers, etc. 
• At times, you can look through windows to get a look at a room before entering it. 
• Constant checkpoints, and they are usually good at not having you replay large chunks of a section. 
• End of chapter breakdown showing play time, notes found, and how many collectables you grabbed. 
• Chapter select and each one shows how many notes and collectables you have in each chapter. 
• The notes you find in-game give a lot more story and information on the world you are in, and are actually an interesting read. 
• You play as three different characters, and it’s clever how each one plays so differently. 
• I love the art of the photographs and images. 
• When going into vents, you travel to the other end, and the game lets you just stay there and come out when you press a button. 
• A lot of memorable characters. 
• Speech text pops up above the speaker’s head regardless of where you are. 
• Locations are big enough to have some exploration, especially so you can find the collectables. 
• Get throwable and usable items like sleep darts to put enemies to sleep or rocks to distract them. 
• You can pick up and drop bodies after sedating them. 
• The puzzles of getting past enemies are good brain workouts, and do mix it up quite a bit. 
• Light can play a major part in the later game. 

Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream Review Cons

• You cannot remap the controls. 
• The camera is not ideal as the scenery can still block your view entirely. 
• It’s a thing that gets better over time, but learning what materials and environmental elements make noise is a game in itself. 
• The enemy can see and spot you very quickly, and again, it gets better over time, but initially, it’s frustrating. 
• No accessibility options like Colourblind support or making people stand out more. It’s just the little things that add more stress than is needed. 
• I must be going blind, as I still found the large text to be less than ideal. 
• The biggest problems I have with the game are the camera and being able to see the enemy. 
• The camera resets after every cutscene or transition. 
• You cannot slide or climb ladders faster. 
• The style of the level design can be its own enemy as it doesn’t always make it clear which way is the way forward and which is to go looking for collectables. 
• Shooting from cover is solid, but at any other time, it’s not as tight. It’s annoying that sedation takes a while to kick in, so you can shoot as you are running away. 
• Having a body found as an instant fail is a harsh mechanic in the game. 

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Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream

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Developer: River End Games

Publisher: Nordcurrent

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