Dreamscaper Review (Steam)

by Jim Smale · Published August 7, 2021 · Updated December 8, 2021

In our Dreamscaper Review, we go into the world of Dreamscaper where by night, delve deep into your subconscious and discover powerful artifacts to conquer your nightmares. By day, explore the city of Redhaven and build relationships to unlock the power of your dreams. DREAM. DIE. WAKE. REPEAT.

Dreamscaper Review Pros:

Beautiful vibrant graphics.
4.47GB Download size.
Steam achievements.
Controller support.
Colorblind support.
Graphics – fullscreen, resolution, v-sync, graphics quality (low/medium/high/epic) and auto detect graphics settings.
Controller icons – PlayStation, Xbox or Nintendo
Can rebind controls for both keyboard and the controller.
3 save slots.
Action-adventure gameplay.
Roguelike game.
In-game cutscenes.
Such a beautiful-looking game with stunning views and vistas to explore.
Powerful soundtrack.
An optional tutorial is presented as a game within the game.
Actions – hack and slash combat, dodge, block and parry with shield, lucid abilities (magic basically), ranged weapons, and bombs/items.
Time attacks to do a perfect more powerful attack.
The game has a map like a grid-based dungeon, at any point you can bring up the map and fast travel to previous rooms.
The game takes place in your dreams/Nightmares.
Revisit and discover memories.
Loot will drop and compare items for you.
Break down unwanted gear and items for currency.
Ideas – works like recipes, find ideas so when you next awake you can create said idea.
Play how you want.
Waking world – everything is done here is permanent.
You can unlock new places in the waking world from the dreamscape.
Locations in the waking world have a set them like meditate or action etc so that gives you an idea on the modifiers/embellishments you can buy and use.
Glass – found and used to buy embellishments for the dreamscape.
Sleep will start a new dreamscape run.
Breakable objects and some take a bomb.
When entering a new room you may have to kill all enemies in order to open up the exits.
The mini-map will show anything you left in that room like breakables or locks.
Big boss encounters.
The color of the door goes some way to say what’s in there so red is the boss door for example.
Camera – you can zoom in and out.
End of run breakdown.
You always start with random inventory items but you can craft and create load-outs.
Different items are needed from the dreamscape to use in the waking world locations for embellishments and modifiers.
Lucid mode is an easy mode of sorts as every time you die, you get more health and damage on your next run. It’s optional.
Once you defeat a boss you can skip it.
Beat a boss to unlock a new area in the dreamscape.
You can pause the game.
In-game shop to buy new gear and items.

Dreamscaper Cons:

The tutorial is sporadic and kinda unhelpful.
The camera is the biggest problem as it either doesn’t go in far enough or it goes out too far.
Hard to see item drops as they are bright balls of light in a game with a lot of particle effects.
Slow pace to the unlocks.
A lot of currency and materials are needed for unlocks, especially in the waking world.
Health potions are not that common.
You have to take so much in.
Areas and layouts repeat themselves a lot.