Dead Dreams

A psychological horror adventure about friends confronting a shared tragedy

Aiaz Marx · Released Feb 6, 2020

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 75% of 61
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 4 years ago; Nov 18, 2021
Minimum PC: GPU supporting OpenGL; 0.5 GB RAM · 0.6 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Dead Dreams?

A single-player, 2D pixel-art adventure about a school game development club whose surviving members are forced by a figure called V to revisit a friend's death. You solve puzzles and encounter creatures tied to the characters' fears and dreams, following a nonlinear story across multiple characters.

For you if...

+you enjoy stories that move between different points in time
+you like retro pixel art and animated cutscenes

Not for you if...

−you prefer horror without jump scares or chase sequences

What players say

75% of 61 reviews are positive

Players praise the atmosphere, creature designs, and puzzles. The story draws mixed reactions, with recurring complaints that it is difficult to follow. Some players also report crashes or bugs that block progress.

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Dead Dreams system requirements

Minimum: GPU supporting OpenGL, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.6 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Dead Dreams?

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Minimum

OS: Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz equivalent or faster processor
Graphics: GPU supporting OpenGL
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Storage: 600 MB available space

Does Dead Dreams have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Dead Dreams run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 15
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: Spanish - Spain, Russian, Spanish - Latin America.

Does Dead Dreams use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam