Bad Dream: Purgatory (2023)

Developer: Desert Fox
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Rating: 3.7 of 5, 41 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.8 hours
Where to get it: Steam

How it feels

A slow, melancholy first-person exploration where you wander a hand-drawn purgatory, helping lost characters by solving puzzles and making quiet, weighty choices.

atmosphericsurrealhauntingcontemplativepoint-and-clickdarkimmersivepuzzle-filledpsychological

What players say

Players are split on this shift from 2D point-and-click to first-person 3D exploration. Fans of earlier Bad Dream games praise the art style and narrative but many find the open-world section confusing, with easy ways to get stuck and too much aimless backtracking. The controls feel awkward, especially the inability to look up and down, and a few report crashes.

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