Bad Dream: Stories (2021)

Developer: Desert Fox
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Rating: 4.7 of 5, 121 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 2.1 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A series of unsettling short point-and-click adventures that evoke fear and sadness through dreamlike logic and bleak atmosphere.

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What players say

Players say it is a short point-and-click puzzle game that feels repetitive and a bit pricey for its length. The strongest criticism is that it does not live up to the developer's earlier game, Bad Dream: Coma, though some praise its dark atmosphere.

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