Underplayed Gems

Strange Dream (2025)

Strange Dream cover
Developer
Half Flower
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation
Rating
4.0 of 5, 91 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.7 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

Wandering through a hazy, dreamlike world filled with familiar yet unsettling places, with a quiet, melancholic pull between memory and waking life.

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What players say

Players appreciate the nostalgic liminal-space atmosphere, especially for Chinese and Hong Kong audiences, but nearly everyone notes the game is rough. Reviews are split on whether its charm outweighs sloppy asset use, broken mini-games, and buggy transitions. Some compare it unfavorably to <Millennium Dream> or call it a beginner's map-editor attempt.

Screenshots

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