Underplayed Gems

Dream Shark - Pt. 1 (2025)

Dream Shark - Pt. 1 cover
Developer
Benjamin McCarthy
Publisher
Dream Shark
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.3 of 5, 7 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.3 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

a surreal, story-driven 2D platformer where you navigate a child's nightmares to confront a shadowy beast

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What players say

Players describe Dream Shark as an authentic Gameboy Color-style adventure with a heartfelt story about a kid on the moon. The game mixes top-down exploration, platforming, and minigames, but some find the controls buggy and the music repetitive. It needs patience to get going.

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