# The Dream Machine \- The Definitive Edition

Summer DB entity ID: 17d8db62\-db58\-4fe1\-bcbf\-6d07aa5c53d1

Steam App ID: 753540

The Dream Machine is an award\-winning point & click adventure about exploring other people’s dreams        Delve into surreal, hand\-crafted worlds built from real physical materials as you uncover the secrets of a strange apartment building — and the people who live there\.   The Definitive Edition   has been painstakingly reconstructed in a new engine\. It   includes all chapters, a reworked back half, new locations, and improved sound and visuals\.     All Chapters Included   Originally released episodically, the story is now presented as one continuous experience, featuring reworked final chapters and additional content throughout\.  Worlds You Can Almost Touch  Every environment is constructed from physical models and hand\-crafted sets, creating a uniquely tactile visual style that feels unsettlingly real\.  And The Kitchen Sink  The game is built entirely from real\-world materials — including clay, cardboard, paper, carpet samples, broccoli, coffee grounds, pork chop trimmings, ping pong balls, condoms, and small plastic babies to name just a few\.  A Fresh Start  Play as  Victor Neff , who has just moved into a new apartment with his pregnant wife\. As you settle in, it becomes clear that the building — and its residents — conceal something  beneath the waking façade\.  House Of Your Dreams  Explore a dilapidated apartment estate, where peeling paint and creaking floors hint at hidden secrets\. Meet your neighbors\. Earn their trust\. Uncover what they’re hiding\.  Dream Logic Required  Solve puzzles ranging from simple interactions to devious brainteasers, all integrated naturally into the world and story\.  Sounds From Somewhere Else  A haunting original soundtrack and unsettling sound design drift through the experience, amplifying the surreal atmosphere of each location\.  The Machine, Reassembled  The game has been painstakingly reconstructed in a new engine, delivering smoother gameplay, improved visuals, and enhanced audio, letting every dream ripple and unfold more vividly than ever before\.

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: The Sleeping Machine

- Publisher: The Sleeping Machine

- Release date: To be announced

- Coming soon: true

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie

- Categories: Single\-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Keyboard Only Option, Mouse Only Option, \#category\_playable\_at\_your\_own\_pace, Playable without Timed Input, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, Save Anytime, Stereo Sound, Touch Only Option, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows, mac, linux

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/753540/ss\_e005e67a65e864198a8749bb8e0a097ae33d571c\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1789285411, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/753540/ss\_8a1eb969e9420d32f15d64c6f0bf1b820b806d4d\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1789285411, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/753540/ss\_c4f48508160b7f01641cd952acde2b0d4c73051d\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1789285411, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/753540/ss\_1abf42ae63d63f0da0364c72317877829fb1c041\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1789285411, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/753540/ss\_f1e7b083e00ff0f2ac1f2cbbe97e08e329796127\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1789285411, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/753540/ss\_7e9377acbeae87152e17d26a3f8269282cfdc001\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1789285411

- Price: Not collected

- Price country: Not collected

## Observed metrics

- Current players: Not collected

- Steam review count: 0

- Steam positive reviews: 0

- Steam negative reviews: 0

- Steam positive percentage: Not collected

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/17d8db62-db58-4fe1-bcbf-6d07aa5c53d1/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/17d8db62-db58-4fe1-bcbf-6d07aa5c53d1/player-metrics?days=7)

Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-23T06:26:17\.066741\+00:00

- Player count observed: Not collected

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-23T06:26:18\.139871\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

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