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Afterdream

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Afterdream

Sep 28, 2023

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3.54 average rating based on 13 ratings

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Afterdream is a 2D psychological horror adventure game. Navigate the obscure location populated by ghosts, and collect items to solve puzzles as you move further through the intriguing story. Look through the lens of your strange camera and photograph highlighted objects to interact with them.
Release Dates
Sep 28, 2023 (Worldwide)
Nintendo Switch
Sep 28, 2023 Full Release (Worldwide)
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
Sep 28, 2023 (North_America)
Xbox One
Oct 26, 2023 (Worldwide)
PlayStation 4
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User Stats
21
In Collection
9
Wish Listed
0
Playing
7
Backlogged
How Long Is Afterdream?
Main + extras: 2.5 hours
100% completion: 3.0 hours
Total completions: 3
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GigaDeathNullGolem
GigaDeathNullGolem gave Dec 7, 2025
GigaDeathNullGolem gave Dec 7, 2025
Very Good Indie Adventure/Light Puzzle Solving With Dark Moods
This review is for the PC (Microsoft Windows) version

Pretty impressive. Look, Sound, Feel is a consistent, dark and eerie tone. Most of the game is basically a nightmare. Levels and narrative can 'shift' between segments much like a dream would. The camera device is cool and works well for puzzles (the idea is you look through the viewfinder ||and change the structure of the dream in a 'lucid' way||) Most of the puzzles are basic as can be item gates (not obtuse though! I found them highly intuitive and logical, which is a bit odd to come from a 'puzzle game that takes place within a dream' :D)

I had hoped the game would have explored the idea of lucid dreaming in a more literal way, like it describes itself to do. It doesn't really do that. It's just a short, dreamy game that explores bereavement. Check it out if you like stuff like Yume Nikki

pixelcrypt
pixelcrypt gave Oct 8, 2023
pixelcrypt gave Oct 8, 2023
Perfect little psychological horror game

What a great couple weeks for horror - first Fear the Spotlight and now this!

Afterdream is a psychological horror puzzle game - it is structured similar to a point and click but is technically a sidescroller. It features perfectly designed puzzles and inventory interactions, with an ideal level of difficulty and head scratching.

The story is very dreamlike and interesting. The art style blew me away - it’s very unique, beautiful and grotesque. The environments, horror elements, and characters are perfectly designed.

I wasn’t a huge fan of the dev’s previous Distraint series, but now I want to go back and try them again. This one nailed the vision - great gameplay and great atmosphere. I super recommend it!

jademonkey
jademonkey gave Dec 14, 2023
jademonkey gave Dec 14, 2023
jademonkey's review of Afterdream

Another solid entry from Jesse Makkonen. As with his previous games, the visuals have a unique and appealing style, and the music is quite good, working together to create an excellent dreamlike moodiness. It's hard to overstate how much I enjoyed the atmosphere. The puzzles were straightforward, but still felt satisfying, and the camera mechanic was simple but impactful. The plot feels a bit thin here, and while there's a lot of heart to it, I didn't quite get as emotionally invested as I'd hoped. I think there needed to be a bit more screentime for the major characters to really get me invested for the finale. Still, I had a good time with Afterdream and easily recommend it to fans of horror adventure games.