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Psycho Dream

Released: 9/5/2025

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53.7

Critic Average

3 reviews

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Critic Reviews

12/30/2025

Late Review

Psycho Dream is a fun, challenging 2D action platformer; it’s one of those Japan only game that never had the chance outside of the land of the Rising Sun and it’s fun seeing it getting a new lease on life. It has all the classic features; straight forward, challenging boss fights, enjoyable level design and interesting power ups. Once you get adapted to the “heavy” movements and weapon short range, you’ll find a nice hidden gem. If you’re a fan of 2D action games, Psycho Dream is a no-brainer.

60

60/100

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9/19/2025

Launch Window

While some retro fans may find it appealing, the gameplay is a bit messy and follows the old rule of “overpowered until you get hit too much” design

61

61/100

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9/9/2025

Launch Window

Still, the inexcusable emulation errors also cause the game to be significantly more difficulty here than it should be, which takes what could have been a solid port of an otherwise fun action game, into an infuriating mess where you’re fighting against invisible obstacles for no logical reason at all.

40

40/100

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