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Projected Dreams

Projected Dreams

Released: 5/29/2025

A cozy, nostalgic puzzle game about projected dreams Delve into the room, drag toys from the shelves, and handle them on the table to create a shadow play. As the shadows you cast uncover past family relationships and the environment around you changes and evolves, the lines between reality and fantasy blur. Projected Dreams is a charming, cozy puzzle game emphasising a casual, stress-free gaming experience. Experience a heartfelt story Join Senka on her journey and experience a heartwarming, wordless story about buzzing summer nights, the importance of friendship, and bittersweet goodbyes. Solve puzzles in multiple ways Rotate, place, and stack objects on a table to recreate a given shadow silhouette on the wall through shadow play. Get creative – there are unlimited solutions to solve puzzles, as long the outline of the shadow matches, and various achievements to be discovered. Explore atmospheric settings Experience an ever-changing room and bring back memories from your own childhood thanks to the toys you will find. Discover new peculiarities while listening to relaxing soundtracks composed by Floris Demandt.

A cozy, nostalgic puzzle game about projected dreams Delve into the room, drag toys from the shelves, and handle them on the table to create a shadow play. As the shadows you cast uncover past family relationships and the environment around you changes and evolves, the lines between reality and fantasy blur. Projected Dreams is a charming, cozy puzzle game emphasising a casual, stress-free gaming experience. Experience a heartfelt story Join Senka on her journey and experience a heartwarming, wordless story about buzzing summer nights, the importance of friendship, and bittersweet goodbyes. Solve puzzles in multiple ways Rotate, place, and stack objects on a table to recreate a given shadow silhouette on the wall through shadow play. Get creative – there are unlimited solutions to solve puzzles, as long the outline of the shadow matches, and various achievements to be discovered. Explore atmospheric settings Experience an ever-changing room and bring back memories from your own childhood thanks to the toys you will find. Discover new peculiarities while listening to relaxing soundtracks composed by Floris Demandt.

A cozy, nostalgic puzzle game about projected dreams Delve into the room, drag toys from the shelves, and handle them on the table to create a shadow play. As the shadows you cast uncover past family relationships and the environment around you changes and evolves, the lines between reality and fantasy blur. Projected Dreams is a charming, cozy puzzle game emphasising a casual, stress-free gaming experience. Experience a heartfelt story Join Senka on her journey and experience a heartwarming, wordless story about buzzing summer nights, the importance of friendship, and bittersweet goodbyes. Solve puzzles in multiple ways Rotate, place, and stack objects on a table to recreate a given shadow silhouette on the wall through shadow play. Get creative – there are unlimited solutions to solve puzzles, as long the outline of the shadow matches, and various achievements to be discovered. Explore atmospheric settings Experience an ever-changing room and bring back memories from your own childhood thanks to the toys you will find. Discover new peculiarities while listening to relaxing soundtracks composed by Floris Demandt.

Critics
77
Steam
97

Score Breakdown

76.8

Critic Average

9 reviews

97

Steam User Score

147 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-19.8
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
-19.8

Average of both sources

Review Timing

4 early (44%)5 launch window (56%)0 late (0%)