PlayStation Magazine - 05.2020

In dreams

Best of the

Dreamverse

FOREST IN

THE RAIN

It’s not a game, but

BadRobo82’s numerous

photoreal scenes are

some of the best yet

created in Dreams. One

of the most visually

arresting is Forest In

The Rain. The realistic

foliage is lit by lightning

flashes for unsurpassed

atmosphere.

SCENE

TOWER BALL

More ball games in

Dreams, but this one

keeps things beautifully

simple. Four game types

• Run, Jump, Swim, and
  Climb – dictate the
  challenge as you guide
  your ball against the
  clock to the map’s end.
  Every platform maze
  has been crafted with
  precision in mind, which
  makes the simplest jump
  a tense affair.

GAME

PIXEL-ROAD

Twin-Brothers

(TheLostOneNL and

GODSMACK-NL) is a dev

making a name for itself

in Dreams, and this

Frogger-like game

shows why. Guiding

your character requires

you to tap directions on

the D-pad; the more you

tap, the faster he

moves. It’s a subtle

control shift but fun.

GAME

Love D&D? Then

try out Heroes Of

Aldrenor in Dreams.

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S

tuck in the house and

exhausted your games

collection? Then maybe this

is the time to embrace the

thousands of games buried

inside Dreams. To help you get started

we’ve picked some of our recent

favourites. But don’t stop here – carry

on exploring afterwards.

HEROES OF ALDRENOR

If you’re feeling the urge to batter

countless goblins and loot dungeons

while your pals cheer you on, then this

Dark-Alliance-like dungeon-crawler is

for you. It’s amazing how Dreams

creator DarkestEssence has managed

to craft a full action RPG inside Dreams,

complete with three-player co-op. One

of the best games in Dreams, Heroes

Of Aldrenor has the depth of play to

compete with most indies.

DREAMS HOMERUN

CHALLENGE

Exactly what you expect: bat balls over

the wooden fence to

score. There’s an

Endless mode that

challenges you to string

hits together. It may

not be complex, but

InfaredJ’s Homerun

Challenge has an

old-fashioned arcade

sensibility we can happily

slide into.

FUNKY BONES IV

If you’re a longtime Media

Molecule fan then this

LittleBigPlanet homage

ticks all the boxes. This

new level by creator

Loz_r sends his hero,

Madamoiselle Diop, to the

underworld to platform

her way past hazards

and cute skeletons. If

you’re after a polished

gem, look no further.

RAINBOW ISLAND

There’s a subtle Bubble

Bobble influence in this

slick platformer from

Fr0d0_FragginS79, as

you guide your cute

dragon around blank

islands, canvasses for

his colour-spraying

breath. Even as a WIP,

Rainbow Island shines.

BALL WORLD

ADVENTURES!

PART ONE

Guide your ball across

obstacle courses

accessed from a hub

map. xXRazorfistXx’s ball

balancer is essential.

TIME TO EMBRACE THE

THOUSANDS OF GAMES

BURIED IN DREAMS.

Our picks of the recent Dreams games to perk you up

Dreams keeps going

artist access

Rainbow Island is a cutie, and Funky Bones IV is class.

GAMES, ART, MUSIC,

AND MORE, MADE BY

YOU FOR EVERYONE