Daydreamer: Awakened Edition (2016)

Awaken into a nightmare filled with malicious aliens, grotesque mutants, emotionless robots, and giant bugs in Daydreamer: Awakened Edition, coming soon for PlayStation®4. The side-scrolling platformer/shoot-em-up game was originally released on the PC, but the new Awakened Edition includes major gameplay updates and numerous refinements, for those brave enough to walk the perilous path of the daydreamer.

Shooter Platform Indie Arcade Action Science fictionPlayStation 4

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Plot-driven, unpretentious, grave and relentless.

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Digitally DownloadedMatt SainsburyJul 20165/5 stars
I’m not going to pretend that Daydreamer is a good game, because it isn’t. But then it’s also quite brilliant in its feverish commitment to tearing at the fabric of game design. I had a great time playing this, because it completely transcends the “so bad it’s good adage” to be a creative entity that is in a league so completely of its own that it almost feels unfair to give it a score at all.
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Hardcore GamerChris ShiveJul 20163.5/5
Daydreamer: Awakened Edition plays like an early 90s platformer but looks like it belongs in this console generation.
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The CubeZack HageJul 20168/10
Daydreamer: Awakened Edition is a thrilling, albeit compressed sidescrolling venture. It’s good ideas don’t screw around and make a game that could have been written off as creepy and clumsy, so much more. It’s not perfect, but it’s a game we need in this otherwise disappointing summer lineup.
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GameSpewSean MeslerJul 20164/10
Ultimately, [the] pluses are minor and did little to make my experience better or Daydreamer worth playing
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Crash LandedBen MacRaeAug 20162/5 stars
Whilst most indie games play upon the strong pixel nostalgia, Daydreamer sucks its ideas from one gaming generation ahead - the early 3D era - but fully reminding us why those games haven’t aged well and should be left in the rear-view mirror.
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About the game

Platforms: PlayStation 4
Developer: Roland Studios
Publisher: Atlus
Released: July 12, 2016
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view

IGDB rating 7.3/10 from 2 ratings.

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