As I Began to Dream 2025
- Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
As I Began to Dream is an enchanting puzzle-platformer that merges a unique environment manipulation mechanic. Utilize this power to navigate dream worlds, solve puzzles, and aid Lily's escape from her dream realm.
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Grave, earnest, contemporary and plot-driven.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
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Gamer Social ClubSean "KingOTheCask" RichardsDec 20258/10Overall, I found As I Began to Dream a well-grounded and enjoyable entry into the puzzle-platformer genre, despite some of the gameplay shifts and handful of technical hiccups. The story the game presents, while tragic and heart-breaking, provides hope that there is a brighter corner around the murky beast that is grief. Strayflux provided a wonderful portrayal of such a complex emotion that is grief in the unique medium that is video gaming.
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WayTooManyGamesOliver ShelldingNov 20257.5/10As I Began to Dream is a lovely, if bittersweet, experience that delivers in the storytelling department, but fumbles a bit in the gameplay execution.
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
- Released
- November 20, 2025
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
IGDB rating 7.0/10 from 1 ratings.
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