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The Dreamer Must Die
'The Dreamer Must Die' is an RPG shooter where you're the only hope for a fading dream world. Advance the story, find new equipment, and improve your character within the MIND menu to ensure your survival.
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Ahlquist Interactive

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Features
Single-player
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Languages:
Interface Full Audio Subtitles
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Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“In order to gain feedback from players and improve the overall experience. Working in a vacuum kills motivation, and often makes the end product worse if it even finishes development. Early access enables me to develop with shorter term goals in mind, pushing out new builds to the public so I can iterate with their responses.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“About three years. Keep in mind that this game is being developed part-time, and I need to have a day job to make ends meet. Your patience is much appreciated.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“On the first Early Access release there will be at least 1 major area, 2 weapons, 5 enemy types, and 1 boss.
By the end of development there will be 5 major areas to explore. Each location has a plethora of items to find, missions and tasks to complete, enemies to defeat, and lots of abilities to unlock. Expect 7-10 hours of gameplay when the game is content complete.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The first release will contains one major area, and several sub areas that make up The Desert. Many of the core systems are developed, and I am creating content for those systems.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“As the game updates, and more areas are introduced, the price will increase proportional to the current value of the content. This ensures that at worst, you are getting your money's worth on day 1, and at best, you're the game at a great price.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“I will utilize and monitor various locations such as the game's Discord or the Steam Forums to gain insight into how people are playing and what does/doesn't work. Criticisms, and praises are a very important part of my creative and development process.”
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About This Game


Hello! Welcome to the 'about this game' section for The Dreamer Must Die. Don't forget to SMASH that Wishlist button and give a Follow. I hope you really enjoy this game description dude, it's So Awesome!! You can trust me, I'm a cute lil' smiley guy.


A mysterious figure named The Dreamer has appeared in the dream world, and summoned an ominous tower that looms over the sky. If that's not bad enough, shadowy creatures have begun to spawn and is causing all forms of torment on the residents. However, they do have one last hope left, you. But is hope really enough?


The dream has become a dangerous nightmare, infested with shadow-spawn that appear in many varieties. Utilize a wide range of equipment, level your character, upgrade your arms, to make the most of you are given.




Ahlquist Interactive is a startup development studio. A.I. hell-bent on the goal of creating fun and unique games that leave a lasting impression. Currently on this project there's Hunter Ahlquist for programming, art assets, and direction, and John Della Franco for music.
Be sure to join the A.I. Discord server and drop a hello!


WOW, you really read all of that! I'll be honest, that description reads like every other description on this platform, I'm surprised that your eyes didn't roll to the back of your head. And I mean who even is this "Hunter Ahlquist" guy anyway? He introduced himself like some kind of household name... Regardless, I hope you're interested in the game, Hunter wont feed me until I hit my wishlist quota.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

The Dreamer Must Die contains dark psychological themes, and may not be appropriate for all audiences.

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 7
    • Processor: 2.4 GHz base clock or equivalent
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel Iris Xe Graphics or equivalent
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 15 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: Intel Iris Xe Graphics tested on an i7-11370H mobile CPU at 1080p. Disk space is an approximation, more space may be required in future updates.
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: 3.6GHz base clock or equivalent
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GTX 1060 or equivalent
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 15 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: Disk space is an approximation, more space may be required in future updates.
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: MacOS 10.13+
    • Processor: Intel Core i5+ (unless inside the Macbook Air 🔥🔥🔥)
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Metal compatible GPU (2018 forward)
    • Storage: 15 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: Seriously, the Intel Macbook Air is a toaster.
    Recommended:
    • OS: MacOS 11+
    • Processor: Apple M1+
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Metal compatible GPU (2021 forward)
    • Storage: 15 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: Macbook Air on Apple Silicon should be good.
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and CentOS 7
    • Processor: x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support.
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Vulkan capable.
    • Storage: 15 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and CentOS 7
    • Processor: x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support.
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Vulkan capable.
    • Storage: 15 GB available space
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