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Dreams of Aether
A collection of dozens of Aether-flavored microgames! Dive into the Dreams of Aether, where everyone is trapped in a never-ending nightmare! Meet some of the strangest characters Aether has to offer!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
44 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“I think this game does a great job capturing and understanding the fun of warioware in a way that few other games in the genre too. Honestly, it probably even improves on it asside from its small length. The final boss…”
13 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“For the price, it's a lot of fun. Story was short, but fun. I wanted to 100% the achievements but gave up!”
11 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“This game is a fun little Micro Minigame collection (similar to a unnamed game that has a main character who is greedy and wears biker goggles) with a cool and charming story. The graphics are very cool and stylized…”
“For the price, it's a lot of fun. Story was short, but fun. I wanted to 100% the achievements but gave up!”
“This is basically WarioWare with Rivals of Aether characters. If you like WarioWare, I guarantee that you will like this. The story mode is very charming, but also extremely short, and the graphics are adorable.…”
10 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“Fast pace, quite a surprise when I open the game with all the things thrown at me. Made quite simple mechanics with variety of games and art style.”
“This game is a fun little Micro Minigame collection (similar to a unnamed game that has a main character who is greedy and wears biker goggles) with a cool and charming story. The graphics are very cool and stylized…”
“This is basically WarioWare with Rivals of Aether characters. If you like WarioWare, I guarantee that you will like this. The story mode is very charming, but also extremely short, and the graphics are adorable.…”
7 of the 83 reviews raise this.
“This game is a fun little Micro Minigame collection (similar to a unnamed game that has a main character who is greedy and wears biker goggles) with a cool and charming story. The graphics are very cool and stylized…”
“Writing is mad cringe (just because you have a story doesn't mean you're some big shot, pipe down.) The gameplay was extremely fun and both graphics & sound were really charming. I would have prefered if it had slightly…”
“Super fun microgame collection! I particularly liked the final chapter. I also really like the music!”
26 of the 83 reviews raise this · 25 of them still recommend the game.
“I think this game does a great job capturing and understanding the fun of warioware in a way that few other games in the genre too. Honestly, it probably even improves on it asside from its small length. The final boss…”
“I completed the game so this is not a me being salty. But please don't make 90-10 games. I didn't know if I should leave positive or negative comment since I really did enjoy the game what short time I had with it. Very…”
4 of the 83 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I completed the game so this is not a me being salty. But please don't make 90-10 games. I didn't know if I should leave positive or negative comment since I really did enjoy the game what short time I had with it. Very…”
“Combat is strategic and turn-based, with elemental interactions adding meaningful depth. Levels are well-designed, though somewhat linear, and enemy variety is decent but limited. Story is minimal, focusing more on…”
“[h1][b] TLDR: A WarioWare-lite that's fun while it lasts, which is about 30 minutes before repetition sets in and there's nothing left to do. [/b] [/h1] [h1]PROS: [/h1] ➕Quick and fun games ➕Humorous writing [h1]CONS:…”
4 of the 83 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Combat is strategic and turn-based, with elemental interactions adding meaningful depth. Levels are well-designed, though somewhat linear, and enemy variety is decent but limited. Story is minimal, focusing more on…”
“[h1][b] TLDR: A WarioWare-lite that's fun while it lasts, which is about 30 minutes before repetition sets in and there's nothing left to do. [/b] [/h1] [h1]PROS: [/h1] ➕Quick and fun games ➕Humorous writing [h1]CONS:…”
“Writing is mad cringe (just because you have a story doesn't mean you're some big shot, pipe down.) The gameplay was extremely fun and both graphics & sound were really charming. I would have prefered if it had slightly…”
Counted across 83 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“2D action arcade game consisting of many short microgames. ✅Wide variety of short puzzles ✅Very good audiovisuals and original music composed specifically for the game ❌Graphics could have been better ❌Very short game, so the price should be a bit lower ✅✅Verdict: [strike] Very…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“from a guy who loves the warioware series this was pretty great my only issue was that it didnt have much mircogames but i did buy this game for 1.49 so what did i expect but regardless its a fast game and worth its price (i finished the game in like an hour not 100% though)”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Really nice WarioWare-like game, although it is a bit short.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
v1.0a - Patch Notes
Hello, Catalysts--oh, wait, that's my other game. Hi!! I'm glad all of you have been having fun with Dreams of Aether! It's been a big rush of excitement to actually finish this game and get it out th
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Minigames · Arcade · Quick-Time Events · 2D · Funny · Female Protagonist · Surreal · Action · Controller · Linear · Casual · Abstract (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Japanese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 15 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Microsoft® Windows® 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 Processor: 2.0GHz processor Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX Compatible graphics card with at least 32MB of video memory DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 50 MB available space