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Dreamscaper: Prologue

Dreamscaper: Prologue

A surreal, roguelite inspired action RPG with modernized hack'n'slash combat about lucid dreaming. Dreamscaper: Prologue is a demo to the main game, to get you familiar with the game mechanics. DREAM. DIE. WAKE. REPEAT.

Released Apr 8, 2020 Developer Afterburner Studios Publisher indie.io, Maple Whispering Limited Platforms Windows ActionIndieRPGFree to PlayAction Roguelike
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

89.2%positive1,943 reviews
Recommended · 65 found this helpful

“[h1]Dreamscaper: Prologue [/h1] [b]A difficult roguelite hack n slash brawler combined with a relaxed social dialogue section proves to be an original and interesting mix which works well together. [/b] [quote]Dreamscaper: Prologue is the first chapter in the Dreamscaper saga,…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 40 found this helpful

“A lot of indie games right now are all about mashing up genres and themes, and I’m all for it. We’ve got plenty of baseline ARPGs and action roguelikes, so mixing them together with dashes of ever more eclectic designs can produce some fantastic works. That’s how I feel about…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Not recommended · 212 found this helpful

“Try to collect data without even notice the user. so a huge NOP i ain't sending data over port local 61291 to 443 to api.gameanalytics.com even if you don't ask me. No mather how good or lame the game is. Transparency is a MUST HAVE. Write an EULA and mention this !”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:59 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

0playing at last check
714all-time peak
0 250 500 2021 2022 2023 227 avg · Apr 2020

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

13achievements
1.9%median completion
0.9%rarest: Valkyrie
22.8% of players 18.2% of players 7.9% of players 3.9% of players 2.5% of players 2.3% of players 1.9% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.1% of players 0.9% of players 22.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
22.8%Nothing to Fear... — Beat Fear.
18.2%Explorer — 100% any floor.
7.9%Giver — Give an NPC a gift they love.
Rarest badges of honor
0.9%Valkyrie — Complete all 4 floors without taking damage.
1.1%Grand Explorer — 100% all 4 floors in one run.
1.3%Charismatic — Reached relationship level 9 across all characters.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 05, 2021
Dreamscaper Leaves Early Access

It's finally here! After a year in Early Access, and three years in development, we're thrilled to be releasing Dreamscaper 1.0 today! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1040420/Dreamscaper/ Supporter

Feb 10, 2021
Sunsetting the Prologue

Hi Everyone, We wanted to give all of you a heads-up that we will be delisting the Prologue version of Dreamscaper next week. If you currently have the Prologue in your library, it will remain in your

Oct 02, 2020
Supporter Edition Rewards & The Reflection Update

Supporter Edition Rewards We'd like to start by once again apologizing for not being able to provide a loyalty discount to those who purchased the Supporter's Edition DLC earlier this year. While the

Aug 14, 2020
Dreamscaper is available now!

Two years ago, the three of us quit our traditional game development jobs to go rogue and build our first indie game together. Today we are thrilled to finally share our labor of love, Dreamscaper. Ge

Aug 11, 2020
Dreamscaper Community Update #3 - Early Access Launch!

While all three Afterburners are busy burning the midnight oil, Rob found time to emerge from the code cave and deliver us one final devlog video before our launch on August 14th: Cheers, Rob, Ian & P

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Indie, RPG, Free To Play
Player tagsAction · Indie · RPG · Free to Play · Action Roguelike · Hack and Slash · Rogue-lite · Third Person · Dungeon Crawler · Singleplayer · Action RPG · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements13
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.dreamscapergame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i3 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GT 640 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 3 GB available space Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system