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Picayune Dreams
Picayune Dreams is a roguelike blend of bullet heaven horde survival, and bullet hell gameplay. Adrift across the endless void, you must fend off thousands of nightmarish and otherwordly creatures. Uncover a mysterious and surreal story. And don't forget. You mu [TRANSMISSION INTERRUPTED...]
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
53 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Every other month I get the urge to picayune all other the place. I think I got it when the game came out, been fun ever since”
“I can recommend this game only if you do not want to invest a lot of time in it. That said, the beginning is nice, it does get difficult rather quickly, but after you learn how to play the game and you manage to make…”
“writing as a reminder to update when i've 100%'d the game really good first introduction into genre for me, art style is amazing and i love the ui and story prestige systems suck but that's my only major gripe”
30 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“this is the perfect game and i love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! even during the somewhat slow start of each run i never wanted to speed up the game because the music is so amazing. the art and general aesthetics are delightful…”
“a survivorlike game that takes place in space where the enemies are 3d models of talking burgers with a transhumanistic horror story and a breakcore soundtrack with vocaloid lyrics to tie it all together? damn you just…”
“I cannot stress enough how INCREDIBLE the soundtrack is. I found the ost by chance a while back, and I still absolutely love it to this day. I've never come across anything with music this consistently good before, it's…”
25 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“this is the perfect game and i love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! even during the somewhat slow start of each run i never wanted to speed up the game because the music is so amazing. the art and general aesthetics are delightful…”
“a survivorlike game that takes place in space where the enemies are 3d models of talking burgers with a transhumanistic horror story and a breakcore soundtrack with vocaloid lyrics to tie it all together? damn you just…”
“writing as a reminder to update when i've 100%'d the game really good first introduction into genre for me, art style is amazing and i love the ui and story prestige systems suck but that's my only major gripe”
21 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“this is the perfect game and i love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! even during the somewhat slow start of each run i never wanted to speed up the game because the music is so amazing. the art and general aesthetics are delightful…”
“a survivorlike game that takes place in space where the enemies are 3d models of talking burgers with a transhumanistic horror story and a breakcore soundtrack with vocaloid lyrics to tie it all together? damn you just…”
“Its a vampire survivors type game, so fun and addictive with an interesting story and also the soundtracks is a banger.”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Every other month I get the urge to picayune all other the place. I think I got it when the game came out, been fun ever since”
“Its a vampire survivors type game, so fun and addictive with an interesting story and also the soundtracks is a banger.”
“very addictive and rewarding to play, great characters and unique entourage of weapons that doesn't get stale”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I can recommend this game only if you do not want to invest a lot of time in it. That said, the beginning is nice, it does get difficult rather quickly, but after you learn how to play the game and you manage to make…”
“this game is pretty cool, has a nice soundtrack. true picayune was a lot easier than i thought, cool design too. overall like a 9.5/10 just because the true ending is kinda short.”
“Very few games managed to both impress me and make me feel like a kid again like picayune dreams did. Every enemy, every item, every line of dialogue feels crafted with a clear vision in mind, this game always manages…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 98.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“I'm no dirty capitalist, but this game is disgustingly underpriced.”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played“its like those instagram reels that play piepcore and give you a seisure but in game form very peak indeed”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played“This right here. This is the kind of game you miss when it's "Over" because it's fantastic to learn, and the early parts of the game feel REALLY good. It feels like a bullet hell, you feel like you're barely surviving by the skin of your teeth each time you boot the game up.…”
— a player, Steam review · 36 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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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 | Bullet Hell · Psychedelic · Action Roguelike · Space · Lore-Rich · Transhumanism · Procedural Generation · Pixel Graphics · Arena Shooter · Action · Rogue-like · Sci-fi (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 140 |
| Official site | https://2leftthumbs.manakeep.com/picayune-dreams |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Pentium 4 processor or later that's SSE2 capable Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system