Dream Depths

by ivkalu

co-authored: @mikri, @antonio271, @rangoiv

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.92

Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.84

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.11

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.58

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.56

Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.97

Dream Depths

This game is about entering other people's dreams. Sort of like Inception.
Enter NPC dreams deeper and deeper... Maybe even find The Chosen One!
Kill enemy agents that try to stop you.

Itch IO version:
https://rangoiv.itch.io/dream-depths

Detailed description:

Interact with NPCs to enter theirs dreams.
Red ones have infinitely deep dreams. Yellow ones are side quests, they don't have infinite depth. If you find the blue one, you win! You can leave the dream by finding the ladder, that will return you to one level of dream back.
Keep your health up by collecting health potions and avoiding enemy bullets.
Get score by entering dreams, killing enemies or collecting coins. Get as high score as possible!

*Note:* Tilesets and cover were generated with using AI.

Controls:

- [Q] = Quit
- [E] = Interact
- [WASD/Arrows] = Movement
- [Mouse] = Shoot

Screenshots:

Genres: action

Tools: Godot

Comments15

Ivkaluauthor1 Apr 2025, 15:38

heyyy

antonio2711 Apr 2025, 22:01

rangoiv2 Apr 2025, 11:56

Yoo

mremmele8 Apr 2025, 14:56

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to play the web version—it gave me a 404 error.

jester14548 Apr 2025, 16:01

interesting interpretation of the theme! the enemy looks like neo from the matrix. i would make the player speed a little slower, and it seems like the character is constantly stuck in the wall, but overall it's fun to play

rangoiv8 Apr 2025, 22:35

@mremmele Thank you for noting, we fixed it and it is now working!

Batisdark9 Apr 2025, 22:29

Oh its a lot of speed in this one! All the speed!
Would indeed love to slow it down a bit and maybe make enemies shoot with less prediction? Or maybe its all game speed issue. Shooting intervals or pause to "reload" for enemies would be nice too, since they kind of scary to try and aproach. Its easier just to run most of the time... But again, maybe its all because of the game speed being so high that while you do one action - enemy does several :)

The idea itself is a nice one. Just really annoying to face so many enemies with so much action going on!

Boban0059 Apr 2025, 22:31

Very cool map design!

Ricesteam9 Apr 2025, 22:31

Like other said, great interpretation of the theme. I forgot about that movie. I'm also a sucker for simple pixel art style. I just wished the player did more damage or there were ways to upgrade. Good job!

NuiN9 Apr 2025, 22:31

The concept is cool but I wish it had more impact on the gameplay!

Alex Servirog9 Apr 2025, 22:42

art looks really good. I don't really feel the impact of going into npc dreams, probably didn't choose the right ones

aniretti13 Apr 2025, 22:45

cool art style! sometimes it's hard to figure out how to dodge bullets because they get stuck in the walls

Eugenik14 Apr 2025, 06:37

amazing entry, nice job. very jungian.

atsh16 Apr 2025, 11:37

The interparation of theme have a lot of potential (inception is one of my favorite movies). The sprite were created by you? They look really good. I also liked the sound effects

I think engaging with the enemy is too risky to be worth it, and I didn't figure out why do you need the coins. It was also a little daunting the find the way down, as many "dreams" look the same. I think I would like the game more if it a little less brutal, and a little more exploration focused

Very nice work

inavtr17 Apr 2025, 10:37

Unfortunately, I didn't get very far because I was shot far too often and couldn't really dodge. I completely agree with @atsh that i would have preferred more exploration and fewer shots - i really like the idea and the mechanics! Thanks fot the game :smiley: