Indie Dream

$0.99

Release Date:: Jul 26, 2019
Developer:: Laolu Productions
Publisher:: Laolu Productions
Platforms:: Windows Mac

Simulation Indie Casual RPG Steam Achievements Family Sharing Single-player

About This Game

A friendly note - The game contains English as a selectable language, but the translation is not fully completed yet. Untranslated part are temporarily replaced by machine translation.

"Make indie games inside an indie game"

Summary

This is a story about a young and naive indie developer.

The protagonist is a person who have a dream of publishing his own game. Just like many other newbee developers, he tries to master those skills needed for developing. In addition, he will need to figure out how the world of gamers works.
Is him simple and naive enough to have an indie dream?

Game

This is an interactive story driven game. Your main goal is to develop indie games inside this indie game. The protagonist’s experience will be revealed within the combination of story-telling and interactive minigames.

Features

Act as an indie developer.
Simulate the process of developing with interactions and minigames.
Wandering and wondering, pushing forward.
Some parts of the story are based on personal experiences.

Other

This is a personal game. The problems and difficulties encountered during developing this game are also a part of the game itself.
Just relax yourself in this interactive story.

Estimated play time: A bit longer than a movie.

Screenshots

User Reviews

Overwhelmingly Positive

1 user reviews

100%

Positive

User #250497 english

10 hrs at review

Recommended

[h2] Short version: [/h2] Indie Dream is a small but personal game about the struggles of making games. It’s simple, text-heavy, and a bit buggy at times, but those rough edges almost feel fitting. If you’ve ever thought about creating your own game, it’s a relatable and oddly inspiring experience — perfect to keep running on a second screen. The game is not even 1 dollar/euro, I'd say just buy it and check it out. [h2] Long version: [/h2] Indie Dream is a small but surprisingly personal game. On the surface it’s very simple — the mechanics aren’t complex, and at times the gameplay feels slow or even passive. But that’s part of the charm. It’s less about flashy action and more about reflecting on what it means to make a game, and the thoughts that come with it. I ran into some technical issues, mostly with switching between English and Japanese text, which sometimes forced me to restart from checkpoints — occasionally way too far back. That was frustrating at fi...