Dreams Reviews

Dreams is ranked in the 99th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Daily Dot
Top Critic
Feb 19, 2020

As it stands, Dreams is an interesting experiment. It’s encouraging to imagine the world in which this game revolutionized an industry and opens the doors to more freedom for creative expression. Until then, it is only that: a dream.

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10 / 10.0
Feb 19, 2020

Simply put, there is nothing like Dreams. It combines magic and creativity in a world that you never want to escape from. Sure, some nights I sat on my couch trying to find something to do in it but other nights I could not put it down. I wish that there was more dedicated Media Molecule content to experience as Art’s Dream is over way too soon. However, give this game time and we will soon be experiencing the same quality content made by people all over the world. The possibilities are endless and even if you never touch the best tools, you will find countless hours of entertainment in the game’s Dream Surfing mode

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9.3 / 10.0
Feb 19, 2020

Dreams will be everything we want, in color, in black and white, in 3D, in 2D, with a relevant story. A world just for touring, will be our world, or our adventure in another's world. We are in charge, which is certainly the culmination of everything they have achieved so far. Congratulations to Media Molecule and deserves all the success you have with what we consider to be your Magnum Opus.

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Unscored
Feb 19, 2020

Media Molecule's latest creation is a beast of creation. Dreams is a game with a lot of possibilities that you will enjoy if you like to create, even though it requires your effort and time, or if you enjoy playing in the creations of others. With Dreams, all you can imagine, you can do it.

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VGN
Top Critic
9.1 / 10.0
Feb 19, 2020

After crossing the doors of the Sogniverso we can say that, once again, Media Molecule has managed to give life to an experience that reinvents the concept of video game and declines it in a dreamlike way putting it at the complete disposal of the many, potential dreamers. Dreams is an editor as powerful as it is accessible .

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10 / 10
Feb 20, 2020

Dreams is like nothing we have ever seen before and it’s going to inspire the next generation of creators.

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9 / 10.0
Feb 20, 2020

Dreams is possibilities made manifest, and while Media Molecule needs to have a strong hand in curating that experience, its a perfect foundation from which to grow and evolve and I can’t wait to see where it goes.

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100 / 100
Feb 20, 2020

There are no words that can accurately define my feelings towards Dreams. It's a title that has transcended everything we know as a game, becoming something completely new. Media Molecule exceeded all possible expectations by creating this wonderful tool, that if used correctly, will serve as one of the main pivots for content creators, game-design students, musicians, animators and many others throughout this decade. Dreams may be one of the last "games" to be released for PlayStation 4, but it will forever be immortalized as one of the greatest titles ever made in history.

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9 / 10
Feb 20, 2020

Taking Media Molecule's creative ethos to new heights, Dreams is a PlayStation essential. Booting the game up each time and having no idea what awaits is an intoxicating feeling. A remedy, forcing me from the rut of my predictable gaming habits to explore an inner creativity I'm often too lazy or wound up to let free.

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Feb 20, 2020

Opening a game engine for the first time can make you feel like you’re in a sweaty-palmed nightmare. But Dreams isn’t like that – not only is diving into the game engine and learning how to create stuff fun, you’ll also never feel lost in the navigation and controls. Moreover, it gives you access to a bunch of minigames that you can’t find anywhere else.

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Guardian
Top Critic
Feb 20, 2020

This compulsive genre-crossing title combines animation studio with design toolkit and social network as it teaches game creation

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XGN.nl
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Feb 20, 2020

‎Dreams is a game that has a lot of potential in the future for both the creators and the players. The large amount of lessons are easy to follow for the creators and there will only be more fun in the future for the people who love to play. In addition, Dreams' ‎‎single-player campaign‎‎ is a must if you've bought the game due to the special playstyle. The only thing that could make this game even better is ‎‎multiplayer‎‎ and more cool creations from the Dreams community!‎

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9 / 10.0
Feb 21, 2020

Dreams has opened up the artform of games to the experimentation and creativity of anyone and everyone in a way never before achieved. As a result, it is an experience that is wonderous, fulfilling and exciting - regardless of whether you are learning to develop, developing something, or playing something made by others.

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TJ Denzer
Top Critic
9 / 10
Feb 21, 2020

Media Molecule made me feel like I opened Photoshop for the first time again, but this time I feel ready to learn all of its tricks and make something amazing, and I sincerely hope others will take the journey to do the same and make the Dreams network a vast universe of creativity.

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Feb 21, 2020

Dreams' unlimited potential for creativity is both a blessing and a curse, but putting the power of game development into the hands of just about anyone is Media Molecule's crowning achievement.

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10 / 10.0
Feb 21, 2020

Already boasting one of Media Molecule's strongest campaigns, Dreams also has the creation tools that let you make the game of your dreams. They are as deep as advertised, and it's wonderful.

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72 / 100
Feb 21, 2020

Dreams is a creator-focused set of tools more so than a video game. If you've always wanted to get into game making, collaborate with the like-minded community, and weren't sure where to start, this is a great option. But if you're primarily after some quality gameplay, and not just bite-sized imitations, it's best to look elsewhere.

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USgamer
Top Critic
Feb 21, 2020

Dreams is fantastically experimentative, and it's obvious that the near-limitless creation tools provide a platform on which the community can build far into the future, but to judge this package as whole right now, it's not the wider product that leaves a lasting impression.

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3.5 / 5.0
Feb 21, 2020

Dreams is an almost bottomless well of user-created content, and already there are some gems amongst the myriad of creations available, even if they won’t ever feel like big-budget AAA games. It isn’t for everyone, but for the right kind of person, it will be everything.

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9 / 10.0
Feb 21, 2020

Dreams may not be something that will blow you away as only a player right now, but if you open your mind enough and get creative, there is a wealth of possibilities for you. If creating really isn’t something you’re interested in, perhaps give these creatives a bit more time to craft you a true dream-like experience.

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