Dreams (video game)

For the PlayStation port of the 1997 video game, see Dreams to Reality.

Dreams
Developer(s)Media Molecule
Publisher(s)Sony Interactive Entertainment
Director(s)Mark Healey
Designer(s)
  • Mark Healey
  • John Beech
  • Christophe Villedieu
  • Steve Belcher
Programmer(s)
Artist(s)
  • Kareem Ettouney
  • Francis Pang
  • Jon Eckersley
  • Emilie Stabell
  • Maja-Lisa Kehlet
Platform(s)PlayStation 4
Release14 February 2020
Genre(s)Game creation system
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Dreams is a game creation system video game developed by Media Molecule and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4 in February 2020. Players can create and play user-generated content in the forms of games, audiovisual experiences and game assets, which can be shared or remixed to be used in other players' creations.[1]

Dreams includes several games developed by Media Molecule using the game itself, including Art's Dream,[2] Ancient Dangers: A Bat's Tale,[3] A Long Climb Ago,[4] several virtual reality mini-games,[5] and Tren.[6][7]

On 11 April 2023, Media Molecule announced on their website that they would end live service support for Dreams in September 2023, in favour of an unannounced new project. Online server support will continue, as will bug fixing, in-game curation, official streams, and community engagement and promotion. The game will remain available for sale after this date.[8][9][10]

  1. ^ "Let's make games". 22 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Explaining Art's Dream, the 'Story Mode' Inside Dreams". IGN. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Media Molecule-Developed Dreams Game Ancient Dangers: A Bat's Tale Announced, Available Today". Game Informer. 30 November 2021. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Media Molecule's Brand New Game Is Available Now in Dreams". 29 March 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Hands On: Dreams Just Got Bigger, Better, and Weirder with PSVR Support". 27 July 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Media Molecule's Next Game Is Tren, a Toy Train Adventure Made in Dreams". 27 July 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Media Molecule is halting 'Dreams' support from September". NME. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  8. ^ Welsh, Oli (11 April 2023). "Sony ending support for Dreams in September". Polygon. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Dreams Live Support Will End Later This Year". IGN. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  10. ^ "An update on server changes and live service support for Dreams". 11 April 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.