Were happy to announce a new demo update! This is a minor bugfix update that fix the following issues:

• Fix a framerate drop when using volume sliders
• Fix a collision bug in the first dungeon that could lead to the player being stuck

As always, we're open to feedback! Feel free to tell us about your experience! Also... we would love to have you in our Discord! We post updates regularly and discuss new features with the community, so come join us! [url=https://discord.gg/8gsQnqpVPx]
Nico & Pineapple Works

[ 2025-03-11 16:51:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi everyone! What a year 2024 has been for Dreamed Away!

Kickstarter campaign

So much progress has been made on the game this year. It started amazingly well with the Kickstarter campaign in February, I still have goosebumps just thinking about it, and I can't thank all backers enough for making it a success. This is what made it possible for me to work on the game full-time.

Chapter 4 completed!

The fourth chapter was completed a few months later, following by QA sessions together with Pineapple Works, and then our fifth playtest in June! Several builds were tested and discussed over 3 weeks. Feedback on chapter 4 was great, and the community has been incredibly helpful, as always.

Major demo updates and iterations on other chapters

Since then, we've released 2 major demo updates, with improved dungeon design, better tilesets, and new cutscenes. Chapters 2 to 4 also received several updates, ranging from balancing improvements to new scenes and side-quests.

The road ahead

As you know, Dreamed Away is scheduled to be released in 2025. I'm currently working full throttle on chapter 5 and I expect to announce the next playtest early next year. Until chapter 5 is done and we're ready for the next playtest, here are some screenshots from new locations.

I will also send surveys to Kickstarter backers early next year to start fulfilling in-game rewards, like portraits, custom NPCs, items, etc.

Merry Christmas everyone, and see you next year!

One last thing, if you have played the demo, please consider leaving a review, it helps a ton! https://partner.steamgames.com/apps/landing/2342600
Merry Christmas and see you next year! Nico & Pineapple Works

[ 2024-12-24 16:05:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

Were excited to announce another major demo update!

Dungeon improvements

With this update, we've made lots of changes to the first dungeon, from the visuals to the puzzles. Without spoiling you too much, you can also expect some new environmental props and pieces, as well as spooky moments!

Better balancing

Based on recent feedback we received, we've also made the dungeon leaner by reducing the enemy encounters, and lowered the difficulty of the boss.

Localization & bug fixes

This release also comes with localization improvements in French and Simplified Chinese, as well as minor bug fixes.
As always, we're open to feedback! Feel free to tell us about your experience! Also... we would love to have you in our Discord! We post updates regularly and discuss new features with the community, so come join us! [url=https://discord.gg/8gsQnqpVPx]
Nico & Pineapple Works

[ 2024-11-15 15:07:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

Were happy to announce another demo update!

Updated localizations

With this release we've introduced a new localization: British English! Other languages have also received an update.

Balancing tweaks

This update also brings better balancing in the normal difficulty mode, making the boss easier to beat.

Other changes

This release also brings:

• New credits roll
• Minor dialogue improvements
• Minor bug fixes

As always, we're open to feedback! Feel free to tell us about your experience! Also... we would love to have you in our Discord! We post updates regularly and discuss new features with the community, so come join us! [url=https://discord.gg/8gsQnqpVPx]
Nico & Pineapple Works

[ 2024-10-24 17:32:20 CET ] [ Original post ]

Were happy to announce another major demo update!

New introduction

With this release we've introduced a brand new intro to the game, showing more of the bond between the main characters and their relationship.

Changes in the first dungeon

This update also contains improvements in the first dungeon related to the story.

Other changes

This release also brings:

• Bugfixes
• Localization improvements
• Balancing tweaks

As always, we're open to feedback! Feel free to tell us about your experience! Also... we would love to have you in our Discord! We post updates regularly and discuss new features with the community, so come join us! [url=https://discord.gg/8gsQnqpVPx]
Nico & Pineapple Works

[ 2024-07-27 21:18:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

Were happy to announce yet another demo update! This is a bugfix release, it fixes the following issues:

• Prevent game save data corruption when no difficulty setting is set
• Fix the difficulty setting screen for Japanese and Simplified Chinese languages

As always, we're open to feedback! Feel free to tell us about your experience! Also... we would love to have you in our Discord! We post updates regularly and discuss new features with the community, so come join us! [url=https://discord.gg/8gsQnqpVPx]

[ 2024-06-17 09:50:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

Were excited to announce yet another demo update!

New features

The biggest changes introduced in this release are the new difficulty modes. Difficulty modes have been built as an accessibility setting, and as such they can be set when starting a new game or at any point (except in combat) from the options pause menu.
The game currently has 3 difficulty modes: - Dream: Your damage output is increased, enemies attack slower and their most challenging attack patterns are disabled. We recommend this option to players who want to enjoy the story with a more relaxed experience. - Reality: Difficulty settings as Dreamed Away was designed and intended. We recommend this option for your first time playing the game. Expect some challenge! - Nightmare: Enemy attacks are faster and more dangerous. For players who thought 'Reality' wasn't a challenge. Expect to struggle as enemies will hold nothing back.

Other new features & improvements

But that's not all! We brought in some of the latest changes from the full game in this build: - Newly-found equipment pieces will be equipped automatically, if Theo has none on him - New mix of the tracks Walking In The Rain and Home Sweet Home - New portrait assets for Tho - New game icons on all platforms - New skip button added to the credits, allowing for going back to main menu quickly - Pressing Cancel/B during dialogues now fast forwards, without confirming any potential choice

Bug fixes

This update also comes with the following bug fixes: - Fix a collision bug with a plant in the living room - Fix a soft lock when selling all items at a shop - Minor localization fixes And finally, we updated the credits with the names of all the new playtesters who helped balance the new difficulty modes. A huge thank you to everyone for testing & sending feedback! As always, we're open to feedback! Feel free to tell us about your experience! Also... we would love to have you in our Discord! We post updates regularly and discuss new features with the community, so come join us!
Nico & Pineapple Works

[ 2024-04-29 14:42:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

Im so happy to announce that the Kickstarter campaign for my game Dreamed Away has just gone LIVE! What an exciting month ahead of us! I've worked so hard for the past two years on Dreamed Away, I can't wait to see how this campaign goes. We also have really cool stretch goals that would allow us to make the game even better, it'd be incredible if we managed to unlock them all!
Please check it out for yourself and don't miss out on some awesome rewards!
Nico & Pineapple Works

[ 2024-02-01 13:07:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

Were excited to announce another demo update! This update brings back the Japanese localization, that has now been updated to to the latest version of the game. This updates also fixes a bug with lighting environments towards the end of the demo.
As always, we're open to feedback so feel free to tell us about your experience! Also... we would love to have you in our Discord! We post updates regularly and discuss new features with the community, so come join us!
Nicolas Petton & Pineapple Works

[ 2024-01-25 17:16:33 CET ] [ Original post ]

The date is finally set! We're really excited to announce that our crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter is launching in 10 days, on February 1st! Make sure to follow our pre-launch page on Kickstarter so you don't miss the launch!
Nico & Pineapple Works

[ 2024-01-22 17:11:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

Were super excited to announce the biggest demo update of Dreamed Away to date! With more than 1400 commits in 2023, the v2 demo release brings all changes and improvements we've made to the game in the last year.

Features

• Collectible drawings Players can now collect Louise's drawings and browse them from the main menu.
  
• Redesigned interior sprites All interiors in the game have been completely redrawn.
  Louise's bedroom before and after
• Equipped items with 3 equipment slots
  New equipment slots from the main menu
• New combat mechanics A lot of changes have been made to the combat system, from balancing to smaller tweaks and bug fixes. When equipped, some items will modify combat mechanics or stats in various ways. Also, now when attacking from behind, enemies now get the initiative!
  A ghost attacked by surprise!
• Better controller support Players can choose between different button styles and layouts
  
• Keyboard input remapping Players can now freely remap keyboard controls.
• Footstep sound effects A much requested feature!
• Redesigned menus We have made several improvements to the look and feel of the menu system.

Localization

Thanks to our community of translators, we're happy to announce the support of three new languages:

• Simplified Chinese
• Spanish (Spain)
• Italian

The Japanese localization is almost ready, we'll publish another demo update very soon! Reach out to us on our Discord server if you would like to help us iron out the Japanese translation. We really hope you'll enjoy all the changes in this new version of our demo. We're always open to feedback so feel free to tell us about your experience! Also... we would love to have you in our Discord! We post updates regularly and discuss new features with the community, so come join us!
Nicolas Petton & Pineapple Works

[ 2024-01-17 16:08:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

Demo update v1.11.1 is finally here and it brings 2 significant changes:

• A brand new title screen
• Japanese localization
• Brazilian Portuguese localization
• localization update for German

It's high time you fired up our free demo to check out the new look! We would love to hear your thoughts on it. We appreciate every feedback we receive! We're not done with the changes yet... so STAY TUNED! Also... we would love to have you in our Discord!
Nicolas Petton & Pineapple Works

[ 2023-08-23 16:44:44 CET ] [ Original post ]

To kickoff this edition of the Steam Next Fest, join Nico and Paula for a playthrough of Dreamed Away's demo!

[ 2023-06-19 17:43:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

It's time for another demo update! We're happy to announce that the game is now available in English, French, German, LATAM Spanish, Russian & Ukrainian. This wouldn't have been possible without the dedication of our amazing translation team!

Other changes include:

• Improved combat balancing
• New dialogue portrait of Tho
• Several collision bug fixes
• UI & menu enhancements

As usual, let us know if you have any feedback! Join our Discord Nicolas Petton & Pineapple Works

[ 2023-06-15 20:20:19 CET ] [ Original post ]

We're happy to announce yet another demo update! Changes include:

• New merchant ghost in the dungeon
• Better state management in the dungeon to allow for backtracking
• French translation patches

As usual, let us know if you have any feedback! Join our Discord Nicolas Petton & Pineapple Works

[ 2023-04-19 14:32:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

Bonjour!

We have recently released our demo and today we're coming with another update that brings... French localization! You can now experience Dreamed Away in Tho and Louise's mother tongue! From now on you'll be able to play our demo in both English and French languages. In order to change your language all you need to do is to go to settings> language, just like it's shown on the GIF below!
What other languages would you want our demo to be translated to? Please feel free to let us know in the discussions or in our Discord! As usual, we're waiting for your feedback! Nicolas Petton & Pineapple Works

[ 2023-04-06 15:54:43 CET ] [ Original post ]

We're happy to announce yet another demo update! Changes include:

• Reduce enemy encounters
• Better balancing of the first combats
• Streamline the dialogue with the Scary Girl and user choice
• New Twitter button to the start page

As usual, let us know if you have any feedback! Join our Discord Nicolas Petton & Pineapple Works

[ 2023-04-04 11:10:08 CET ] [ Original post ]

We're happy to announce a new update of the demo of Dreamed Away! Changes include:

• New polaroids outside Tho's house
• New illustrations in Louise's bedroom during the day & night
• Design changes in the maze in chapter 1 to be less punishing
• Dialogue improvements

As always, feedback welcome! Nicolas Petton & Pineapple Works

[ 2023-04-03 12:55:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

First official announcement on Steam and its a big one! Dreamed Away has been actively in development for over a year now and today we are extremely excited to let you know that...

Our official DEMO is finally here!!!

Weve worked very hard to make this happen and we can't wait to see you dive into the mysterious Celtic world as Theo! Also we have recently updated our trailer: [previewyoutube=UX6n6n2LAWU;full][/previewyoutube] We would love to receive your feedback regarding our demo, so please feel free to share it in the discussions or in our official Discord server. Join our Discord Take care, Nicolas Petton & Pineapple Works

[ 2023-03-30 16:14:02 CET ] [ Original post ]