Dreams of Another is an adventure through surreal worlds made of particles that coalesce into objects as you shoot them. Play involves traversing the shifting dreamscapes by firing your weapon not to destroy, but to manifest terrain, objects, and fragments of memory. It stands out for its inversion of shooting mechanics into an act of creation, paired with a journey into the interior worlds of two military men.
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You play both The Man in Pyjamas and The Wandering Soldier as they journey through ephemeral, particle-like environments on the hunt for their memories. Shooting builds rather than destroys, shaping your surroundings while characters respond with reflections that piece together the story. The visual design, rendered in a point-cloud style, leans into the sense of walking through a dream, but the story is soon rooted in the hope for a life made new.
As you progress, the world reveals new paths that trigger recollections. We learn about the emotionally wounded soldier and the only half-awake pyjama man. The fragmented stories of the two protagonists surface through exploration, but it is the unsettling use of firepower to access landscape that is the most powerful narrative. Through it all echo humorous lines spoken by objects of the world in offbeat but thought-provoking perspectives on human society.
The result is a poetic, experimental game that blurs action and philosophy by turning destruction into creation. Its unique visual style and narrative depth challenge expectations of what a shooter or action adventure can be.
