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Cartographer sketching an impossible floating dream city into an open notebook map.$1.99PLANNED
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Exploration puzzle / surreal adventure

Dream Map

The map is not a record of the world; it is the tool that changes it.

An isometric exploration puzzle where the world rearranges whenever the player rests, according to rules discovered through mapping. You are a cartographer hired to chart a place that refuses to remain awake in the same shape.

Planned price$1.99
Session8–15 minute chapters; 90–120 minute campaign
Demo10-minute vertical slice
DRMNone
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WHAT IS DREAM MAP?

You are a cartographer hired to chart a place that refuses to remain awake in the same shape.

An isometric exploration puzzle where the world rearranges whenever the player rests, according to rules discovered through mapping. You are a cartographer hired to chart a place that refuses to remain awake in the same shape.

Best for: Players who enjoy clear logic, experimentation, useful assists and compact problem-solving sessions.

WHY IT IS DIFFERENT

The map is not a record of the world; it is the tool that changes it.

  • The map is not a record of the world; it is the tool that changes it.
  • Five dream regions with four chapters each: garden, flooded town, library, mountain hotel, and empty fairground.
  • New mapping tools allow rotating a room, preserving a path, or marking a forbidden adjacency.

CORE LOOP

From first decision to completed run.

a flooded-town chapter where sleeping at different heights changes which bridges exist.

  1. 1Explore the current arrangement and sketch discovered landmarks
  2. 2Collect symbols that reveal how rooms relate during sleep
  3. 3Choose a resting place and edit one map connection
  4. 4Wake to a transformed layout and test the new route
  5. 5Reach a chapter landmark and preserve part of the world permanently

WHAT IS INCLUDED?

A complete arc, not an endless grind.

Five dream regions with four chapters each: garden, flooded town, library, mountain hotel, and empty fairground. Each region teaches a different transformation rule and ends by anchoring one impossible landmark.

New mapping tools allow rotating a room, preserving a path, or marking a forbidden adjacency. The journal fills with hand-drawn observations and character notes.

CONTROLS & ACCESSIBILITY

Clarity and assists are part of the design.

Move, inspect, open map, draw/erase one connection, rest, and place marker. Isometric movement can be screen-relative or world-relative.

No fail state in standard exploration. Hints can reveal relevant room tags, suggest a map edit, or preview the next layout.

CORE SYSTEMS

  • The map is not a record of the world; it is the tool that changes it.
  • Five dream regions with four chapters each: garden, flooded town, library, mountain hotel, and empty fairground.
  • New mapping tools allow rotating a room, preserving a path, or marking a forbidden adjacency.

FIRST PLAYABLE PROOF

10-minute vertical slice

a flooded-town chapter where sleeping at different heights changes which bridges exist.

QUICK ANSWERS

Dream Map FAQ

What kind of game is Dream Map?+
An isometric exploration puzzle where the world rearranges whenever the player rests, according to rules discovered through mapping. You are a cartographer hired to chart a place that refuses to remain awake in the same shape. Its central hook is: The map is not a record of the world; it is the tool that changes it.
How long is a session of Dream Map?+
The planned play pattern is 8–15 minute chapters; 90–120 minute campaign. The first browser demo is a 10-minute vertical slice.
What is included in Dream Map?+
Five dream regions with four chapters each: garden, flooded town, library, mountain hotel, and empty fairground. Each region teaches a different transformation rule and ends by anchoring one impossible landmark. New mapping tools allow rotating a room, preserving a path, or marking a forbidden adjacency. The journal fills with hand-drawn observations and character notes.
Will Dream Map be DRM-free?+
Dream Map is planned as a complete $1.99 DRM-free download for Windows, macOS and Linux, with a separate browser demo and no proprietary launcher.

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