History VideoGame / TheDreamMachine

Ya think, Alicia?

* Foreshadowing: In the beginning of Episode 1:

Ya think, Alicia?

* CreepyHousekeeper: Morton is pretty scary even when you don't know anything about him yet. Then, you find out that he [[spoiler: have been spying on you through multiple videocameras, invaded your wife's dreams and disposed of the previous tenant of your flat]].

* CreepyGood: Morton is this, arguably. How "good" he is is debatable. The second game implies that [[spoiler: he didn't have any trouble disposing of the previous tenant of your flat]].

* MoonLogicPuzzle: In chapter 3, you have to make an umbrella drink. to do this, you need to [[spoiler: pick up a life-sized umbrella on the deck by the coach, that somehow fits in a little glass]].

Since the story line of this still has not been fully released, please make cover your spoilers.

The Dream Machine is a serial point-and-click adventure game which follows the story of young, expecting couple, Victor and Alicia Neff, shortly after their arrival in their new apartment. As they settle in, however, things soon turn very unsettling.

The games themes focus on dreams, particularly Freudian and Jungian theories of dream symbols. As such, surreal elements show up early and increase as the story unfolds.

Visually, the game is made from clay and cardboard, giving it a very unique feel.

Since the story line of this still has not been fully released, please make cover your spoilers.

* AnxietyDreams: Referenced. Alicia suggests that Victor's dream is this.

* DreamLand: As the title indicates, the game takes part in one. Although, it's made up of a significantly smaller amount of contributing dreamers.

* ShoutOut: The jacket Victor[[spoiler:s wear]] in the third chapter is the same the main character in ''BladeRunner'' wears.

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The Dream Machine is a serial point-and-click adventure game which follows the story of young, expecting couple, Viktor and Alicia Neff, shortly after their arrival in their new apartment. As they settle in, however, things soon turn very unsettling.

* DreamPeople: Episodes 2 and 3 take place within dreams, meaning Viktor interacts with mostly with these. Of course, the name of the game could have been a clue this trope would be present.

* MysteriousNote: The one Viktor finds is the first tangible clue something isn't quite right.
* TheOnlyOne: In the second chapter, Viktor discovers that [[spoiler: he is the only one capable of fighting the machine since Mr. Morton never got the chance to enter his dreams.]]

* FinalSpeech/DeathbedConfession: [[spoiler: Mr. Morton gives a long, ''long'' one]].

* UncannyValley: All of the characters are this, to a certain extent. It ''is'' claymation, after all.

* ShoutOut: The jacket Victor[[spoiler: s wear]] in the third chapter is the same the mane character in ''BladeRunner'' wears.

* CreepyGood: Morton is this, arguably. How "good" he is is debatable. The second game implies that [[spoiler: he didn't have trouble disposing of the prevous tenant of your flat]].

* GoneTerriblyWrong: [[spoiler: The dream machine, again.]]

* [[AbusiveParents Abusive Granddad]]: Norton's grandfather was this, as we learn in the second game.

The Dream Machine is a serial point-and-click adventure game which follows the story of young, expecting couple shortly after their arrival in their new apartment. As they settle in, however, things soon turn very unsettling.

Chapters 1, 2, and 3 are currently available on Steam. The first is also available to play for free at the game's official [[http://www.thedreammachine.se/ website] Chapters 4 and 5 are planned to be released this year.