Dreamfall Chapters is a Action, Adventure, Casual game from Red Thread Games with a 80% positive Steam review signal. Indie Lantern indexes it for players browsing by relaxing, single-player.

Game snapshot
- Developer
- Red Thread Games
- Release year
- 2017
- Playtime
- Varies by player
- Price
- $6.24
- Review signal
- 80% positive
Screenshots






System requirements
PC
- Minimum
- OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Core 2 Duo 2GHz or equivalent Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 12 GB available space Sound Card: Yes
- Recommended
- OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Quad Core i5 2.5GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: ATI or Nvidia card with 2GB VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: Yes
macOS
- Minimum
- OS: Mac OS X v10.9 Mavericks or higher Processor: Core 2 Duo 2GHz or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 Storage: 12 GB available space Sound Card: Yes
- Recommended
- OS: Mac OS X v10.9 Mavericks or higher Processor: Quad Core i5 2.5GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: ATI or Nvidia card with 1GB VRAM Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: Yes
Linux
- Minimum
- OS: Linux Kernel 3.0 or above Processor: Core 2 Duo 2GHz or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 Storage: 12 GB available space Sound Card: Yes
- Recommended
- OS: Linux Kernel 3.0 or above Processor: Quad Core i5 2.5GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: ATI or Nvidia card with 2GB VRAM Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: Yes
From Steam reviews
Review notes
Dreamfall Chapters is worth a closer look if you want exploration, emotional story, narrative adventure, and cyberpunk.
Best for players who want emotional story, cyberpunk, strong atmosphere, and exploration.
Check more carefully if you dislike technical roughness.
exploration
Play styleThe draw is moving through spaces, discovering details, and learning the world.
emotional-story
ToneThe story is framed as affecting rather than just plot-heavy.
narrative-adventure
Play styleThe experience is more story-and-place driven than systems-heavy.
cyberpunk
SettingThe game leans into neon, hacking, or corporate-dystopia texture.
strong-atmosphere
ToneThe mood, place, and presentation carry a lot of the experience.
replayable
FitThe structure gives reasons to return rather than finish once.
narrative-mystery
Play styleA useful part of the game is piecing together mystery and story threads.
controller-friendly
FitController, gamepad, or Steam Deck play comes up as a plus.
Steam review snapshots
I was pretty disappointed to discover that.[h3][i]Honest, detailed and spoiler-free review[/i][/h3] [i]Dreamfall Chapters[/i] is a story-driven adventure game set in two parallel worlds.There are plenty of choices and other ways to affect the outcome which makes this game good for replayability.In short, it's clever, it's emotional, it's brilliant, with good writing and lot of humor.Why it fits
Check it if you want action, adventure filtered by relaxing, single-player.
Who might skip it
Research further on Steam if you need verified accessibility details, exact playtime, or current system requirements.