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The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2

Also known as The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2, dmc1a2, dream machine chapter 1 and 2

The Dream Machine is an award-winning point & click adventure game about exploring other people's dreams. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli.

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13 May 2026

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AnnouncementPublished 05 Jul 2024

The Dream Machine Movie Project

A team in London asked if they could get our permission to try to make a long form adaptation of The Dream Machine. In the spirit of the game, they're utilising claymation to create the surreal artwork. They plan on cro…

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December 2021
The Festive UpdateFestive Greetings everyone! We just released a small set of tweaks. They don't change the game in any major way, but might enable us to translate it sometime in the future. Don't ask me about dates regarding that - beca…Announcement6 changesFixGameplay14 Dec 2021
August 2021
Experimental UpdateGreetings everyone! We just released a small set of tweaks. Some of you have been experiencing low frame rates in the game. This issue is very difficult to adress because of the technology used to make the game, but if…Announcement6 changesFixPerformance30 Aug 2021
May 2021
People of Earth! It's been four years since we released the final chapter of The Dream Machine, concluding a journey almost ten years in the making. We thought that was worth celebrating, and therefore we decided to mak…20 changesFixGameplayPatch notes10 May 2021
December 2020
Always On Top UpdateFestive Greetings everyone! We just released a small set of tweaks. Some of you have requested that the game window not float on top of other windows – and we listened! The "always on top" behaviour was originally imple…Announcement1 changeUI/audio26 Dec 2020
October 2020
Halloween SalePeople of the world! Since it's Halloween, we thought it would be nice to offer a discount on the game. So if you've been on the fence about this game, now's the time to pounce! Thank me later! Cheers, aAnnouncement30 Oct 2020
September 2020
Book UpdateHello World! We just released an optimization update related to the books. Some players experienced low frame rates when reading the books, so we wanted to address that. This update should improve performance while read…Announcement4 changesFixPerformance24 Sept 2020
March 2020
Fellow Dreamers! In celebration of the release of The Gateway Trilogy, we're discounting the price of The Dream Machine! So if you've been on the fence about buying it, now's the time! And when you're done playing it, r…2 changesBalanceStore31 Mar 2020
New Game Release: March 31stMellow greetings! We've been working hard to finalizing the game during these last couple of months, but we're now starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The game is in a good enough state that I can confid…Announcement1 changeGameplay20 Mar 2020
December 2019
The Gateway TrilogyThe Gateway Trilogy is an upcoming point-and-click puzzle game by Cockroach Inc. The Gateway Trilogy includes remastered versions of the first two games – plus a never-before-seen third installment. Gateway is an advent…Announcement1 changeGameplay11 Dec 2019
December UpdateHappy Festivus everybody! Another update just went live! Celebrate as you see fit! I suggest dancing or whistling. The update is not super meaty, but it contains various fixes and improvements that I'm sure some of you…Announcement1 changeFixPerformance09 Dec 2019
September 2019
September UpdateHappy September everybody! We just uploaded a small update to address a stability issue some of you have been reporting. The issue in question is the one were the game sometimes freezes during the language loading at th…Announcement1 changeFixPerformance16 Sept 2019

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