One of the creepiest games shown off at Summer Game Fest, Dreamcore is a horror game built for the contemporary horror scene. Developed by Argentinian development studio Montraluz, it’s clear that the analog and liminal space horror genres influenced Dreamcore, which should look familiar to Backrooms enthusiasts.
At the start of Dreamcore‘s trailer, our body-cam-equipped protagonist awakens on the floor in a pool-themed liminal space. From there, we follow this unfortunate itinerate as they travel through the tiled complex, passing by an ominous pile of smiley-faced beach balls before arriving in “Eternal Suburbia,” an endless plain of grassy hills dotted with empty bungalows.
Dreamscape has been in development for quite some time. Ten months before the trailer debuted as part of the 2024 Latin American Game Showcase, the first official gameplay showcase appeared on Montraluz’s YouTube channel. A short, free game demo is currently available on Steam, and it certainly excited me for the game’s official release.
Analog horror and liminal space horror began on the Internet a few years ago, and they’ve since become some of the most popular horror genres on the Web. Kane Parson’s Backrooms short films proved how well these two styles of horror blend, and it’s safe to say that Kane’s groundbreaking VFX work significantly influenced Dreamcore.
Dreamcore is currently available for wishlisting on PC via Steam. Montraluz still hasn’t revealed the game’s official release date. However, the Steam page says the game is “coming soon,” so players won’t have to wait too long to get their hands on this ode to digital horror.
