LSD: Dream Emulator

AdventureIndieSimulator
LSD: Dream Emulator
IDs
IDSteam
9235—
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Summary

In LSD the player navigates through a psychedelic dream world. The idea is simply to walk around and explore things in a dream environment. There are many strange environments in this world, and one way to travel through them is by foot. However, if the player bumps into walls or other objects in the game, they will be transported to another environment instantaneously through a system called "linking". Bumping into people, animals, or special objects usually results in a stranger dream. Each dream can last up to 10 minutes, after which the player will 'wake up', when the screen fades away and the player is sent back to the game's initial menu. However, if the player falls off a cliff or into a hole in the dream, then the player will wake up immediately. There is a graph that appears at the end of each dream that keeps track of the player's state of mind; the states are Upper, Downer, Static and Dynamic, as referring to the environments and the general feel of the dream the player just went through. Past states may have effects on later dreams.

Storyline

LSD: Dream Emulator is an exploration game that has been described as a "playable dream" in which the player explores surrealistic environments without any overarching goals.

Developers
OutSide Directors Company
Publishers
Asmik Ace EntertainmentAsmik Ace Entertainment
Genres
AdventureIndieSimulator
Platforms
PlayStationPlayStation 3PlayStation Portable
Game modes
Single player
Perspectives
First personText
Keywords
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