One of the creepiest games shown off at Summer Game Fest,Dreamcoreis 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 influencedDreamcore, which should look familiar to Backrooms enthusiasts.
At the start ofDreamcore‘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.
Dreamscapehas been in development for quite some time. Ten months before the trailer debuted as part of the2024 Latin American Game Showcase,the first official gameplay showcaseappeared on Montraluz’s YouTube channel.A short, free game demois 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 becomesome of the most popular horror genres on the Web.Kane Parson’s Backrooms short filmsproved how well these two styles of horror blend, and it’s safe to say that Kane’s groundbreaking VFX work significantly influencedDreamcore.
Dreamcoreis currently available for wishlistingon 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.
