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A darkly-enticing story about unrequited love; Broken Dreams is a casual platforming game featuring full voice-acting, beautiful hand-drawn environments and a twist on the original platforming mechanic!

Broken Dreams is a indie, casual and platformer game developed by Mihai Morosanu and published by New Reality Games.
Released on February 19th 2016 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 483 reviews of which 340 were positive and 143 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.7 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 0.99€ on Steam with a 50% discount.

The Steam community has classified Broken Dreams into these genres:

Indie Casual Platformer

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: Intel Pentium 2Ghz
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Graphics: 1Gb
  • Storage: 16 MB available space
  • Sound Card: Stereo Sound

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Dec. 2017
(Got this game long ago from a long forgotten source...) The real monster isn't an obsessive lover, but the depression he feels from a broken/timid heart... Ah yes, this game spoke to me personally...and I've been there several times in my sad lifetime. Now, there are actually several ways you can interpret this game, though most may agree on only one being the truth...but I'll save this for a bit later. Broken Dreams is a platform puzzle game much like Alter World except it's easier, more fun, and far less bullsh*t. Your goal is simple. Find the bench/girl and find yourself a way to meet your goal. The gimmick this time, however, is the ability to create shadow clones to repeat the actions you programmed in with your own character's body...the "time travel shadow clones" if you will...which I'm certain I've seen in other games before. Sometimes there are red barriers you can pass...and others will be black barriers that the girl and shadows cannot pass. Overall, the experience in it's totality should only take 30 minutes. The music is the same selection you've heard in the trailer labeled "It's hard to let go" (the name alone sets the mood of the entire game's plot) by Michael Ortega, which is more commonly referred to as "Sad Piano" by other users. There are also two voice actors, both of which do a great job with the narrated story. Now...for the story... it involves a boy who meets a girl. Smitten with her, he tries to meet her, yet she almost always eludes him. At one point, she disappears and, heartbroken from the abandonment, he gets needy...desperate...creepy. He feels like he NEEDS to be with the one he loves even if the feelings are not mutual. As the game goes on, the once sane-seeming boy seems to lose himself with despair and obsession. I've seen this story in a few friends I've met in life and even in myself... The plot can be interpretted in various ways....did Michelle ever love the Jake? Did she only agree to meet him only so that she could find a way to run away from him? Did she abandon him because of his obsession...or was she the one who is blamed for tempting and abandoning him, leaving him in a worse state than he was initially in? Did he abuse her? Was he a stalker? One may never tell, but I will say that abandonment will bring out the worst in someone. That's what makes this game's story hit home for me... So, the obvious question...is it worth the purchase/playthrough? Well, not for full price ($2), but for a sale, it's $0.50 (well worth that price). There are no achievements, but there are card drops. Also, it may occur that Steam and AVG Free may not load this game because they think it's a virus. Rest assured if this happens, it's a false positive. 8/10 Love is full of Broken Dreams , but this game does not.
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April 2017
See written review below or watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXm6eRrL-98 Broken Dreams is a casual platformer with some minor puzzle aspects. By moving around and copying yourself, you must find your way through the levels. You move around, and then make a shadow of yourself as you return to the starting location. Your shadow carries out the actions you made. You can repeat many times and use your shadows to complete the levels. Pros: [*]cheap to buy [*]steam Trading Cards [*]music was pleasant [*]good concept with the shadows (reminded me a little of Braid) [*]simple, casual gameplay if you're looking for something quick Cons: [*]voice acting was irritating and over-done [*]short (but for the cost this was expected) [*]mediocre story Conclusion: Overall, I did enjoy the gameplay, but wish it had been longer. The voice acting was the most annoying part for me to experience. But after buying the game on sale, and selling the trading cards, it only cost me about $0.30, I feel I got my money's worth. If you like my reviews, please feel free to join my Steam group, and follow my curations [url=http://steamcommunity.com/groups/AzralynnReviews#curation]here. You can also view this review on my website [url=http://www.azralynn.com/broken-dreams-quick-game-review/]here.
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Feb. 2016
[url=http://www.the-backlog.net/broken-dreams-review/]You can find my full review here. Broken Dreams is a fairly short 2D puzzle platformer title. You follow Jack who is trying to get back to his love Michelle. We will need to use his shadow in a sort of Braid-like gameplay. Well, except when you're controlling both him and Michelle. Then you have to use both WASD and the arrow keys to move them. The music, while nice at first, can get a bit repetitive. I'm not really a fan of when you're trying to have a serious story but the characters are saying stuff like, "I can use the right key to get to Michelle" (so as to tell the player the controls). The voice acting feels a little like it was on low quality microphones at times. The backgrounds are quite nice, however the sprites feel fairly downgraded from how they were on Flash/Android. The game is a nice little time killer, though some trial and error things may get annoying to you. It's also available for free from the Google Play Store, and as mentioned before it is also available as a Flash game. There are some extra, more challenging, levels in the Steam version though, if you want to try and challenge yourself to those. This gets a weak recommendation from me, but there was some things I definitely didn't enjoy as much.
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Feb. 2016
Got this on sale for .59 cents and I pretty much got my money's worth. For the price, I don't really think I can rag on it that much. It is rather short, which I actually liked (and expected). I did like the voice-overs; I felt they gave a bit more color and personality to the game. My biggest issue is actually that it reminds me a LOT of a free game I played on Kongregate called "The Company of Myself." The gameplay AND story is almost exactly the same... and the Kongregate game had smoother/tighter controls and a much heavier story/ending. That said, I was a little disappointed that it didn't seem to have anything fresh or new to add, but for what it was I did enjoy it.
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Feb. 2016
I didn't expect much, because of the $0.99 price, and I got what I expected. The voice acting in the game is.. not great. The shadows that seperate from you and repeat your movements can be buggy, and frustrating at times. The game is the perfect amount of time for a game of this price, I finished about half of it in about a half an hour. There's one thing that made me stop playing, and for gods sake, stop putting invisable mazes in games. The invisable maze in this game is a pain, not to mention (I suppose) you need to use the shadow dupes to get through. If you're consistent with platformers, and have the extra money, I'd recommend this game despite it's flaws.
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Broken Dreams is currently priced at 0.99€ on Steam.

Broken Dreams is currently available at a 50% discount. You can purchase it for 0.99€ on Steam.

Broken Dreams received 340 positive votes out of a total of 483 achieving a rating of 6.72.
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Broken Dreams was developed by Mihai Morosanu and published by New Reality Games.

Broken Dreams is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Broken Dreams is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Broken Dreams is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Broken Dreams offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Broken Dreams includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.

Broken Dreams does not currently offer any DLC.

Broken Dreams does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Broken Dreams supports Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Broken Dreams is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Broken Dreams.

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Broken Dreams
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Rating
6.7
340
143
Game modes
Multiplayer
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Developer
Mihai Morosanu
Publisher
New Reality Games
Release 19 Feb 2016
Platforms
Remote Play
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