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Play cards! Kill monsters! Level Up! Dream Quest is a roguelike deckbuilding game inspired by the likes of Ascension, Magic: the Gathering, and Shandalar. Explore randomly generated levels as one of 13 classes in short, 30 minute, sessions.

Dream Quest is a roguelike deckbuilder, rogue-like and deckbuilding game developed and published by Peter Whalen.
Released on December 08th 2016 is available in English on Windows and MacOS.

It has received 310 reviews of which 277 were positive and 33 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Dream Quest into these genres:

Roguelike Deckbuilder Rogue-like Deckbuilding RPG Card Battler Card Game Singleplayer

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP SP2+
  • Processor: 1.3 GHz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: OSX 10.8+
  • Processor: 1.3 GHz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Storage: 200 MB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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July 2025
It's hard for me to explain why Dream Quest works. It feels fairly convoluted to play at first but has a good core gameplay heavily focused on deck synergy which is always a good start for deckbuilding games. It is also a game with quite a few game mechanics like action points, spells and equipment, giving you many dimensions to build towards. But the most controversial part about the game is how polarizing the monsters are. A lot of them will hard counter some strategies and murder you without leaving you any fighting chance. That requires either a versatile deck or avoiding them if you can. It also makes game knowledge a very very important part of beating it which can be quite discouraging at times but also rewarding when you start figuring things out. I've been playing this game on and off for years and I'll probably continue to do so now that I have it on my Steam Deck. To this day, even after Slay the Spire and the huge boom of this market, I still think Dream Quest is a very unique and fun deckbuilding roguelike.
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July 2025
Very hard and probably not always winnable but the runs are super short with no unnecessary filler. Choices are much more impactful than in Slay the Spire or its spawn because you need to choose when to purchase cards and can look at all the cards available on a floor before making a choice. You can fight the monsters in an order of your choosing which does matter like in Desktop Dungeons. Having a tiny deck and poison seemed very strong in my winning run but that run also made me look at the game differently than before, so it is too early to say that the game is poorly balanced. There does seem to be support for playing mostly the basic attack cards for instance. The art and animations are hilariously bad but the monster icons on the map are easily distinguished, which is a good thing because many of them have abilities that can make them very dangerous depending on your build.
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Jan. 2025
I played this game years ago, and now I purchase it on Steam to support the developer. A true masterpiece—no further explanation needed.
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Dec. 2024
Very good deckbuilder. The now grandfather of deckbuilders still has its own niche. Very slow to start but picks up fast tons of fun.
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Aug. 2024
Dream Quest is the first "true" roguelike/deckbuilder (ie= using cards) that came out, and is closer to a dungeon scroller with cards than later entries in the genre. Conventions were of course, not defined at the time, which makes it interesting to play in retrospect. Also, the card illustrations were made by the child of the creator, which adds to the niche aspect of the game. Peter Whalen later went on working on the solo modes ("Adventures") of Hearthstone, which touched a much more mainstream public.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Dream Quest is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

Dream Quest is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.99€ on Steam.

Dream Quest received 277 positive votes out of a total of 310 achieving a rating of 8.24.
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Dream Quest was developed and published by Peter Whalen.

Dream Quest is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Dream Quest is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Dream Quest is not playable on Linux.

Dream Quest is a single-player game.

Dream Quest does not currently offer any DLC.

Dream Quest does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Dream Quest does not support Steam Remote Play.

Dream Quest 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.

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