Leave a Review The Sailor’s Dream
Beautiful non-game, too short
Do not expect a game, you will be disappointed; it is more of a book in the "your own adventure" style where you decide which way to go, but nothing bad ever happens -- to you anyway.
Beautiful and haunting.
My only reserve is that it's too short, there's probably less than 1 hour of contents altogether. Still worth a few coins for the experience.Show lessWarlock48
A Masterpiece
To me as of recently, being told a story isn't enough. I want to experience a story, to feels it! And for this I constantly seek out interactive experiences (I don't call them "games") like this one. And what a fantastic one this is!
This is not a light experience. It requires a certain amount of thought and willingness to transpose your own feelings and experiences into the material. Worth every penny for those looking for more than a game or story!Show lessTimelord33
Beautiful, lyrical and different
Sailor's Dream is a strange experience and difficult to pigeon-hole. It has a lilting, wistful quality that's part puzzle game, part picture book and part multimedia experience. It requires you to 'drift' and explore and the concept of time is cleverly exploited, a bit, I suppose, like a dream. The back story is poignant, the artwork beautifully rendered with a Myst like quality, but this isn't a hidden object clicker - it's a story, you need to follow the threads.
Sailor's Deam doesn't have the creepiness of Year Walk the studios best known offering, but it has the same deep imagery and dark under-currents, so not one for the kids. Special mention also needs to go to the awesome vocals of Stephanie Hladowski, whose haunting lyrics encapsulate the atmosphere of the story.
As an experiment in game genre I'm not sure it works 100%, but as a bold and unique piece of performance art with a Scandinavian noir twist, it's brilliant rendered.
Those with a limited attention span looking for immediate gratification, well, you should buy another game...Show lessOrca1910
Interactive Novella
A fantastic experience with beautiful images, wonderful songs and heartbreaking narration. It’s an experience that could only be had on this medium and Simogo should be commended for their fantastic work. That said, after playing their previous titles (the haunting Year Walk and mysterious Device 6), I was left wanting a bit more from The Sailor’s Dream. Every time I interacted with something, I hoped it would lead me to another hidden secret. That was not the case. The only secrets to be revealed (that I’m aware of) are gleaned only from repeated return visits to this dream world. While I am more than happy to return time and again to this masterfully made dreamscape, I don’t quite feel the same sense of accomplishment as I did from their previous storytelling efforts. Still, this interactive narrative is absolutely worth your time and money.Show lessCowsRuleWorld13
Highly Polished
As expected from this publisher, another brilliant experience.Heath & Heather
