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Oneirophobia

Oneirophobia is a survival horror game with elements of psychological horror, thriller and drama. Experience the role of a person suffering from a fear of dreams. Run, hide, and be quiet. Help the main character overcome his fear by going through all the nightmares of our subconscious.

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About the Game

  • Oneirophobia is a survival horror game with elements of psychological horror, thriller and drama.

  • You will experience the role of a person suffering from a fear of dreams.

  • Help the main character overcome his fear by going through all the terrible trials that the subconscious mind presents to us.

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Story:

  • The story revolves around a 19-year-old boy named Mike Sanders, who suffers from oneirophobia and post-traumatic stress disorder, acquired due to the loss of his parents at the age of 14.

  • Mike lives on the territory of a large ranch that he inherited from his parents. Mike's ranch is located in the middle of the "Routwood" forest.

  • Mike does not live alone, but with his watchdog named "Marty".

  • Mike has nightmares all the time, and sometimes he can't even tell the difference between a dream and reality.

  • During the passage you will visit a large number of mythical dreams, for example, in an abandoned city, a gloomy forest or deserted buildings.

  • Experience the role of a person suffering from a fear of dreams, having gone through all the terrible trials that our subconscious presents to us.

  • The plot will gradually reveal to you the main character and all the difficulties of his lonely life.

Gameplay: 

  • The gameplay is divided into two stages, which alternate between each other, namely dream and reality.

    The line between a dream and reality is quite blurred, so the player himself must look for the right answer, while experiencing all the same feelings as the game character.

  • When you get into nightmares, run, hide, solve puzzles and be quiet.

  • When you get into reality, get into it, study and do household chores.

The main features of the gameplay include the following:

  • Interactive cutscenes.

  • Interactive dialogues.

  • Interaction with objects that help reveal the plot.

  • Cinematic audio-visual accompaniment.

  • Lots of interesting mechanics related to puzzles and exploring different locations.

Features:

  • Optimized graphics.

  • Intuitive controls.

  • Adapts to large TVs and ultra-wide monitors.

  • The ability to flexibly customize the mouse, gamepad, sound, display, subtitles and many other parameters.

  • Motion Matching technology (realistic animations).

  • AMD FSR And NVIDIA DLSS support.

  • NVIDIA Reflex and AMD Anti-Lag support.

  • Ultra-wide 21:9 and 32:9 monitors support

  • HDR support (High Dynamic Range).

  • Xbox controller support (Bluetooth and USB).

  • Xbox controller vibration support.

  • "Sound Occlusion" support

  • Steam Cloud support.

  • Steam achievements support.

  • Steam Family Sharing support.

  • Developer comments support.

Music:

  • The music will be something reminiscent of classic horror movies to create an atmosphere of tension or so-called "primal fear."

  • You can also hear other styles of music, such as symphonic orchestra or atmospheric ambient. 

  • The line between scary music and scary sound design will be blurred.

  • This soundtrack will be sold separately and will be released immediately with the game.

Developer:

  • This game, as well as the soundtrack belonging to it, were entirely created by a single developer - 1FOREVERS.

  • 1FOREVERS keeps a development diary of this game on its YouTube channel. There you can find information about the creative path of the developer and his games, the development process itself, and much more.

  • Please do not treat this game as a high-budget professional project.

  • This game is developed on the Unreal Engine 5.

  • ! No artificial intelligence is used to create this game and its soundtrack!