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Dreamscaper

Developer
Afterburner Studios
Publisher
Maple Whispering Limited
Released
13 August 2020
Age rating
PEGI N/A
UK price
£3.89

Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Genres: shooter , role playing rpg , simulator , adventure , indie

A surreal, roguelite inspired ARPG with modernized hack'n'slash combat about lucid dreaming. Warp the dreamscape around you to battle a nightmarish depression that lives in a young woman’s subconscious. DREAM. DIE. WAKE. REPEAT.

Best gaming PC for Dreamscaper in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Dreamscaper today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Maple Whispering Limited on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.

Minimum Recommended
OS Windows 7 64-bit Windows 10 64-bit
CPU Intel Core i3 Intel Core i5
RAM 3 GB 4 GB
GPU GeForce GT 640 GeForce GTX 970
Storage 6 GB 6 GB
DirectX 10 10

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Dreamscaper?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5 and your GPU is at or above GeForce GTX 970, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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