YumeCore

On Twitter I had seen a clip of this pretty surreal looking boss fight/rhythm game called ADEN, so I wishlisted it on steam. But in the process of doing so, I also saw another game made by the developer called YumeCore which I finished recently!

It’s a super short game, taking me about an hour or so to finish (though I didn’t do the arcade bonus modes). The controls are simple being effectively a three button game (great to map to a steamdeck) and the combat is simple too. You have a three hit combo, an aerial attack, and a throw.

The art is really charming and really fits the setting with the children characters. The game is themed around escapism and the main character going through dreams in a hospital. She enjoys the dreams but when she discovers that her and the other patients are stuck, tries to find a way out is basically the story of the game.

While nothing groundbreaking, I enjoyed the characters’ growth throughout the game. Watching the main character go from how excited they were when they realized they were in a a dream to slowly wanting wake up was nice.