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Suspense: Madman's Dreams

Explore the fears that shape lives and the unseen worlds that haunt them. You're not just witnessing their struggles — you're living them.

Released Apr 8, 2025Mostly Positive · 74% of 35ESRB M
AdventureIndieSimulationPsychological HorrorHorrorVoice Control
Suspense: Madman's Dreams
Suspense: Madman's Dreams
Suspense: Madman's Dreams
Suspense: Madman's Dreams
Suspense: Madman's Dreams
Suspense: Madman's Dreams
Suspense: Madman's Dreams
Suspense: Madman's Dreams
Suspense: Madman's Dreams
Suspense: Madman's Dreams
Suspense: Madman's Dreams
Developer: Draft Games
Publisher: Tessermind
Suspense: Madman's Dreams
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About Suspense: Madman's Dreams

Step into a world where fears become reality — and you are not just a witness, but a participant in the nightmare.

Suspense: Madman's Dream is a narrative-driven psychological horror inspired by real manifestations of mental disorders. Here, imagination and delusion are not fantasies — they are ways of existing.

Take on the roles of observer, creator, and madman — all at once. Explore a hospital, a magical forest, and a 1950s English house through the eyes of those whose minds are on the brink. Feel their world collapse: walls distort, memories blur, and shadows come to life.

Each environment is a reflection of the character’s inner world. Everything you see is rooted in reality — but filtered through a fractured, distorted mind. Piece together fragments of the story, examine the details, and find meaning in the chaos to understand what truly happened.

And maybe — just maybe — you'll answer the question:
Can anyone truly help a mind that's falling apart?

Game Features:

  • Gameplay time: 1–2 hours.

  • Voice-Controlled Gameplay:
    Use your voice to interact with the world, uncover hidden elements, and solve unconventional puzzles.

  • Deep Psychological Narrative:
    Multiple character stories — shaped by mental disorders and distorted perceptions of reality — intertwine into one dark and unsettling journey.

  • Challenging Puzzles and Disturbing Environments:
    Each location is filled with meaning, symbolism, and detail that can either guide you toward the truth… or pull you deeper into confusion.

  • Shifting Spaces and Surreal Horror:
    The world constantly transforms: scenes take on a psychedelic quality, and while nothing is truly real — the pain it causes the characters is.

  • A Scientific and Artistic Exploration of Psychosis:
    The game presents an interpretation of schizophrenia based on real symptoms and lived experiences — without clichés or supernatural tropes.

From the Developer:

Hi everyone. I'm already flattered if you're reading this. My name is Oscar. I'm a former doctor, and I've had the experience of working with people suffering from psychiatric disorders in a mental hospital, including in the forensic psychiatry department, where individuals who committed terrible acts due to their illnesses are treated.

I want you to understand how difficult this is. With mental disorders, people often don't even realize the severity of their condition. Some of the stories of the mentally ill amazed me deeply. Some of them have drifted so far from reality that their stories resembled science fiction movies or games.

Some elements may seem illogical from a gaming perspective, but believe me, they are logical if you refer to psychiatric textbooks.

Enjoy the game!

Story

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Explore the habitats of the characters: a hospital, a dungeon, an English house from the 1950s—all through the eyes of several mentally ill individuals. Watch as their minds crumble before your eyes, tearing apart like an abandoned mansion. Wander through ever-changing environments, face fears and phobias head-on, and feel like someone is always watching you. Even when you think no one’s there, chances are, someone is still staring at your back. Your goal is to direct the events and assemble all the pieces into a logical story, giving insight into the character's state of mind. To achieve this, you’ll need to explore the world and piece together narrative and interactive elements in your mind. Everything that happens has a logical connection to reality but appears surreal. This is exactly what can be found in the pages of psychiatry textbooks—what might happen to a person suffering from such conditions. Just remember: what you see isn’t real, but it is real for the one who sees it, as their mind is inflamed and deteriorating.

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Game details

Developers
Draft Games
Publishers
Tessermind
Release date
Apr 8, 2025
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Psychological Horror, Horror, Voice Control, First-Person, Story Rich, Psychedelic, Exploration, Atmospheric, Singleplayer, Multiple Endings, Dark, Mystery, Emotional, Immersive, Puzzle, Walking Simulator, Supernatural, Narrative
Modes
Single-player
Steam features
9 achievements, Family Sharing
Themes
Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Engine
Unreal Engine 5

Languages

LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishSupportedSupportedSupported
RussianSupportedSupportedSupported
System requirements

Minimum

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: WINDOWS 10, 11 (64-BIT)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 6 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Microphone recommended

Recommended

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: WINDOWS 10, 11 (64-BIT)
  • Processor: Intel Core i7, AMD FX-9590 or better
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 6 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Microphone recommended

Ratings

Steam reviews

Mostly Positive

74% of 35

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Age rating

ESRB M

Blood, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence

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Release date: Apr 8, 2025

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