Dreams Keeper Solitaire

the usual digimight (or any other) +1/-1 solitaire, except clothing and other items for the protagonist act as power-ups and each level pack has different goals, plus wearing items found in other packs might apply debuffs. 200 levels total, a bunch of blocking mechanics, some pretty annoying. the usual weak narrative with even weaker writing this time, and mandatory tutorial messages that come up on level replays too. another review says money can't be spent on anything but you can buy jokers. still, with all the cash raked in, there's little incentive for combos outside goals. power-ups have a cooldown, based on the number of cards played, and other helpers appear on cards briefly. wildcards are rare and only 4 of them can be held. no stars still unlocks the next level but need one for each stage to open the next pack. separate volume settings, windowed mode (smaller, non-resizable), custom cursor, a few card backs and fronts. okay overall if you're into this sort of thing, pleasant music too, and less buggy than previous entries.

Kay, the way I see it -> You have two options. One -> If you REALLY LOVE Solitaire games? And will play literally anything? OH GOOD. You can have "fun" with this one! Two -> You will know what your second choice is upon finding out the contents of this game........ >.> Good stuff: Graphics / Card Designs (you can pick the back/face) / Solitaire style (Up/Down) / Equippable Items / Challenges. The iffy: There are a whole lot of missing sheet in the game and bugs! Such as: Coins do ABSOLUTELY FREAKING NOTHING! Don't even bother with the freaking "BONUS COINS" that pops up on the card! Card combos are for coins. Which means it's also for freaking nothing. (Apart from a challenge, but whatever). "Complete challenges for more clothing"? F that! There is no such thing! You just get it "crossed out" or if you get a bug: you will have XX / 10 and never get it marked as complete. Enjoy that feeling. There is a bug where the explanations on what certain cards/bonus never appear. They might "suddenly" appear randomly when you are already past figuring it out the damn thing for yourself! Clothing drops are set to specific levels. But for some unknown reason... You might …

[i] My Experience [/i] Dreams Keeper includes the suite of powers and board obstacles that has become standard for DigiMight's +1/-1 solitaire entries. However, you'll also have access to equipment you can adorn that will provide both advantages and disadvantages to your "protagonist" (as the game refers to him). Although I absolutely welcome this change to the formula, I found that most of these equipment decisions were pretty simple. At most, there were two different items that were serious contenders for any single equipment slot, and many of the items had disadvantages that were frankly too prominent to ignore. In terms of improving the game, it might be interesting if certain levels (levels 20 through 40, for example) had specific obstacles, and the player could acquire particular items that made them better equipped to handle the obstacles in question. This might lead the player to switch gear in and out depending on the level in question. As it stands, new obstacles are introduced every few levels, and levels at the end of the game include a random mixture of those that were previously introduced. If you like these +1/-1 solitaire games, you'll like this one - just don't…

The game seems to be without support. I cannot find the quit game button after starting a layout and received no reply on the discussion. It is neither engaging nor relaxing. Performance is rough, not much too the game but it heats up the system as if it were much larger than it is. Needs a visit from the dev in that area.

It is a solid up/down or golf format solitaire game. like many before it it has a story along side the levels and the interwoven "rpg" type equipment system adds to the over all theme of this game, the deck feels random, as in you cant be sure that with 12 cards left and 2 one the board that youll pull a card you need to win. other solitaire games ive played (all of them or almost all) you can bet on getting the card you need with in 5 draws. the art style is also refreshingly different than other solitaire games, and reflects the themes well. over all if you enjoy a good casual solitaire game, youll enjoy this one with its slightly different take on buffs and power ups.

Overall a solid game. It is hard to find a lot of macOS specific solitaire games on Steam so I am pleased with how it plays and it keeps it interesting.