Onironauta

Onironauta is an old school Kings Quest/Monkey Island style point and click adventure game slapped together badly with the Adventure Game Studio construction kit (not a particularly good construction kit at all). It's from Gabon (as far as I can tell), so congratulations to Central African countries for not letting Russia and Brazil hog all the shovelware production for Steam. There's no English translation for the game, but that's ok. It turns out, the language of bad games is universal. The game has you controlling yourself in a lucid dream (which just means they didn't really want to write some kind of cohesive plot and you just wander around scenes like dungeons or your house or whatever). A poor concept delivered poorly. From a technical perspective, the game doesn't meet basic minimum requirements that most PC gamers expect as standard. The artwork here is terrible, it's some of the most amateurish MS-Paint style drawings I've ever hurt my eyes on. It's unclear if this is due to lack of budget to arrange someone who can do graphics properly, or lack of talent, regardless, the overall visual quality of the game is extremely low as a result of these decisions. This g…

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Onironauta, developed and published by PianoB Studio, is a compact yet imaginative point-and-click adventure that leans fully into the surreal logic of dreams. The title itself hints at its central idea—becoming a traveler within the world of sleep—and that concept defines the entire experience. Rather than grounding players in realism or traditional adventure tropes, the game invites them to step into the subconscious of its protagonist, Luca, and explore a dreamscape where environments shift unpredictably and events unfold with whimsical, sometimes absurd logic. The narrative framework is simple but effective. Luca finds himself drifting through a sequence of dreamlike scenarios that blend familiar domestic settings with fantastical landscapes. One moment, you may be navigating an ordinary room; the next, you are wandering through castles, seas, or strange, exaggerated environments that feel plucked from a child’s imagination. The transitions are not meant to be rational or meticulously explained. Instead, they mirror the fluid and often illogical flow of real dreams, where continuity takes a back seat to atmosphere and emotion. This approach gives Onironauta a distinctive perso…

only in italian. not very beginner friendly, a lot of text and it disappears quickly. some characters are very difficult to understand too. it's an okay short game, really tests your italian comprehension.