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Positive — 91% positive (33 reviews) · 18 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
As I Began to Dream is a hand-illustrated puzzle platformer telling the story of a young girl's journey of navigating grief and loss. With the power to swap and rotate the world around her, Lily embarks on a journey through a dreamlike limbo world to find acceptance and peace.
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Adventure, Indie, Casual · 2025 · More £5 - £15 games
Embark on a hand-illustrated journey as Lily, swapping and rotating her way through a surreal limbo in As I Began to Dream. Discover acceptance and peace in this indie adventure released in 2025.
About this game
After awakening to find herself in a mysterious dream world, Lily has to venture forward, exploring manifestations of her life, and understanding what led her to this limbo. Harnessing the power to move, swap, and rotate the environment around her, Lily has to use her world-changing ability to progress through the world in a journey of finding peace and acceptance.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: TBA
- Processor: TBA
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: TBA
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: TBA
- VR Support: TBA
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: TBA
- Processor: TBA
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: TBA
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: TBA
- VR Support: TBA
Supported Languages
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
As I Began to Dream releases on 20th November!
We finally have a release date! As I Began to Dream releases on 20th November! 🎉As I Began to Dream launches on Steam 20th November 2025! It'll also be available on the Epic Games Store and Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch consoles!Wishlist now and try the demo for yourself! 🐢Read full article on Community Announcements (natalyn)AnnouncementsOfficial
As I Began to Dream is part of the Southeast Asian Games Showcase!
As I Began to Dream is featured in the Southeast Asian Games Showcase! We'll have a demo for the game up on Steam from now till 20th June!Read full article on Community Announcements (natalyn)Community & EventsOfficial
The Days of Ramadan Steam Festival!
We're proud to participate in The Days of Ramadan Steam Festival as a Southeast Asian game studio 🇮🇩 We're extending our Steam Next Fest demo to be available during the event, till the end of March! So if you haven't had a chance to check it out during Steam Next Fest, you'll have the whole month of March to play through the demo! As always, wishlist the game if you haven't, it helps us so much! If you have any feedback about the demo, comment below or leave a post in the Community Hub 💖 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2482180/As_I_Began_to_Dream/Read full article on Community Announcements (natalyn)Press Coverage
As I Began To Dream’s quickfire tile-flipping gives its puzzles a satisfying snap
I like to think that, having been supplanted by autoshooters and twig-picking survival games as the Steam Next Fest genre du jour, 2D puzzle-platformers can circle back from ubiquity to becoming cool and clever again. In any event, I’ve definitely enjoyed As I Began To Dream, a charmingly hand-drawn side-scroller that delivers its puzzles with a tactile clickiness straight out of your childhood toolbox. The demo is out now. Read moreRead full article on Rock, Paper, ShotgunCommunity & EventsOfficial
Steam Next Fest Demo Available Now!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2482180/As_I_Began_to_Dream/ Whoo! Our Steam Next Fest demo is now live and available to play! Jump in, and try it out! We'd love to hear any feedback - or just thoughts you may have about the game in the comments or the community hub. If you enjoyed the demo, wishlist the game (if you haven't) to stay updated on the development process!Read full article on Community Announcements (natalyn)
