She Dreams Elsewhere
A downloadable game
You wake up in a foggy haze with one hell of a headache. The way ahead is dark and foreboding. You remember who you are, but not a lick of how you got there. And to top it off, you’ve got a persistent little pest of a doppelgänger out for your blood at all times.
Welcome to your coma. Enjoy your stay!
SHE DREAMS ELSEWHERE is a surreal adventure RPG about dreams and the extent to which they mirror reality. You play as Thalia Sullivan, an anxiety-ridden, comatose woman on a journey to defeat the nightmares preventing her from awakening, while also finding out how exactly this mess happened in the first place.
But some nightmares are harder to confront than others…
F E A T U R E S:
- A deeply personal narrative with a thematic focus on emotions, mental health and self-identity
- A surreal, visually-striking world brimming with mystery that begs you to explore its every detail
- An easy to learn, yet difficult to master turn-based battle system that pits you against a variety of nightmarish beings
- Customize your characters with the "Charm" system, allowing for a wealth of different playstyles and battle strategies
- Connect and bond with a charming cast of characters with their own intimate narratives via the "Connection" system
- A breathtaking, ethereal soundtrack composed by Mimi Page, supplemented with tracks by up-and-coming indie artists
Keep up with the game on social media!
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Coming soon to Steam, Xbox (also available day one with Xbox Game Pass), Nintendo Switch and Google Stadia! Stay tuned <3
Development log
- Welcome to Palm Mall: The E3 2021 UpdateJun 15, 2021
- She Dreams Elsewhere to Premiere on Xbox Game Pass for Console and PC!Nov 14, 2019
- The November 2019 Development UpdateNov 12, 2019
- She Dreams Elsewhere Goes to NYC!Jul 22, 2019
- The E3 2019 UpdateJun 12, 2019
- The official full-length trailer is here!Mar 15, 2019
- It's official - we're a part of the 2019 INDIE MEGABOOTH!Feb 26, 2019
- The "Connection" System: How it Works (aka sidequests)Feb 22, 2019
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This has been my most anticipated indie game for half a decade now. Really happy to still see updates trickling through, and I wish you all the best with the remainder of development. Still as excited as the day I first saw it.
hey so i literally just looked up your game on steam and started playing the demo last night - which I was really enjoying by the way! - but I didn't finish the demo and ofc wanted to keep playing so I just exited out of it to come back to - but coming back to it now, the page only has a purchase button on it and I can't seem to get in to finish the demo - I was wondering if that could be fixed or if there is another platform/another way of playing it? thanks so much :D
Hi there! The demo was available during a limited time event which has now ended, so unfortunately it's no longer available for download. But since you were in the middle of it, I can send you a download link if you'd like! Feel free to shoot me a DM or email - contact (at) studiozevere.com :)
Hey that would be awesome :) ill flick you an email shortly
May I get the demo DM'd?
Do you know if they are gone or something like that? I'm not really using discord or where they might be hiding.
Will this be playable on 64 bit Mac operating systems
Please tell me this game is come out soon!!!! Demo was so good!!! I am loving the game!!!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She_Dreams_Elsewhere
I see that the Linux build has been quietly removed, with no mention of it in the development log. Was this an accident, or are you no longer supporting the platform?
Thanks for letting me know! I'll look into it - were you playing on PC or a Mac?
I was playing on
I was playing on Mac
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Hi I'm having an issue saving in general or accessing options on mac (2018 running High Sierra). And then at the save point, it just doesn't write into a file. Any suggestions?
Hey! Thanks for letting me know, looking into it now - stay tuned!
rad thank you! <3
Just tried running the new v1.4 on my Ubuntu-MATE 19.04 system, and unfortunately I don't get much further than with 1.3. The regular and "nwjc" versions both immediately crash on hitting "New Game" (I sent a report already), and the "new" version works fine up until the first combat, where I receive this message:
This is actually a slight improvement over 1.3, because at least I'm now able to navigate the combat menu, even if it does die when I try to actually do anything. But I'll take what little victories I can get at this point.
Thank you so much for stopping by! I saw your name pop up in the chat and just turned to my boyfriend and started screaming: "That's them!" Haha. I absolutely love your game--I say more in specifics at the end of the video--and already have it wishlisted on Steam. Incredibly excited for the full release, and I can't wait to see what else this world has in store!
~Hedgehog
I had so much fun playing this!! The puppies and kittens in it were adorable. Anyway, I talked about this game in my review series, Dazzlinglatte's Indie Picks!!
Tried to play on Linux, but when I hit new game I get this error (in terminal):
#
# Fatal error in , line 0
# Failed to create ICU number format, are ICU data files missing?
#
==== C stack trace ===============================
1: Linux v1.3
2: Linux v1.3
3: Linux v1.3
4: ??
Hmm, interesting. Thanks for letting me know, I'll ready a fix for the next update. :)
Oops. Awkward. Thanks for the heads up, I'll look into it. :)
Очень странная игра, с поломанной камерой(мб это только у меня)
Но в целом все интересно, не хватает русской локализации :)
Really enjoying the game, seems super fun! Liking all the characters and music is superb! Made a video, hope you enjoy!
I just finished the demo and i spend a ver time ! I'm really looking foward the complete game. The story, the characters the atmosphere seems really interresting.
I really recommend to play the demo !
Played through the demo and had a good time. What caught my attention was the music playing in the trailer. The sound and music in this game are incredible. The visuals are very nice and really set a surreal mood. I like the characters and the direction the story is headed.
Lit, worth checking out.
Seems it will run with the 1.3 demo on Linux (Ubuntu 18.10), great...but it crashes during combat.
See here: https://imgur.com/a/tK8a6Ya
If you want any more details or for me to test another build, do let me know any time :)
Hey! Thanks for letting me know, I think I know what's happening - I'll get on that and see if I can provide a fix. :)
Great, glad to know you're on it, can't wait to try properly :)
Tried the game on Debian testing too. Same crashes over here.
Also getting crashes on Ubuntu MATE 19.10. The regular version crashes when starting a new game, although the menus work fine. The nw version crashes during combat, and the other one crashes on startup.
This game was a real treat. I'm so glad I played the demo and can't wait for the full game!
One thing I thought I should mention, though, is that the filter over the dream at the begining of the game doesn't fully cover the screen. At the very top it cuts out and you can see sort of a bright purple line. Its not a huge deal but I figured you might want to know.
I had fun playing the demo. We were extremely tired when recording but it wasn't .
So far, so good! Really enjoying the demo! The dialogue to me is fairly realistic and representative of our times.
I couldn't seem to open the Mac version of the demo? Has this happened for anyone else?
i love these character & enemy designs! good music and interesting dialogue. talk to dogs to heal? excelent. super looking forward to this