On Steam, the new free-to-play MMORPG DreamScapes Dimensions has now entered Early Access. The online role-playing game is not well received by players: they tear it apart in Steam reviews.
What kind of MMORPG is this? DreamScapes Dimensions has been in Early Access on Steam since January 22. Behind the title is the indie developer AHDS. It is a free-to-play MMORPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Players navigate through a game world divided into hubs from a first-person perspective.
Here’s what the description says about DreamScapes Dimensions:
- A comprehensive character editor
- Various races such as humans, elves, dwarves, orcs
- Character attributes like strength, agility
- Crafting
- Magic
- Housing elements that allow building your own homes, castles, and temples
The game world is procedurally generated and offers random adventures in various areas such as forests and caves.
Here you can find a video from the developers about Dreamscapes Dimensions:
DreamScapes Dimensions “barely works”
How is Dimensions received? Initial testers are mostly dissatisfied. The most common criticisms revolve around the technical state of the game, which is said to be very poor even for an Early Access title. The most frequently mentioned points include:
- Way too long loading times
- Outdated graphics
- Frequent frame rate drops
- Poor tutorials
- Various “gamebreaking” glitches
Some players apparently do not even get to test the actual gameplay. For example, Psychopatton writes: “An hour to get into the game (45 minutes waiting for the download [(Note from the Editor) of the game world] and 15 minutes for character creation), 4 crashes in the first 15 minutes of actual gameplay, all while walking through doors […]. Not for me, but it’s free to try.”
via Steam
The loading times are the most frequently mentioned point of criticism, other players like iBeObscure describe Dimensions as “unplayable”.
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Are there positive voices as well? Some reviewers, like user torca, have shown more patience and can indeed report positives. The loading times would only be that long the first time, afterwards it runs better. And if you overlook the bugs and glitches, you have a raw old-school MMO.
“It’s an old-school MMO, but one with potential that I hope will be continued. […] It’s not for everyone, but I personally enjoy identifying bugs, interacting with the developer, and watching a game grow. That’s the purpose of the Early Access system for me.”
via Steam
Remnant also writes that the game is “more for people who miss RPGs from the 90s.” – via Steam
However, other positive reviews seem to be more sarcastic in nature. For instance, user Terranin writes that the game is next-gen and the combat system is better than in The Elder Scrolls Online. (via Steam)
Also interesting: With Runescape, another old-school MMORPG has scored 93% positive reviews on Steam.
Is DreamScapes Dimension worth it? At the moment, the game is really only for those who are frustration-resistant and have an affinity for old-school RPGs from the 90s. The multitude of bugs and eternal loading times seem to spoil the fun for most testers. Since it is a free-to-play MMO, it depends only on your time and motivation.
Will you try DreamScapes Dimensions, or have you perhaps already taken a look? What do you think?
DreamScapes Dimensions is not the first free-to-play game that has been rated very negatively on Steam. Another one was Rebirth Online, which was released in August 2020.
