One Dreamer
Fair · Narrative · 2022
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $15.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 6.1h 11.4h to 100%
- Value
- $2.62/hr
- Reviews
- 91% of 445 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $8.56 or less.
Buy now or wait
Next discount: likely in the Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. Calls like this were right 83% of the time in a backtest over 70 weeks.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Manipulate the world around you by editing source code in an adventure game about a burnt out indie game developer's quest to fulfill a lifelong dream.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, Direct X 11+/OpenGL 3.3+, OpenCL 1.0+, 2 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
The value story
Across all 22 discounts in the 4 years tracked, the median cut is 40 percent, about 11 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
On value it sits in the top 14 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 83 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 89 percent. The games it most resembles do better on the same math. Landlord of the Woods ($0.99, scores 95) and DISTRAINT 2 ($0.80, scores 81) both outscore it.
More about One Dreamer
Of the 339 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 2 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written September 2022 to August 2026.
It carries Valve's Deck Verified rating and runs 6.1 hours, about as long as a handheld game wants to be.
The drop-off
97% start to 2% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
I can't believe it, they gameified game dev! Art that is about a very specific experience is extremely special, because when you feel like you're going through a cosmic level of suffering that no one in the history of humanity has ever gone through, there's some artist out there that tells you: "Hey buddy, I've been through this. It sucks, but trust me, it'll be worth it in the end." You could talk to someone who...
2 more reviews
As I programmer I really liked this game (although the programming is very simplified I believe it was a good choice to encourage non-programmers and wanna-be programmers to try it out). The story was very good and I was really immersed in it - it's not every day I find such a moving tale. I definitely recommend.
Beautiful game. I love the story, the messages it has, the music, the dialogues, the characters. All is truly amazing. I love the atmosphere so much of it. I loved playing the prologue and loved this game. The messages it has have truly inspired me. I love this game a lot. I could sit in it for hours just to enjoy the sound, music and visuals it has. Truly a mesmerizing game. Very beautiful work! Some puzzles were...
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Cite this score
One Dreamer scores 58/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1156380/one-dreamerReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.