Nena, our protagonist, lives a simple life. She attends university, gets average scores, but something is off. One tiring night, she falls asleep while studying. She then awakens in a strange place, where she can meet old friends and visit whimsical locations. It doesn’t take her long to realize she is lucid dreaming, but she tries to fool herself into thinking this is her real life now.

Soon, feelings of self doubt give way for stronger monsters to show up, and they force her to awaken. Saddened but not discouraged, she tries her best to lucid dream every night after that one, to see her friends and live more adventures. What she doesn’t realize is that her self conscious keeps seeping into these dreams, making them harder to navigate but also revealing their weaknesses to her…

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Fast Turn-based Combat

Reminiscent of other games like Chrono Trigger, the Mario & Luigi RPG saga or Earthbound, the gameplay prioritizes a fast pace, but also challenges the player to experiment, strategize and of course have fun.

Gorgeous Pixel Art

Every asset used in the dreaming sections uses pixel art, with the purpose of further seeming like a remake of a game made before this century, and to further cement the themes and message of the story.

Gripping Story

The story in Onírica, hidden behind a layer of cutesy pixel art, deals with depressing themes such as self loathing, loneliness, an idealized past and hitting rock bottom in a way that could tug at anyone’s heartstrings.