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Niko: Through the Dream

Niko: Through The Dream is a minimalist adventure accompanying Niko in her return to her world. We will travel through different islands, each of them being the oneiric representation of an important event of…

90 5 June 2015

Niko: Through the Dream is an adventure developed by Studio Paint, released 5 June 2015 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Niko: Through the Dream is

Niko: Through the Dream is an adventure game developed by Studio Paint and released in 2015. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Niko: Through The Dream is a minimalist adventure accompanying Niko in her return to her world. We will travel through different islands, each of them being the oneiric representation of an important event of her past. Happiness, solitude or fear melted with hidden riddles, you will face up dangers and traps and, with Niko, you will confront them with determination, ability and logic. Playability intends to be direct and varied. Each island has a setting and mechanic of its own. Puzzles, riddles, platforms, stealth and exploration are the ingredients of the adventure. Prepare to start a journey which you’ll never know what hides ahead. A journey whose paths must be wisely chosen. Challenges…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 44 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Niko: Through the Dream holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 21 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.0+ GHz (Dual Core Recommended), 2 GB RAM and NVIDIA 8000 Series or higher (Shader Model 3 Compatible). At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 3GB.

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What it launched against

Niko: Through the Dream launched on 5 June 2015, within three weeks of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Batman: Arkham Knight, Splatoon and Heroes of the Storm. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Batman: Arkham Knight, Splatoon, Heroes of the Storm.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Niko: Through the Dream — frequently asked questions

When did Niko: Through the Dream come out?
Niko: Through the Dream was released on 5 June 2015 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Niko: Through the Dream?
At minimum, Niko: Through the Dream needs 2.0+ GHz (Dual Core Recommended), 2 GB RAM, NVIDIA 8000 Series or higher (Shader Model 3 Compatible) graphics, 3 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Niko: Through the Dream?
The PC version needs about 3 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("3 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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