Through the Nightmares

Dive into the world of dreams in Through the Nightmares! This is a hardcore platformer where you play as the Sandman, a size-shifting spirit said to bring people good dreams.

Several children are lost in the kingdom of Morpheus, the mad god of dreams, who turns sleep into a prison. To bring the children back to their families, the Sandman must descend to a place where even the most secret of fears come to life…

• Size-Shifting Platformer — Change your size to squeeze through tight spaces, boost your jumps, interact with the environment, and discover hidden shortcuts.

• Challenges For Everyone — Enjoy ruthless precision gaming with instant respawns and a unique checkpoint system that lets you control where you respawn.

• Six Unique Locations — Explore 45 handcrafted levels across three chapters and six different locations based on Nordic folklore, modern-day suburbia, and medieval ruins.

• Reactive Dreamscapes — Manipulate your environment with the Sandman’s abilities to open up new pathways, discover secrets, and solve tricky challenges.

• Dream Secrets — Collect personal items from each nightmare to learn more about the children’s past, reveal the deeper story, and piece together the truth of what happened to Morpheus.

• Towering Terrors — Enormous creatures lurk deep within the dream world, hunting you down. Escape their clutches… or face a swift end.

• Immersive Visuals and Soundtrack — Nightmare dreamscapes are brought to life with striking low poly art and a haunting original soundtrack.

They’re waiting to be rescued. But the dream world already knows you’re here. And it will stop at nothing to ensure you never leave. Are you ready to defy the Dream God himself?

• Online play optional
• 1 player
• Accessibility features (13)
• PS4 Version
  PS4 Pro Enhanced
• DUALSHOCK 4 vibration

Accessibility Features

Visuals

Clear Text

Menu and heads-up display (HUD) text is presented in a way that makes it easier to read.

Large Text

Menu and heads-up display (HUD) text is presented in a larger font size to make it easier to read.

Colour Alternatives

You don't need to rely on understanding colour to play the game, or important colours can be changed to make them easier to tell apart.

High Contrast Visuals

Audio Cue Alternatives

Audio information is also communicated visually or through controller vibration.

Audio

Volume Controls

You can turn down and mute individual audio volumes.

3D Audio

You can set the audio output so that sounds can be heard from all around you.

Visual Cue Alternatives

Visual information is also communicated through audio or controller vibration.

Subtitles and Captions

Playable without Subtitles

You can play without subtitles because the game does not include spoken dialogue.

Controls

Playable without Motion Controls

You can play the game without needing to use motion controls.

Playable without Touch Controls

You can play the game without needing to use touch-based controls.

Playable without Controller Vibration

You can play the game without turning on controller vibration/haptic feedback.

Gameplay

Control Reminders

You can review the game controls at any time.

• Platform: PS4
• Release: 19/6/2025
• Publisher: Pingle Studio Ltd
• Genres: Action
• Voice: English
• Screen Languages: Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French (France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian