Dream Invader

Dream Invader follows a young man who obtains a machine that can induce lucid dreams: dreams in which you realize you are dreaming. The story explores what happens when he can control those dreams and do things that would be impossible in reality.

Story and puzzles

The game combines a visual novel with logic puzzles. You read the story by clicking through it, then solve puzzles that appear between sections of the narrative.

Puzzles take place in either reality or dreams. In reality, getting an answer wrong carries no particular penalty. In dreams, you get a limited number of chances to solve the puzzle; failing to do so ends the game. The story and puzzles alternate through to the ending.

If you get stuck, you can use the “View answer” feature to skip a puzzle, but its uses are limited.