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title: "The Dreamhold - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store"
description: "*The Dreamhold* is interactive fiction — a classic text adventure. No graphics! No point-and-click! You type your commands, and read what happens next.  *The Dreamhold* is designed for people who have"
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# The Dreamhold — United States
> Interactive fiction

![The Dreamhold App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple118/v4/0a/04/cb/0a04cb2a-0427-1118-16c8-e7ece0a9489f/AppIcon-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-85-220-7.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Andrew Plotkin](https://apptail.io/developer/andrew-plotkin-wxd)
**Category:** Games
**Rating:** 4.8/5 (15 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.eblong.dreamhold
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 1.1.3 (released 2018-12-21)
**Original Release:** 2012-05-25
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id517870810)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/the-dreamhold-bgug/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/the-dreamhold-bgug/united-states)

## The Dreamhold Description
*The Dreamhold* is interactive fiction — a classic text adventure. No graphics! No point-and-click! You type your commands, and read what happens next.

*The Dreamhold* is designed for people who have never played IF before. It introduces the common commands and mindset of text adventures, one step at a time. There’s an extensive help system describing standard IF commands, as well as dynamic hints which pop up whenever you seem to be stuck.

I’ve tried to create a game which rewards many species of adventurer: the inexperienced newcomer, the puzzle-hurdler, the casual tourist, the meticulous explorer, the wild experimenter, the seeker after nuances and implications.

- Fluid interface designed for comfortable typing and reading.
- Full-length puzzle adventure with several optional side quests and hidden endings.
- Text adventure devotees can turn off the tutorials and hints, or play in Expert mode for additional challenge.
- Achievements tracked through Game Center.
- Pop-up palette of commonly used commands.
- Dynamic in-game map, so you don’t have to scribble boxes on a piece of paper.
- Full support for VoiceOver (speech output) and dictation (speech input) on devices that offer these features.
- Yes, really free. Not “free with ads,” not “freemium.” Just free. I want to introduce people to IF, and this game is how I do it.

*The Dreamhold* won the XYZZY Awards for Best Puzzles and Best Use of Medium in 2004. It is also available (for free) on my web site.

(The cover art is based on a photograph by Trey Ratcliff: The Festival of Lights in Lyon (CC by-nc-sa), remixed with images of Mercury and Io.)

## The Dreamhold Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple114/v4/3c/fd/6f/3cfd6f2b-7266-592a-b4f3-718d97a54dea/mzl.prclkgny.png/640x960.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple124/v4/61/fa/d3/61fad334-6d06-8609-7f8b-6bcbf3ce4aa6/mzl.irmqhack.png/640x960.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple124/v4/de/e2/2f/dee22f64-f8ad-5a5b-490d-0be2a8c98c48/mzl.ymnoatrd.png/640x960.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple124/v4/d2/7f/e0/d27fe0b7-e6a5-b942-6905-5f3c199aa113/mzl.wkinfynv.png/640x960.png)

## The Dreamhold Rating Breakdown in United States
- 5 stars: 12 (80%)
- 4 stars: 3 (20%)
- 3 stars: 0 (0%)
- 2 stars: 0 (0%)
- 1 stars: 0 (0%)

## The Dreamhold Reviews in United States

### ****- "Not too exciting, but still fun"
I would have liked it even better and may have given it a full five stars if there had been more peril and a more climactic ending. But it was a very enjoyable game, nonetheless.
-- pirplequeen, 2018-09-21

### ***** "The game is great so far!"
I have been considering writing an interactive fiction for a while now so I decided to start by playing a few. This was the first I found and I love it! 

Only one issue so far.

Possible minor spoiler...

If you take the mountain painting from the Atelier and hang it in the sitting room it turns into the desert painting. The mountain painting is no longer in inventory. The desert painting is both on the wall and in inventory. I haven’t progressed far enough to know if I still need it (I already got the brown mask), but if I had taken the painting before using it I wouldn’t be able to complete the game.
-- Hotcrossbunz, 2017-10-04

### ****- "Work through it it's worth it"
It's a thinking mans game, and it's wonderfully well thought out. Came back to re download
-- yoyoVelociraptor, 2017-04-22

### ****- "Amazing"
This game was exactly what I was looking for, and I really appreciate all the effort put into it. The fact that there's a long description for anything you can "examine" really shows all the time spent in making this interactive.
-- DianaYo, 2017-01-20

### ****- "Exceptionally well written"
But soulless. Not very fun. I needed a walkthrough; knowing what to do or having to figure it out myself made little difference in the fun factor. Still, kudos on the totally free, really clever game.
-- Ebouamfs, 2016-11-17

### ***** "I never write reviews but…"
I never write reviews but this is the best game EVER. My friend personally knows Zarf, and she showed me this game. I've been playing it for a few days now, non stop. Please get this game right now. It's free for a LIMITED TIME people. Also, Zarf is my spirit animal. If you want to look him up his real name is Andrew Plotkin but he doesn't like that so please refer to him as Zarf.
-- Purpl pangwin, 2016-01-09

### ***** "Excellent"
Excellent game, intriguing story, very expansive and detailed, very nice tutorial for IF gaming.
-- Sunnivaixchel, 2015-08-31

### ***** "I don't normally write reviews..."
...but this game is fantastic! The story is well-written, and the puzzles are challenging. It kept me glued to my screen the whole time. 
As a first-time IF player, the tutorial and help screen were helpful. Don't be afraid to try this game if you're new to the genre, too.
-- Aoisora120, 2015-07-15

### ***** "Very nicely done."
Digging through quite a few of these text adventures in iTunes & found most of them to be crap.

This one most certainly isn't.
Very nicely done.
-- Jbird4h30, 2014-02-06

### ***** "Hell yeah"
Great time killer and the map helps a lot
-- shakaUfaka, 2013-04-16

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## The Dreamhold Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/the-dreamhold-bgug/united-states)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/the-dreamhold-bgug/australia)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/the-dreamhold-bgug/canada)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/the-dreamhold-bgug/germany)
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- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/the-dreamhold-bgug/new-zealand)
- [China](https://apptail.io/app/the-dreamhold-bgug/china)
- [France](https://apptail.io/app/the-dreamhold-bgug/france)
- [South Korea](https://apptail.io/app/the-dreamhold-bgug/south-korea)
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- [Portugal](https://apptail.io/app/the-dreamhold-bgug/portugal)
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- [United Arab Emirates](https://apptail.io/app/the-dreamhold-bgug/united-arab-emirates)
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