Dreams Live Support Ending As Media Molecule Shifts To New Project

Media Molecule has announced that it’s wrapping up live support for Dreams, its popular game creation platform, in order to focus on “an exciting new project.” 

According to the studio, live support will cease after September 1, according to a blog post. That means it won’t receive any new updates, but players can still install and play Dreams – including creating and sharing games – after that date. Previously announced updates will still hit the game before September, such as patches improving animations and the Create mode, as well the Tren update. DreamsCom events like Impy Awards and All Hallows Dreams are no more. Media Molecule has written a blog.

We know that this will not be an easy message to everyone, but it has been difficult for us. Dreams was a unique project for Media Molecule. Helping this growing community of creatives, game developers, dreamers and collaborators grow and express ourselves is one of our greatest accomplishments. We are grateful for your participation in this project and look forward to having you join us on the next adventure.

Media Molecule confirmed it is not Dream 2 and isn’t related in anyway to Dreams. 

Media Molecule also detailed Dreams’ upcoming migration to a new server. In late May, the transition to a new server will occur in order to preserve Dreams’ experiences in a more secure environment. You can read more details about what to expect in the blog post, but Media Molecule says it has to rework certain incompatible features to make them function within the new server, which has allowed them to make improvements in some cases. Media Molecule will introduce a 5-GB storage limit at the time of migration. This is to help with smooth transitions. This limit only applies to new creations; existing creations don’t count towards this cap. This blog post provides more information about the features that will be affected by this transition period. 

Dreams launched February 2020, after an extended early access period. The platform offers players a variety of development tools that allow them to build their own games. Former editor Jeff Marchiafava gave Dreams a 9.5 out of 10 in his review, writing, “Dreams may not strictly be a game, but the tools are easy and intuitive enough to make the creation process fun for everyone, which delivers a wealth of entertaining experiences noncreators can enjoy.”