The Sailor’s Dreamios
Simogo AB · Juegos
A peaceful narrative experience, in which the only objective is to satisfy your curiosity. Explore an ocean dream world, in which time passes even when you are not there, visit forgotten islands and piece together memories – some even existing beyond the screen of your device. “The Sailor’s Dream is a novella, a folk EP, and an art installation wrapped into one app ... It’s an inspired example of what storytelling can be in the 21st century and the way modern technology can shine new light on well-worn conventions.” - A.V. Club “Its lonely, bittersweet tale—told in a wonderfully unique mix of approaches—is the best storytelling I've ever played on my iPad.” - Kotaku “It's an experience that's entirely about the narrative, but one uniquely built for smartphones and tablets. The peaceful visuals, the wonderful music, the sharp writing, and the simple interactive toys all go towards creating an atmosphere and telling a story.” - The Verge “... you can easily wander for hours through The Sailor’s Dream making music, playing it not like a game, but as an instrument ... If you are looking for a space to contemplate, a place to linger, a path to walk in patient consideration, you will find yourself at home in The Sailor’s Dream for quite some time.” - Kill Screen “A world-in-miniature put in the palm of your hands, which rewards you for your exploration of it with sensory delight. And perhaps most powerfully of all, pushes you to feel deeply for its inhabitants.” - Gamezebo

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Rating 3.80
Ratings 113
Price $3.99
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Released Nov 6, 2014

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- Added support for new devices - Fixed AirPrint feature that stopped working

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Sampled 100
Positive 48 (48%)
Negative 41 (41%)
Mentions pricing 35 (35%)
537 (37%)
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126 (26%)
★★★★★positiveDytonyx · 2025-02-11 · v1.5
Beautiful game
I remember getting this game when it first came out on my iPod. I do believe it was free in the AppStore for a time. I am now buying it for the first time and to replay it after all these years. This game was what developed my fascination with lighthouses and rocky coastlines even to this day and much more. I want to thank the developers for making a game that has had such a lasting impact on me throughout all these years.
★★★★★neutralNo dunce · 2022-12-08 · v1.4
Cute
Cute, but I just don’t get it. Sorry. I’m old.
★★★★positiveChalcedonyofsf · 2022-04-28 · v1.4
Beautiful app
I’m not really interested in playing games… I like the curiosity of opening up one door and seeing where it leads and then opening up another and walking down the hallway and finding another opening and seeing where it takes me next. I like a labyrinthine story. This app provides beautiful music along with an interesting mystery story and how you can find different pathways to understanding where the story will ultimately lead you. The artwork is stunning, the flow of the visuals is very naturalistic, slightly nostalgic, eerie like you’re looking where you’re not supposed to. The islands you land on to peruse are so magical and forlorn, like the music. It’s a beautiful app, but it’s not for gamers. It’s an app to enjoy the art, music and the mystery and where it might lead you. Other than a Year’s Walk and Device 6, it’s unfortunate that they haven’t been able to create more apps with stunning visuals, thrilling plot pathways with gorgeous music.
★★★★★negativeMentions pricingAJ ski · 2020-02-16 · v1.4
Nice story but not worth the price.
This is a unique, creative, artistic storytelling app that accomplishes that role very well. However, from a gaming standpoint it is not worth the price. As a free or $.99 app it would be just fine. Too slow for me to get into it.
★★★★★neutralI Ching student · 2019-03-02 · v1.4
Difficult to follow story
What I could get of the story, was interesting and made me want to learn what exactly happened with the fire and the characters, however I never was able to learn that - even though I tried everything I could think of to finish the story, including the frustrating experience of having to wait for certain days of the week to get parts of it. On the positive side, I liked the art work and enjoyed the songs. I enjoyed the creativity that went into this game/story, but, in the end, came away feeling frustrated.
★★★★positiveMentions pricingRobert Yule · 2019-01-12 · v1.4
Does not start
I have a iPad Pro large but this app does not start after a double click. It changes the screen to portrait and then dies. Refund please. Update: The developer has fixed this problem so I have changed t four stars.
★★★★negativeObiwanjacoby · 2019-01-10 · v1.4
Can’t figure this out at all. No instructions and everything is way to slow
I hate playing games where there are no instructions- and other than being able to visit several static rooms - there seems little to manipulate here and the story is unfolding too slowly and in too many poorly worded ‘clues’ - it did not engage me at all. Adding more- I found a web site with suggestions that include listening to the music in different days and hours- ugh! final straw. Music is totally inane- can not bear to listen to any more of it- deleting game.
★★★★★neutralCecilycarroll · 2018-10-08 · v1.3
I don’t get this game.
It’s visually stunning and relaxing but I don’t know what the point of the game is. I just wonder around touching things that make noise...? There’s no explanation, no direction...just aimlessly going in circles making noise. I guess I’d like it more if there was a point.
★★★★★positiveIrisCrowe · 2018-10-07 · v1.3
Interactive story
This isn’t like most games — it’s more of an interactive story that unfolds over time, literally. You have to open the app on each day of the week and at different times of the day to get each piece of the story. The graphics and soundtrack are lovely and aptly dreamlike, and the story is quite melancholy — this is a great “game” to open late at night before bed, or in quiet, meditative moments. All of the 1-star reviews were left by people looking for a different kind of experience and feeling disappointed when their expectations weren’t met, and they’re not really fair assessments of the app itself.
★★★★★neutralragaw__ · 2018-08-12 · v1.3
Beautiful, but there is no sound.
Beautiful, but there is no sound. Edit: sound through headphones but not phone speaker. Odd, and inconvenient.
★★★★★positiveAzure24 · 2018-06-26 · v1.3
Nice, relaxing story app
This app is a beautifully designed work of art. It’s a collection of intriguing memories meant to be patiently explored and pieced together into a whole story at the very end. I find this concept very relaxing and interesting at the same time. I think it would have been better if all the musical “toys” in the game, like the hanging cubes and the cool stuff in the observatory actually had a purpose to advance the story. I found myself going back and forth between them, trying to figure out what they were supposed to change in the game, only to find out later that they had no purpose except to be played with. I can forgive this because the app is so darn beautiful.
★★★★negativeandmoannie · 2018-06-18 · v1.3
Literally worthless
I just worked through this in 5 minutes. And I read everything. Is this a joke?
★★★★★positiveWill11 · 2018-03-09 · v1.3
The Sailor’s Dream
Thank you for this.
★★★★negativeCddudereborn · 2017-12-25 · v1.3
Wish I could give it a half star
Easily the most boring thing I’ve ever played. At least Device 6 had a cohesive story and required you to solve puzzles.
★★★★negativeDavidkdc · 2017-12-15 · v1.3
OMG What a Waste
Tried it for 20 minutes and was bored out of my mind. Give me my time back.
★★★★negativeMentions pricingBhaktipoet · 2017-11-17 · v1.2
Won’t even open w iPhone X
$4 and won’t even open. What else is there to say?
★★★★negativeMentions pricingHalo Reborn UTUBE · 2017-11-03 · v1.2
Still not working at all...☹️
I first tried downloading this game over a month ago and it wouldn’t open on my IPad Pro (which it says it’s compatible with). I have tried uninstalling it and installing it multiple times and nothing! It attempts to open the app but then flashes back to the home screen every time. It’s more than a little frustrating! Especially after spending $$ on it. A little help please?!? Can someone throw me a bone here? I’d like to like this game, but so far...😐 November 3, 2017 update: I’ve emailed the company, Simogo AB and am waiting for a response. This is the second game by Simogo that I’ve purchased very recently that’s not working. The other one is Year Walk. I didn’t realize they made both games until today. Hoping for a response from them soon!
★★★★★neutralMentions pricingWolfb13 · 2017-10-15 · v1.2
Great game but...
I thought A Sailor’s dream was a very well written game but it was over too quickly. I thought that this game would last a wile but I finished it soon after I got it. Although I liked this game I would not get it again or recommend it to my friends until the price is lowered.
★★★★negativeMentions pricingCrescentCityKirk · 2017-10-09 · v1.2
Won’t work on my iPad Pro
Works on my phone, but not an iPad Pro using ios11.02. Wasted money.
★★★★negativeJakaroo65 · 2017-10-01 · v1.2
Disappointing
I don't know what all the rave reviews were about!
★★★★★negativeMentions pricingBatyak · 2017-09-11 · v1.2
Pretty art, the rest is a waste of time and money.
This is not a game, it is a story chopped into little bits. The whole game is piecing the story together by swiping through artsy graphics and pictures that grant you little bits at a time. You also have to open bottles that appear one each day of the week....this is the only reason this game takes more than an hour or two to play. The story is not deep, not suspenseful not really anything new or particular interesting from my perspective.
★★★★★negativetransphattybase · 2017-09-10 · v1.2
Yawn
Still trying to figure out the point of this. I think it is supposed to be a story, maybe. But it's a boring story and awful music. Whatever you do, do not click on the floating bottle unless you're dying to listen to an insipid song that can't be stopped. You've been warned.
★★★★★negativeMentions pricingJellyRox.com · 2017-09-09 · v1.2
Bait and switch
The info and desc for this game didn't reveal the fact that it isn't fun, is very boring, and has no purpose. I would love to get a refund if I could but seeing as it was on sale for 99¢ I don't care that much. I'm giving it two stars because some people like games without fun or purpose. Have a great day and think before you fork over the money for this piece of artistic and meaningless game.
★★★★★positiveAmbertm · 2017-09-09 · v1.2
Beautiful dream adventure
I just stepped into this beautiful story, which unfolds like a flower opening - a song, a spoken reverie, a forgotten artifact... The exploration of this world is very dreamlike, with blurred beginnings and endings, passageways of unpredictable light and shadow and sounds, and "faraway" places that are not so far away to reach. The story is a little happy, a little sad, a little mysterious. As it unfolds, the same old vignettes give new interest and meaning. I am enchanted with the dream and emotionally connected with the story. No this is not a puzzle game. It's what your mind does with bedtime stories as you slowly peacefully drift into sleep.
★★★★positiveMentions pricing>>PeaceRock<< · 2017-09-06 · v1.2
Great game but not really worth it
Ignore what Stevo3895 (or something similar) says. This game doesn't take a month to complete. I don't have an idea what that person is saying... he/she is continuing to find more parts of the story for a month? At most you would need a week, but of course you can just "cheat" and change the time on your phone. I mean, I liked it (finished playing) and the story behind it was interesting. Very interesting idea, like Device 6. Thing is, I bought this (and Device 6) for 99¢ since it's on sale... so to me, it's a good deal. But I don't think I would spend any more to buy this game (or Device 6). I'm not being ignorant here- I was surprised that I finished it already (besides the temporal parts of the story) so I went online and looked at the walk-throughs. The results? You definitely don't need a month for this. A good game overall but I'm not sure if you want to buy this if you don't have a lot of money to spend. Especially if this game isn't 99¢ anymore. (I'm gonna talk about Device 6 now) Personally, I feel like Device 6 was a better use of my 99¢ than this game but both are great. Haha... I bought Device 6 and finished it. The game restarts everything but you can't really play it again so I'm just letting my friends and family play it. I don't want to just get rid of it, so I'm planning to squeeze every worth of the 99¢ I spent on Device 6. (Sorry, sorta went on a tangent here but it's not like the two games are completely unrelated).