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StefanosK27 has The Dream Machine

Jul 7, 2024 @ 3:15pm

What happened to my Mac version???

I was playing on my Mac for some months now, when just out of the blue the game won't launch and says that it's not available on this platform, eventhough it's already installed. I tried downloading to a windows pc, but ofcourse the cloud saves aren't there (probably due to different OSs I guess).

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MASTAN

Jul 7, 2024 @ 5:32pm

Hmm indeed 23 days ago macos was removed from oslist:
https://steamdb.info/app/94300/history/?changeid=23983075

Cockroach [developer] Jul 8, 2024 @ 1:51am

We delisted the Mac-version because Valve made us aware there were issues with it. It was made using Flash which is getting hard to sustain on modern computers. We're looking into a long term solution to that particular problem.

If you want to access the game, click the cog icon > Manage > Browse local files

That'll let you start the game outside of Steam.

Also, the Mac version of the game doesn't save to Steam Cloud, for technical reasons (Flash).

Last edited by Cockroach; Jul 9, 2024 @ 2:20am

StefanosK27 has The Dream Machine

Aug 7, 2024 @ 5:39am

I understand, thank you that worked which I found out by myself earlier by accident. It would be great if you informed the users of such changes, because I was so close to deleting the local files (and my save games) forever before I discovered I could launch the game independently

asz

Aug 31, 2024 @ 5:55am

Parts 1 and 2 were free before. Now you have to pay for them (no problem with this) BUT are incompatible with mac. Are you going to offer access to the previous version of these 2 chapters through your own website? I want to buy the game for a friend as a present, but he won't be able to play the rest of the chapters unless he can install the previous two... He would just need some place from which he can install them.

I have been a big fan of this game from the very beginning. Started to play the Island Dream demo on JayIsGames many years ago. Have waited for years for every chapter, starting the whole Dream Machine all over again with every new part. I have given this game as a present every time I could.

I realized on my own that I could still play the one I had installed, but not through Steam, which doesn't even let me uninstall it. That's OK, I don't want to uninstall it. So I know there is a mac compatible version (which the people who downloaded it before like StefanosK27 or I have) that is not available through Steam anymore. Is there any other way to access it? In that case, is there a special way in which the first 2 and the rest of the chapters should be installed so the game recognizes the DLCs as part of the same game?

Thank you so much for this incredible game, It's hard to give up on it and accept that we can't share it anymore.

Last edited by asz; Aug 31, 2024 @ 6:25am

Cockroach [developer] Sep 2, 2024 @ 5:50am

JayIsGames!

Man, that brought me back!

As for the future of the game, I have something planned but I haven't announced anything yet. Sorry for the tease. Please stand by. Announcement is not far off now. Was waiting for the last ducks to line up, and they seem to be doing just that.

asz

Sep 2, 2024 @ 7:48am

:)
Thanks for giving us some hope.
I'll be looking forward for the good news.
(Hope they come before mid November.)

ElectricMonk has The Dream Machine

Sep 24, 2024 @ 4:21am

It's a shame that steam doesn't allow users to play it anyway, perhaps simply having players confirm they're aware it has issues beforehand.
They let me play anything on steam deck, no matter how unstable!

So at least I can play it on there, but will hold out hope for a solution to playing on mac.
The Dream Machine was either the first or second game I ever got on steam and I have fond memories of the novelty of playing a game on my mac! :D

asz

Sep 24, 2024 @ 5:40am

ElectricMonk, there might be good news soon about the game's future for us:
The developer of the game just said this a few weeks ago:
"As for the future of the game, I have something planned but I haven't announced anything yet. Sorry for the tease. Please stand by. Announcement is not far off now. Was waiting for the last ducks to line up, and they seem to be doing just that."