Dreams of Another rewrites the rules for Shoot 'em up games, and it looks mesmerising

Still from Dreams of Another trailer
(Image credit: Q-Games)

Shoot 'em ups are a massive genres in video games, exploding in the 1980s and 90s and splitting offer into myriad subgenres like scrolling shooters, rail shooters, run-and-gun and even cute ’em ups (seriously). But until now, I'd never seen a game where shooting creates rather than destroys.

That's the unusual mechanic in Dreams of Another from Q-Games and Baiyon, the multimedia artist who directed PixelJunk Eden. The game was announced for PS5 and PSVR 2 during PlayStation’s State of Play, with a trailer and message from Baiyon himself (see our guide to the best game dev software and best laptops for game development if you're planning to start crafting your own masterpiece).

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Joe Foley

Joe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq. He writes news, features and buying guides and keeps track of the best equipment and software for creatives, from video editing programs to monitors and accessories. A veteran news writer and photographer, he now works as a project manager at the London and Buenos Aires-based design, production and branding agency Hermana Creatives. There he manages a team of designers, photographers and video editors who specialise in producing visual content and design assets for the hospitality sector. He also dances Argentine tango.

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