SLEEPYHEAD: Dreamcore Runner

Don’t wake up.

Sleepyhead: Dreamcore Runner is a fast-paced 2D endless runner set inside a surreal lucid dream.

You are a sleepy flying head drifting through a strange, unstable dream world.

You can fly, break everything around you, and nothing follows the rules.

It feels strange… and you like it.

The only thing that can stop you is waking up.

✨ Features

  • Fast-paced, score-based endless runner gameplay
  • Unique Lucid Dream mechanic (risk vs reward)
  • Surreal dreamcore visuals and atmosphere
  • Simple mouse controls, hard to master
  • Increasing difficulty and combo system

🧠 Tutorial

  • Click to jump
  • Move mouse to steer

💀 LUCID DREAM

  • Click 5 times to charge Lucid Dream
  • Activates automatically on contact with regular enemies
  • The charge is lost if not used
  • WAKE UP signs are indestructible and end your run instantly
  • Destroy enemies to build combos
  • Combos extend Lucid Dream duration
  • After it ends, you gain a short invulnerability window

Enemies

Avoid them normally. Break in Lucid Dream

Enemies
Avoid this obstacle! Even in Lucid Dream, it ends your run


Updated 7 days ago
Published 15 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Authorskvorsow
GenreAction
Made withUnity
Tags2D, Arcade, Difficult, Endless, Fast-Paced, Indie, Mouse only, Score Attack, Surreal
Average sessionA few seconds
LanguagesEnglish
InputsMouse
AI DisclosureAI Assisted, Code

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I smashed all the obstacles, woke up, and then lucid dreamed again. The restart button would periodically appear, but the first time I pressed it, it disappeared, and the cool music filled the space again. It was a wonderful dream!

How did I figure out what to do? Well, without instructions, I tried flying around everything and couldn’t figure out what those five red dots were that were gradually lighting up. Then I read the instructions and learned about smashing—that’s what made the whole game!

Such an amazing game - simple, yet engaging mechanics, I really can't stop playing! I love how you unfold the concept of a dream - from images of clouds till the very lucid dream. And the art, of course, is absolutely stunning! Congratulation on your first game!