Darold The Doomer: Psychedelic Lucid Dreams

Darold The Doomer: Psychedelic Lucid Dreams

Released Apr 2022

The weird and somewhat unsettling trip of a doomer

93% positive · 100 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

Darold The Doomer: Psychedelic Lucid Dreams launched on April 6, 2022 as a free-to-play indie game. Following launch, the developer shipped a handful of feature patches and bug fixes through June 2022, then released the sequel "Back 2 Reality" as DLC on September 16, 2022 — the only major content addition post-launch. Both DLC items (the soundtrack and the sequel) have been released. No DLC remains unreleased. After September 2022, the developer shifted focus to a new project called Mind of the Midwest, announcing it in January 2023 and releasing a demo in January 2024. In the April 2025 three-year anniversary post, developer Janxferz reflected on the game's success but spoke in terms of uncertainty about future projects generally, with no mention of any planned content for Darold The Doomer. The April 6, 2026 four-year anniversary post similarly contains no development announcements for this game. All content for Darold The Doomer appears to have been completed with the Back 2 Reality DLC release on September 16, 2022. The developer has since moved on to other projects, and there are no outstanding commitments or announced future content for this game.
Evidence
Developer announces Mind of the Midwest as the next project, framing Darold The Doomer as finished and development moving on.
news post · Jan 2, 2023 source development ending
high
Back 2 Reality DLC released and marked as shipped. Both DLC items are released; none remain unreleased.
dlc listing · Sep 16, 2022 source content shipped
high

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Vice Tycho
Achievements
23
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

In Darold The Doomer: Psychedelic Lucid Dreams, you play as Darold Wichstock, a man who tries to cheer himself up by taking psychedelics and ends up ultimately failing by crashing his car and falling into a coma. However, with the psychedelics still active in his body, Darold finds himself in some sort of psychedelic dream world with bizarre entities.

FEATURES:
-Unique character interactions

-Bizarre character designs


-Composite video output filter

-Unique battle songs tied to characters

-Things that don't make sense
Last evaluated Jun 18, 2026
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