Heavy Dreams
Released Sep 2018
A boy. A laptop. A dream. In this game, you search through a young teenager's laptop, trying to find out his story. Solve hidden puzzles and read between the lines that he wrote in your quest to unravel the mystery of Jay Zhang.
38% positive · 176 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
Heavy Dreams launched on September 1, 2018 as a paid title and within two months was made permanently free to play by developer JMC Games. The October 22, 2018 announcement mentioned future updates, but that communication is now nearly 8 years old and no further developer posts, major content releases, or patch notes have followed. The game's news history shows only two posts from its launch window — a minor bug-fix patch on September 3, 2018, and the price change announcement on October 22, 2018 — with nothing since. The store description presents the game as a self-contained narrative experience with a clear beginning and end, and no mention of post-launch content. Given that no updates ever materialized after the October 2018 promise, and the developer has been silent for over 7 years, the game is best understood as a complete, finished product that launched as a standalone story.
Evidence
Store description presents Heavy Dreams as a self-contained narrative: uncover the story of Jay Zhang through his laptop. No mention of episodic content, seasons, or planned expansions.
Developer announced the game would become free to play and mentioned future updates would be coming, but no updates followed over the subsequent years.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
JMC Games
Achievements
6
Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
The year is 2060. You go into your attic, and you find an old laptop. Ancient stuff, maybe 2010s. Out of curiosity, you plug it in to see what happens, and to your shock, it works! You decide to explore. The further you go, the more you discover about Jay Zhang, the former owner of the laptop, his exploits, and his ultimate fate. Uncover the secrets of this boy, and find out what happened on that laptop almost 50 years ago.
FEATURES:
- Search through a boy’s computer, solve hidden puzzles, and discover what happened to cause the computer to end up where it did. Puzzles will take you through journal entries, mini games, and other apps on the computer.
- Navigate through files and comics that Jay wrote and retro video games that Jay played – in short, get acquainted with the person behind the screen.
- No app is without purpose - everything either asks a question or gives an answer.
- Laugh, cry, and roll your eyes at a child throughout his teenage years.
FEATURES:
- Search through a boy’s computer, solve hidden puzzles, and discover what happened to cause the computer to end up where it did. Puzzles will take you through journal entries, mini games, and other apps on the computer.
- Navigate through files and comics that Jay wrote and retro video games that Jay played – in short, get acquainted with the person behind the screen.
- No app is without purpose - everything either asks a question or gives an answer.
- Laugh, cry, and roll your eyes at a child throughout his teenage years.
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Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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