Optimum Link
Released Feb 2019
A dream-like sandbox that just might have a mind of its own.
71% positive · 124 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
Optimum Link launched in February 2019 and received one major update — Silver Sparrow — on December 7, 2019. The developer explicitly called this update the game's official "completion" and its 1.0 release, stating that after four years of development the team had decided to "wrap this game up" and move on to larger projects.
On July 27, 2026, the developer posted a maintenance update focused solely on packaging and long-term archival preservation (updating credits, adding compatibility scripts, bundling older game versions). This post explicitly confirms the game's status: "Right now, we aren't working on this game" and "we'll still be here, just mostly in maintenance mode." The developer also acknowledges that source code issues from 2019 make resuming development a challenge, and describes any future work as a vague "sentiment" rather than a concrete plan. The studio notes it is focused on new games (Skyfear and Motocon).
This July 2026 post reinforces and updates the earlier completion declaration — the game is finished, being preserved for long-term playability, and no new content is planned.
Evidence
Developer posts a packaging/archival maintenance update, explicitly stating 'Right now, we aren't working on this game' and that the project is 'mostly in maintenance mode.' Source code issues from 2019 are cited as a barrier to resuming development. Any future work is described as a vague sentiment with no concrete plans.
Silver Sparrow update released, explicitly described as 'Optimum Link's official completion' and 1.0. Developer states the team has decided to wrap the game up and move on to focus on other projects.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Protoria Studios
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op
About this game
Optimum Link is a lucid dreaming sandbox. Enter a world to start playing with it, spawning things into it, and the dream just might respond with things of its own.
Features
- 13 dream-like worlds to explore as your sandbox
- Single player, or invite a friend
- Atmospheric original soundtrack
- Avatar customization
- Spawn things into the sandbox
- Adjust scale of things
- Telekinesis
- Laser guns
- Spray paint
- Enemies?
- Fish people
- Hats
- Photo mode
Mouse and keyboard input method highly recommended.
100% human-made. No AI was used in programming or asset generation for this product.
Last evaluated Jul 29, 2026
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