Some games are huge and try to cover an entire city or world. Others are cute and small, like My dream setup. This game is about a very specific fantasy: having a sick gaming battle station, with an unlimited budget and an eye for aesthetics. My dream setup is like Sims game but only building mode and only for offices and other game spaces.
This is a pretty simple concept, though My dream setup does it well. There is a smorgasbord of options to choose from, and players can select their preferred computer towers, monitors, gamer chairs, and desks. Other building sims try to give enough to build kitchens, bathrooms and the other rooms in a house that are useful. My dream setup focuses solely on battle stations and the space around them. It could be a cozy bedroom with a gaming setup in the corner, or a game room that would cost thousands of dollars to set up in real life.
The player can change the room’s walls and floors, as well as its layout, allowing them to work with a larger room or a smaller room. Lighting also plays an important role; The furniture choices include both restrained lamps and cool LED lights, and then there’s a switch that toggles the ambient lighting and environment outside.
My dream setup is a tiny little game that focuses on one thing – creating a cool PC room – and the end result is a very charming experience. As someone with cats that relentlessly attack my gamer accessories, it’s a nice dose of escapism to disappear into a catalog where the furniture is free and the monitors are as wide or as numerous as I’d like. For $6, it’s a fun toy and a nice palate cleanser between bigger and more immersive games.
