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My Dream Setup

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2023

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Quick resume

My Dream Setup is a simulation game about building the room you've always dreamed of. A huge selection of furniture, computers and their accessories, posters, pictures, plants, and other interior details await you. Try all of them and create your dream setup.

Global score

91/100

Genres

Casual, Indie, Simulator

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    Pros

    • Highly customizable and creative gameplay
    • Relaxing and cozy atmosphere
    • Workshop support for user-generated content
    • Good value for price with frequent updates
    • Easy to use and accessible interface

    Cons

    • Limited room shapes (only rectangular)
    • Camera and controls can be clunky
    • Lack of undo/redo features
    • Limited variety of furniture and decorations
    • No multiplayer or cooperative gameplay

    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fantasy, Violence, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Strategy, Thrill.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

    Motivations

    • Autonomy
      5

      "Players have full control over room design, furniture placement, color customization, and object resizing, enabling personal freedom and creativity."

    • Competence
      2

      "Engages players in creative tasks with some technical challenges like precise placement and customization, but overall easy and relaxing gameplay."

    • Competition
      -5

      "No competitive elements or comparison with others; focus is on personal creative expression and relaxation."

    • Continuation
      3

      "Players often spend extended time designing rooms and return repeatedly, though some mention boredom after long sessions."

    • Cooperation
      -3

      "Primarily a single-player experience; workshop allows sharing creations but no direct cooperative gameplay."

    • Creativity
      5

      "Strong emphasis on creativity with extensive customization, resizing, color changes, and workshop mod support."

    • Domination
      -5

      "No elements of exerting control or superiority over others; interactions are equal and respectful."

    • Escapism
      4

      "Players use the game as a relaxing escape and a way to imagine ideal personal spaces, providing stress relief."

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of personal interest and intrinsic motivation to create and relax."

    • Experimenting
      4

      "Players try new layouts, colors, and object arrangements; workshop encourages experimentation with new items."

    • Exploration
      -2

      "Limited exploration as the environment is a customizable room; some discovery in workshop content."

    • Expression
      5

      "High level of self-expression through customization of furniture, colors, layouts, and personal images."

    • Fantasy
      -3

      "Focus on realistic room and furniture design rather than imaginative or fictional scenarios."

    • Fellowship
      -3

      "Minimal social connection; workshop sharing exists but no strong community or multiplayer interaction."

    • Growth
      2

      "Players develop design skills and learn to use customization tools, though limited challenge."

    • Health
      -5

      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."

    • Idle
      -3

      "Requires focused attention to design and customize; not a background or idle game."

    • Intimacy
      -4

      "No close relationships or emotional sharing; primarily solo play."

    • Leadership
      -5

      "No leadership or group management roles."

    • Progression
      1

      "Some sense of progression through unlocking DLCs and workshop items, but no traditional leveling or power gain."

    • Relaxation
      5

      "Strongly relaxing and calming experience with chill music and soothing gameplay."

    • Sensation
      2

      "Pleasant visual and auditory stimuli with good lighting and music, but not intense sensory stimulation."

    • Status
      -4

      "No social recognition or status systems; focus is on personal satisfaction."

    • Story
      -5

      "No narrative or story elements; purely sandbox design."

    • Strategy
      -2

      "Minimal strategic or problem-solving demands; mostly straightforward placement and design."

    • Thrill
      -5

      "No suspense or risk; calm and controlled environment."

    • Value
      4

      "Players feel the game offers good value for price, especially with frequent updates and workshop content."

    • Violence
      -5

      "No violence or destructive gameplay; focus on constructive building."

    • Survival
      -5

      "No survival or threat elements; stable and safe environment."

    Where to buy

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    Last update: 29/04/2026