Margaret Donohoe

DREAMWALKERS

(may 2025 - present)

Dreamwalkers (formerly Sleepwalkers) is a card-based social RPG, framed as a spell used to bring about one night of preternatural lucid dreaming. Ask questions and share secrets to evade a cursed life of dreams, held captive by wicked magick users.

I am working as a solo game designer for my thesis, with card illustrations to be made by Kaeden Green. So far the process has been a lot of trial, error, and revision; I’ve learned quite a bit about testing what makes a good gameplay loop. However, I’ve found it interesting how much the text and visuals impact the experience and aid in justifying gameplay. The game system is mostly complete, and I intend to spend the next semester  writing  supplemental text, polishing, and marketing.