The writer reflects on earning the platinum trophy in Media Molecule’s Dreams on PS4, describing it as meaningful but bittersweet because of the game’s later decline in support. Dreams mattered to them both as a long-awaited release from a favourite studio and as a major professional opportunity after they began covering games for Push Square.

They reviewed Dreams at launch in February 2020, awarding it 10/10, and later attended its London launch event, joined a livestream creation session and visited Media Molecule to play Tren. Although Media Molecule ended live support in 2023, Dreams remains online, with players still creating and sharing work; the writer argues its achievements and creative possibilities should be recognised despite its limited mainstream success.