Night falls on Harold's hometown and he is nowhere to be seen. His neighbors call it quits for the night and fall asleep, not knowing that the answer lies in their dreams...

The spiritual successor to The Dream Is Dead, available now for Game Boy and Analogue Pocket! Alongside the web build that runs in your browser, you can also download the .gb file to play the game in an emulator or on a flash cart. It even runs on the classic Game Boy! A .pocket file is also available for Analogue Pocket players.

  • Explore dreams that put a new spin on previous Harold Jam games!
  • Learn about Harold through his neighbors' perceptions of him!
  • Retro pixel art!
  • Yet another Best Music-winning callmeDJ chiptune soundtrack!
  • A glimpse into the future?!
  • 20-30 minutes of playtime.

Created by callmeDJ for Harold Jam 2025: Where's Harold?

Known Issues

  • The web build is actually outdated by roughly half an hour and minor issues are fixed in the .gb build.
  • A character clips into the center of the screen when completing one dungeon. This was intended to be a graphical effect which worked in earlier builds but stopped working in the final build.

Controls

  • Arrows: Move.
  • Z/A: Interact/jump.
  • X/B: Save.
  • Hold Z or X to speed up text.

Download

Download
I Dream Of Harold.gb 512 kB
Download
I Dream Of Harold.pocket 512 kB

Development log

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