Pinocchia no Miru Yume is a PlayStation game where players navigate the life of a doll maker facing starvation on Christmas Eve. As they struggle to create a lifelike doll, a desperate plea to a higher power unexpectedly grants them a new-born pinocchia. The narrative explores themes of survival, sacrifice, and the blurred lines between life and artistry.
You can choose between a male and female protagonist, and play as a doll/puppet maker who's about to starve to death on Chirstmas Eve due to the inability to make a `pinocchia`, a doll that looks and acts like a real human being (but isn't truly alive), and make enough money to feed yourself. As you slip into unconsciousness, you plead to any higher being that's listening to grant you a pinocchia, willing to give your life in exchange.... and wake up the next morning, with a `new-born` pinocchia in your hands.