In Dreamcraft, players take on the role of one of the magical Dream Shepherds, competing to best control human dreams by sending out sheep for people to count as they fall asleep. The game is built around a worker placement mechanic with a twist, combined with cards that have different uses depending on the player's strategy.

I Dreamcraft indtager spillerne rollen som en af de magiske Drømmehyrder, der dyster om bedst at kontrollere menneskers drømme ved at sende får ud, menneskene kan tælle, når de skal sove. Spillets base er en worker placement mechanic med et twist, kombineret med kort med forskellige anvendelsesmuligheder alt efter spillerens strategi.