[12] Ryan Broderick of Polygon described the server's plot as being played out like "a silly Game of Thrones with anime pacing", and described the story's characters as being "not unlike how the wrestler John Cena plays the wrestler John Cena inside the narrative of WWE".

[15] The Disc Saga was described by Julia Alexander of The Verge as a "dramatic tale of good versus evil" as Dream and TommyInnit fought over dominance in the server.

[25] In March 2023, Dream announced that there would likely be no season 2; in response, CaptainPuffy uploaded over 300 images taken of locations on the server at various stages on her website.

[26] Several members streamed together on the SMP on April 10, 2023, to defeat the Ender Dragon (a boss in Minecraft), which was inaccessible until that day due to Dream's rules.

[7] The Dream SMP garnered a large following and a popular fandom,[13][27] with hundreds of thousands of viewers turning up for live events.

[15] In September 2021, Benjamin Herold of The Hechinger Report said that the Dream SMP "helped millions of kids stay connected to the social world" during the COVID-19 pandemic.

[6][13] Although unusual for an online creator, Dream encouraged fan fiction to be written about him, stating that it ultimately helps his career.

[29] One notable fan creator is Sad-ist, an animator from the Philippines who illustrates events from the server's story set to music and dialogue clips.

The artists that are part of the genre include Glass Animals, Wilbur Soot, Toby Fox, Derivakat, and Alec Benjamin.

[32][33][34] The server was visited by several notable guest stars, including KSI,[15] Vikkstar123, LazarBeam,[35] Ninja, Lil Nas X, Pokimane, Corpse Husband, and MrBeast.

[6] MrBeast staged a game on the server by hiding gift cards worth $100,000 for Dream SMP members to find, which streamer Tubbo won.