

The malignant dwarf who runs the carnival likes to play games, you see, and the price for failure is very high. That boy is your younger brother, who has not escaped unharmed, and it is up to you to trace his steps and fight the evil that has damaged his soul. Or sleep really well after playing.Ī quick, frightening animation sets the scene as a young man flees for his life from a carnival that has come alive, attempting to keep him inside. Perhaps a little too perfectly, as you might never view a traveling carnival or circus the same way again.

Underneath the surface it seems as if something lurks, something perhaps evil, and Dreamland, the latest adventure/ hidden object hybrid by AstarGames captures this mood perfectly. The coming of fall brings one of childhood's delights, the traveling carnival, but as you get older doesn't it all seem a bit creepy? The bright lights cannot quite mask the rot and decay that is noticeable close up, and cast strange and frightening shadows on the faces of workers and fair-goers alike. Dizzying sights of whirling lights pierce the darkness of night as a chill wind caresses the skin, raising goose bumps magic and mystery are in the air tonight.

Wandering, leaves crunching underfoot, wafts of familiar scents evoking pleasure, buttery popcorn, spun sugar, batter coated food frying overlay an undertone of machine oil. The tinny sound of calliope music echoes in your ears, intermittently overcome by the shrieks of little children and the bellowing of barkers.
