Dream Walker

Losing stuff in real life is rarely a fun experience, especially if it’s something you actually need in order to continue your day, such as keys, or your wallet. On the other hand, hidden object games are paradoxically popular, especially those that make it particularly difficult to find what you are looking for. On the casual market, things are not as difficult, but they can still get tough every now and again.

Dream Walker is a hidden object game that focuses on the supernatural, although most of your interactions are through static images that are usually cluttered by random objects. There’s more than simple hidden object sequences, on the other hand, because you can also engage in a variety of other mini-games along the way, such as jigsaw puzzles. Nothing too groundbreaking, but it keeps the boredom at bay.

As mentioned before, the story features evil spirits and the usual supernatural stuff, and you play the role of a woman by the name of Carrol. Her husband is taken away by an evil creature called Sandman, and she goes on a mission to rescue him. Alas, all of this is presented in bits and pieces using images, so don’t expect too much depth in terms of cutscenes.

There are multiple styles of hidden object sequences, as well as multiple difficulty levels that change the way you go about solving them. Sometimes you actually have to click on items like in a regular HOPA, while other times you have to find matching pairs of two or even three objects. As mentioned before, there are other mini-games as well, which really help with the atmosphere.

The difficulty modes add or subtract mechanics, which means that on higher levels it’s not as easy to access hints, and you must also pay attention to the timer. As for the graphics, they are not bad, but some of the scenes can be a bit too cluttered to make sense of. It’s also worth pointing out that the music is rather wacky sometimes, given the fact that it jumps from track-to-track in the middle of a scene.

Dream Walker may fail to deliver in terms of atmosphere and story most of the time, but the hidden object scenes are pretty fun and challenging. Hence, it should please the fans of the genre in at least one regard.

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