The Dreamatorium of Dr. Magnus lulls you into the REM stage of sleep as you search for the missing Dr. Magnus. Is he the victim of a nefarious crime or has he removed himself from this mortal coil to stalk us in our slumbers? Only you, as Detective Sarah Green, can solve the mystery!

Have you ever downloaded a game just because the name sounded cool? You'd think I would have learned my lesson after my sad experience with Live Novels: Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. (Don't ask.) Tracy tried to tell me, but anglophiles like me turn a deaf ear when empire-waisted gowns and sausage curls beckon.

For several months, I stoically resisted any captivating title, making sure that I investigated the plot and the game developer zealously. And, then, The Dreamatorium of Dr. Magnus reared its enthralling little head. (You surely see where I’m going here, don’t you? Totally guilty as charged.)

Tell me you don’t agree with me on this one. I mean, Dreamatorium, come on! That's sort of half creepy and sick… just one small letter away from crematorium for pete’s sake! Yet, it’s also semi-surreal like the trippy Terry Gilliam movie The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus. I’d been on the wagon for so long. I had to succumb. But this one didn’t turn out half bad.

In The Dreamatorium of Dr. Magnus, you play Detective Sarah Green. You’ve been assigned to investigate the missing Dr. Magnus, the town enigma who withdrew from society following the tragic death of his wife and daughter in a car accident. In his despair, Dr. Magnus has become obsessed with the idea of contacting the souls of his loved ones, through strange experiments. Can you find him and solve the mystery?

The developer, Two Desperados, has created graphics that are in a word, gorgeous. A rich autumn palette of browns, oranges, and greens give this game a dreamlike quality that practically begs you to fall into the screen. However, the creepy carny music at the beginning keeps you on edge just enough to prevent you from being totally mesmerized.

The mini-games are a bit on the "too bleeding obvious" side. If you "game" to simply relax,  you shouldn’t be too annoyed, but if you are looking for a challenge, this game may not be for you.

For example, one game requires you to rearrange book spines in a shelf to create a line of symbols, for which you have the code. Also, the "flip the cards" memory game is something my eight-year-old even balks at. You’ll also find several potion recipes that require you to track down the ingredients and put them together.

My biggest complaint, and one that I admit is probably a little elitist, is a misspelling in the "reassemble the newspaper scraps" game. The headline reads "Dr. Magnus ends up in a mental hospital after LOOSING his wife and child in a car accident." Loosing? Really? Pay a proofreader people. That’s just plain sloppy.

I recommend the Dreamatorium of Dr. Magnus for those, like me, who appreciate lovely graphics and don’t require ultra-challenging games. The game is almost as captivating as the title and at the end of a long week of busy-ness in Corporate America that's quite enough for me.