Dream Chronicles 2: The Eternal Maze

The Tower of Dreams holds all the knowledge, wisdom, history, and insights of the Fairy race.

There are 25 main scenes and six areas featured in the game. Once players access a new area, they cannot revisit the previous ones, though they can travel back-and-forth between locations within an area.

• The Forgotten Prison: There are 3 chambers in this prison. Fairies that fought the elements of nature were imprisoned here.
• The Ancients’ Place: This is the birthplace of the Fairy race. Fairies have kept its location secret from mortals for thousands of years. It is protected by an impenetrable force field, making it an ideal spot for Lilith to imprison a mortal like Faye in Dream Chronicles 2.
• The Mortal Maze: This is the tunnel that leads from the Fairy Realm to the Mortal Realm.
• Merrow's Cottage: Merrow's cottage was once a sanctuary for Fairies escaping into the Mortal Realm.
• The Tower of Dreams: This tower holds all the knowledge, wisdom, history, and insights of the Fairies. Because of the value of its contents, it is guarded by five ancient Fairy Knights and each floor is protected by ingenious locks. The upper floor is where dreams can be made and observed.
• The Eternal Maze: As a final safeguard so that no mortal could ever enter or leave the Ancients' Place, the Fairies created an underground maze with no light, and no map. This made Fairy passage almost impossible as well, so some of the Fairies created a map to help them find their way between Realms.

Lilith is casting a dream spell by using her very powerful crystal ball

A mortal woman named Faye had a dream in which she was on the search for her fairy husband Fidget. The couple was almost united until the Fairy Queen of Dreams, Lilith, separated them. Lilith brought Fidget with her and transported Faye to a forgotten Fairy prison from which no mortal had ever escaped. Waking up from Lilith's dream spell, Faye soon realizes her situation, which makes her feel deeply confused. Fortunately, the Fairy Queen of Flora and Faye’s mother-in-law, Aeval, appears and is able to communicate with Faye through magic plants, helping her daughter-in-law to find a way out.[8] Escaping from the prison, Faye explores the Ancients' Place, known as the Fairy race's birthplace, where Fairies used to live a long time ago. She has to encounter numerous magical obstacles carefully arranged by Lilith, who still wants to prevent Faye from interfering with her plan to marry Fidget, and increase her own power through their union.[10] Aeval looks into the nearest crystal ball, and informs Faye that her daughter Lyra is no longer sleeping in her bed: thus it is assumed that Lilith has taken her hostage. Aeval asks Faye to hurry on her way, because Fidget's hope of being rescued is fading, and he may succumb to marrying Lilith.

After roaming through the Mortals' Maze and reentering the Mortal Realm, Faye arrives at the cottage of one of Aeval's old Fairy friends, an eccentric inventor named Merrow. Faye eventually meets Merrow himself in his secret lab, and she is surprised to discover that he is a talking plant: another result of his scientific experiments. Merrow agrees to guide Faye to the Tower of Dreams where, according to him, Fidget and Lyra are being held hostage by Lilith. There is a strange tree growing outside the Tower, but Merrow dismisses it as unimportant. Faye does not keep the tree in mind, and instead enters the Tower - which no mortal had done before - without Merrow's help as he cannot enter. The Tower of Dreams was where the Fairy Lord's closest adviser, the Dream Librarian, lived and studied. That explains why each floor is locked with an ingenious magical puzzle: melodies, books, instruments, chess pieces, and statues.

Upon reaching the top floor, Faye finds a bed which reminds her of the one waiting back home in her Town of Wish. Having suffered many nightmares since her family was abducted, Faye feels exhausted, and tries to take a short nap. But as soon as she touches the bed, Aeval warns Faye that Merrow is a traitor, and that she must escape from this dangerous Tower. Faye jumps from the Tower's window and is then caught by Aeval's guided vines. Aeval leads Faye to the Eternal Tree, which turns out to be the one she had ignored at Merrow’s advice before, and where Fidget and Lyra are thought to be being held. Faye enters the Tree, discovering in an underground chamber both a sleeping Fidget, and Lyra's favorite teddy bear. Aeval asks Faye to obtain a Root Potion from the Eternal Maze that could awaken Fidget. After Faye emerges from the Eternal Maze with the potion, the teddy bear vanishes. Faye gives the potion to Fidget, and the couple is finally reunited, but they must now find their missing daughter. In the extra cut-scene, after putting the book named Dream Chronicles: The Eternal Maze back on the bookshelf, Faye declares that finding Lyra is everything to her. Unless she finds Lyra, there would be an end to both her and Fidget.

Much like the original Dream Chronicles, the game earned positive responses from casual game critics. On the second time with the series, Gamezebo's Chuck Miller praised the game: "Like its predecessor, [Dream Chronicles 2]'s an amazing piece of craftsmanship. Visuals are beautifully rendered. Each scene features gorgeous imagery, with many including animated objects like falling leaves, rippling pools and tumbling waterfalls. Atmospheric audio accentuates play. Exceptional music and sound effects bring the game's fantastical world to life. Plus, an unexpected plot twist adds to the mystery, while a built-in leaderboard allows you to compare your questing skills with those of other players."[8] Miller also noticed it's "a bit on the short side for an adventure", still he rated the game 4.5/5.0 stars overall.

Ms. 45 from Jay Is Games expressed her opinions on the game's impressive production value: "The artwork is impeccable — beautiful, immersive, and extremely good at hiding that last item you desperately need to get to the next level. [...] The overall layout is essentially the same, but the addition of more complex puzzles and useful Dream Jewels scattered around the levels adds a new layer to the experience."[10] Awem Studio also highly enjoyed Dream Chronicles 2, and stated: "The sequel [Dream Chronicles 2] follows in its forerunner’s path and delights its players with gorgeous graphics and enchanting music. [...] The artwork is gorgeously dreamy and it adds some special coloring to the entire atmosphere of mystery and enigma. [...] The backdrops are fragrant with eye-soothing nature and landscapes while the sounds of the game are incredibly enchanting and fascinating. The visual and sound aspects are greatly satisfying and create a real Dream World. [Dream Chronicles 2] is one of those games that will be engraved in your memory and win over your heart."[14]

Contrastly, Adventure Gamers only gave the game 3.0 out of 5.0 stars, summarizing that the game is "a noticeable improvement over the original, Dream Chronicles 2 nevertheless retains a few too many common adventure-like problems to fulfill its evident potential."[13] In July 2009, RealArcade announced that Dream Chronicles 2 won two awards, "Top Adventure Game of 2008" and "Best World Design", in their very first RealGames Great Games Awards.[9]