Hidden Object: Clues and Mysteries

Where the clues are hidden

The investigation moves through a series of homely places: comfortable living rooms, private studies, snug kitchens, busy cafés and others besides. No two scenes share a setting, so every new location is a fresh space to study rather than a rearranged copy of the last one. Uncovering everything a scene is hiding calls for a sharp eye, but the game also asks for some clever thinking, and it frames its world as one of riddles and unsolved enigmas as much as a hunt for objects.

Getting around a location

You are not stuck with a single fixed view. The game lets you move freely to the left and right across its locations and zoom in wherever you choose. Those two tools suggest a sensible routine: sweep across the whole place first to get a feel for its layout, then zoom in on the corners that look busiest, since a small or half-hidden object is far easier to pick out when it fills more of the screen. If something still eludes you, go back over an area you have already scanned, this time from closer up.

Built for unwinding

Clues and Mysteries is made for relaxing, and everything about it points that way. Calm melodies play in the background, the settings have a cozy feel, and the detective’s reassuring voice keeps you company from one mystery to the next. The game invites you to take your time over every case, and what it offers in return is the quiet satisfaction of feeling like a real detective once a mystery is solved. You can play it on a computer or on a mobile device, whichever is closer to hand.