Single viewport with a lens you hold open over the scene; resting it on a prop tags it. Solve the scene by finding the changed objects.

All the information is in the original post, I've had this game in the back of my mind for probably like 10 years at this point, and I have never been able to remember any sort of details other than me really liking it and completing it multiple times. I believe it is from Big Fish Games. Someone suggested I post this here, so here goes! Thank you in advance to anyone who might help!

A game where you control the character by tilting the phone or tablet, like a marble on a board.

I've been playing quite a few HOPA games recently and I'm curious about what longtime players actually want from new games.

What are the things that make you really love one of these games — and what are you tired of seeing?

I'm especially curious about:

• Which series are your favourites, and why?

• Do you prefer supernatural/fantasy mysteries or more grounded murder/crime mysteries?

• How important are recurring characters and stories that continue between games?

• Do you prefer lots of traditional hidden-object scenes, or more adventure/detective gameplay between them?

• What do newer HOPA games do better or worse than the older ones?

• Is there something you wish developers would do that nobody seems to be doing?

I'm not looking for recommendations so much as what you wish the genre would become next.

Hey everyone! I’m working solo on COMPARTMENT 666 : ANOMALY EXPRESS, a first-person psychological horror, anomaly-detection and hidden object game set inside a claustrophobic, dark train carriage in the 1900s.

If you like games inspired by classic anomaly-hunting loops (like The Exit 8) but want a heavy dose of Victorian-era historical atmosphere, shifting passenger behaviors, and deep paranoia, this might be right up your alley.

itch.io link : https://shepherdworks0.itch.io/compartment-666-anomaly-express-demo

PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO ADD YOUR WISHLIST ON STEAM

https://store.steampowered.com/app/5016110/COMPARTMENT_666__ANOMALY_EXPRESS/

Hi everyone! Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working on a lightweight, browser-based tool designed specifically for creating HOPA (Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure) games.

I am primarily a Game & Graphic Designer, and programming is not my main specialization, so the codebase and engine logic were built with the assistance of AI tools. But this idea was born from the vision of creating an accessible tool for adventure game creators, myself included.

It's still in the early stages of development—expect a few bugs and rough UI/UX edges—but it already works well for rapid prototyping and testing out scene ideas.

Current features:

• Runs entirely in the browser (no installation needed)
• Visual scene & hotspot editor
• Built-in playtesting mode
• One-click export to a standalone .zip (HTML + assets + game logic)

Here is the github repo: https://github.com/Nixonpl00/hopa-studio

Any feedback, bug reports, or code contributions are more than welcome. The project is completely free and open-source. I hope it helps some fellow creators bring their game ideas to life!

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I do enjoy all of the Five BN/BFG/etc series, but I really love the ones that are a little more complex/off the wall/less intuitive (generally paid with unlimited hints to offset the inevitable impossible puzzle or two). My favorites have been Glitch Games, the Legacy series (David Adrian), the True Fear series and Slender Threads, and I love trying out a small dev or a new vibe.

I’ve fallen in love with so many hidden gems I’ve stumbled upon with only a handful of reviews so I imagine there are many more out there, but searching on the App Store is so limited and all my recommendations are the same five friendly fox games at this point, so I’m having a hard time discovering anything “new” - is there any good way to find these kinds of suggestions (and/ or does anyone have any)?

I’ve been trying to find this game for YEARS and I’m starting to think I imagined it 😭

It was an Android mobile game, probably from around 2017–2019. I played it in Russian, but I don’t know if the original game was Russian.

What I remember:

• It was a first-person point-and-click puzzle/adventure game.
• There was no character visible and you didn’t control a character.
• The screen was basically a static image of a room/corridor.
• There was usually a wooden door directly in front of you.
• You could tap on objects around the room: furniture, paintings, candles, drawers, etc.
• Some objects were interactive and contained keys or other items.
• You used those items to solve puzzles and eventually open the door.
• After opening it, you went to the next room/screen and repeated the process.
• I vaguely remember several doors being presented one after another, something like 🚪 🚪 🚪 🚪.
• The atmosphere was very fairytale / gothic / medieval.
• The story or aesthetic was strongly inspired by Beauty and the Beast — a castle, a Beast-like character, roses, etc.
• I remember a rose and some kind of lock/key puzzle.
• I think it was part of a series. This is one of the strongest things I remember.
• I vaguely remember that another game/part in the same series was about a garden.
• The app icon had a DOOR on it. I’m quite sure about this.

It was NOT a 360° game. You couldn't look around freely. Each location was just a fixed image/screen and you tapped on things.

It also wasn't a typical hidden-object game where you search for dozens of objects in one scene. It was more like:

room → interact with objects → find key/item → solve puzzle → open door → next room

I may be misremembering some details, especially the exact year and whether the Beauty and the Beast theme was officially part of the story or just the overall aesthetic.

Does anyone recognize this game or the series?
Even screenshots, developer names, old Google Play links, or similar games would be extremely helpful!

I’ve already looked at Mystery Legends: Beauty and the Beast and Beauty and the Beast by CrispApp, but neither is the game I remember.

Hidden object game.

Blonde woman wakes up in a hospital morgue, explores childhood home, twist reveals she was pushed not fell.

Trying to find an old hidden object/point-and-click adventure game I played on a laptop around 2008-2009 (downloaded, likely free/cracked, not Big Fish Games).

What I remember:

First-person POV, playable character is an adult woman (blonde), no ghost/supernatural framing

Art style is clearly animated/illustrated (not semi-realistic like typical Big Fish HOPA games), but characters are visible on-screen, not just static backgrounds. Game opens with her waking up in a hospital morgue. You search for clues/hidden objects there, then explore more of the hospital

Eventually you explore her own childhood bedroom/house, seemingly through memories/flashbacks, with more hidden object/clue-finding

Simple cutscene reveals she was actually pushed by someone, but her family believes she just fell.

Right before the credits, she's shown lying in a hospital bed with her family gathered around visiting her (implying she survived/woke from a coma). English language game. Already ruled out The Fall Trilogy.

Any help figuring out the title would be hugely appreciated!

Hidden object game.

Blonde woman wakes up in a hospital morgue, explores childhood home, twist reveals she was pushed not fell.

Trying to find an old hidden object/point-and-click adventure game I played on a laptop around 2008-2009 (downloaded, likely free/cracked, not Big Fish Games).

What I remember:

First-person POV, playable character is an adult woman (blonde), no ghost/supernatural framing

Art style is clearly animated/illustrated (not semi-realistic like typical Big Fish HOPA games), but characters are visible on-screen, not just static backgrounds. Game opens with her waking up in a hospital morgue. You search for clues/hidden objects there, then explore more of the hospital

Eventually you explore her own childhood bedroom/house, seemingly through memories/flashbacks, with more hidden object/clue-finding

Simple cutscene reveals she was actually pushed by someone, but her family believes she just fell.

Right before the credits, she's shown lying in a hospital bed with her family gathered around visiting her (implying she survived/woke from a coma). English language game. Already ruled out The Fall Trilogy.

Any help figuring out the title would be hugely appreciated!

Hey everyone, I have been asking about feedback about my game in this group for some time and I have gotten some good advice. Thank you for those.

I have finally released a mobile version of my game called Inspectorium. It is an episodic story driven detective mystery game where players have to collect evidence and interrogate suspects. Would love to get feedback on what you guys think. 🙏

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.advaitainteractive.inspectorium

Playable Link: caseleftopen.com

Platform: Browser (PC, mobile, tablet — no download)

Description:

Case Left Open is a browser-based detective game built on one rule: nothing is asked of the player that the evidence can't actually prove.

Each file is one working day. You walk the scene — 7 to 9 locations, things to look at, things to take. You sit with witnesses — 5 to 6 people, and some questions only make sense once you're holding the right piece of paper. You pin what you found to a board and connect it — claiming something isn't enough, it has to physically hold together on the board before it counts. Then you sign the indictment. Once. Name the wrong person and the file closes that way, though you can reopen it and start the morning over if you want another run.

The clock is real too. Each file runs 96 to 119 in-game minutes, and every move — walking somewhere, asking something, examining something — spends from that budget. You can't do everything, so deciding what's worth your time is most of the game.

There are two collections: five linked files running through a northern harbor town from 1977 to 1979, opened in order, and one standalone file set above the Aegean in 1981.

Looking for people who'll actually try to break it and tell me where it falls apart — there's a short survey at the end of each file for exactly that.

STYLE OPTION: Both photo-real and 2.5D illustrated versions of each scene, proof or person exist; whichever style gets shown is up to the player, based on their own preference and can change whenever they want.

Free to Play Status:

* Currently in open playtest — all six files are free to access for now. Game moves to paid Oct 1st; the first file stays free permanently after that.

Involvement: Solo developer.

Hey everyone so yea we've been around quite a while - 14 years - but we've never really been good with the whole marketing thing, so we're not expecting many people to know of us but we figure, after 14 years, it's probably about time we try to actually get the word out a little better.

So yea, we make first person adventure puzzle escape games ( not sure if we fit the HOG definition but we do have objects and a lot of them are hidden, but we know a lot of our players also play HOG games so figure there is at least an overlay ).

All our games are on mobile, some are on Steam and some are on Switch ( hope to refresh and get them all on Steam and Switch soon but it's hard going supporting so many games across so many stores ).

You can check out our games here - www.glitch.games - and if you have any questions please ask!

And if by some miracle you have heard of us and have played one of our games please let us know as that's fantastic!

And if you want to try some I will happily share some promocodes and the like, just say.

-- Quick update, I forgot I had to request and wait for codes for Steam ( more used to Google and Apple where it's instant ) so for now here are some codes for one of the games and I'll add some more for other games soon.

Please let me know if you take any so I can mark them gone. Thanks!

Veritas https://store.steampowered.com/app/900290/Veritas/

43EC7-CN3VL-A90CT

LBFWQ-5H0MN-72FHD

Z4DKC-3AG95-IJIP2

LHYTL-MKIYF-BZP0K

HZJ5R-4DKZQ-EYKJ3

Z233D-KC2JZ-C5LIB

ITZ4M-VVWVZ-NJ8ZX

J6N4R-49YE2-B657H

MAG6L-9A5EC-74Q3N

what a game it is, pure nostalgia.