Hidden Objects 2016 — top best games in the Hidden Objects genre

True Fear: Forsaken Souls - a game in the Hidden Objects genre

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Exploration, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android → 19 October 2016

Players: 9/10

Steam: 92/100

True Fear: Forsaken Souls is a mystical point and click adventure with horror elements and a lot of puzzles. The events of the game take place in an old house that...

35MM

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Walking Simulator, Survival horror, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 28 May 2016

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 57/100

35MM is a post-apocalyptic adventure with a first-person view from domestic developer Sergei Noskov. The game takes place in Russia, where a mysterious epidemic has...

Azkend 2: The World Beneath

Strategy, Puzzle, Hidden Objects, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: bada, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Symbian, webOS, PC, Android, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 13 April 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 68/100

This match-three adventure puzzle takes place in an underground world, where the protagonist makes a journey back towards civilization. Inspired by the works of...

Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood

Adventure, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Hidden Objects, Casual game

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, Windows Phone, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 5 June 2014

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 97/100

Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood is a hidden object adventure puzzle game set in a fantasy setting. You have to go on a dangerous adventure on the trail of a...

Demon Hunter 3

Adventure, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Casual game, Hidden Objects

Game released: iOS, Android, PC, Mac, Linux → 1 December 2016

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Demon Hunter 3 is an adventure puzzle game in the point and click genre. After defeating the Beast from Another Dimension, Dawn Harlock hoped to spend the rest of...

Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders

Adventure, Third-person view, Hidden Objects, Puzzle, Visual novel

Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS, Linux → 4 February 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Agatha Christie — The ABC Murders — a point-and-click adventure based on the detective novels of Agatha Christie. Players will take on the role of the...

KleptoCats

Free game, Casual game, Adventure, Logic, Hidden Objects

Game released: iOS, Android → 15 March 2016

A cozy casual game about cats with an unusual hobby: petty theft. The fluffy pets go out for a stroll and return some time later with another random find—from a...

Room Two

Adventure, Puzzle, Logic, Mysticism / Supernatural, Point & Click, Hidden Objects

Game released: iOS, Android, Amazon Fire TV, PC → 12 December 2013

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Room Two is a logic puzzle with elements of mysticism and adventure. You will follow the path of cryptic letters from a scientist known as "AS" into a fascinating...

Crime Secrets: Crimson Lily

Hidden Objects, Casual game, Adventure

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 14 July 2016

Steam: 74/100

This hidden-object adventure with puzzles follows a private detective whose vacation in a snowy town is interrupted by a murder outside a hotel. The only clue is a...

Bear With Me

Adventure, Puzzle, , Hidden Objects, Detective

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android → 8 August 2016

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Bear With Me is a noir point and click adventure that tells the story of a little girl, Amber. She has to find her missing brother Flint and turns to Ted E., a...

Grim Legends 3: The Dark City

Adventure, Casual game, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Mac, Linux → 2 June 2016

Steam: 91/100

This hidden-object puzzle adventure follows Sylvia, a monster huntress who travels with her mentor, Solomon, to the gothic city of Lichtenheim. After losing her...

Eventide 2: The Sorcerers Mirror

Adventure, Casual game, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 13 October 2016

Steam: 75/100

This hidden-object adventure takes place in a forgotten mountain village ruled by an immortal sorcerer. The player explores a world inspired by Slavic and Eastern...

Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure

Adventure, Side view, Indie, Visual novel, Point & Click, Comedy, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch → 31 May 2016

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Demetrios — The BIG Cynical Adventure is a fun visual novel with puzzles and a side view. The main character is a slob living in Paris named Björn Thonen. One...

Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink

Hidden Objects, Adventure, Casual game

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 8 August 2013

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Set in a steampunk world, this detective adventure follows a series of strange earthquakes that are destroying cities and the disappearance of Dr. Ambrose Ink. His...

Eventide: Slavic Fable

Adventure, Casual game, Fantasy, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2016

Steam: 93/100

An adventure game about finding items, inspired by ancient myths, where modernity intertwines with the world of legends. The events unfold in the Park of...

The Secret Order 3: Ancient Times

Casual game, Adventure, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 10 March 2016

Steam: 86/100

This hidden-object adventure follows Sarah Pennington, daughter of the Master of the Order of the Griffins. The unstable scepter and mask threaten her father and...

New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls Collector's Edition

Casual game, Adventure, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC, Mac → 24 August 2016

Steam: 92/100

Set in late-1950s New York, this hidden-object adventure follows journalist Laura James as she investigates a murder and solves puzzles. Sent by a secret order to...

Mythic Wonders: The Philosopher's Stone

Adventure, Casual game, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 21 April 2016

Steam: 89/100

This hidden object adventure follows Emma as she searches for her missing uncle, Alfred. After a troubling dream, she discovers that he has vanished and the portal...

Enigmatis 3: The Shadow of Karkhala

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Hidden Objects, Casual game

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS → 11 August 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Enigmatis 3: The Shadow of Karkhala — the continuation of an adventure puzzle game in the "hidden object" genre. The demonic Pastor has fled to distant mountains in...

Red Comrades 2: For the Great Justice

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Point & Click, Side view, Hidden Objects, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 14 October 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Petka and Vasily Ivanovich 2: Judgment Day. Reload is a re-release of the legendary Russian quest for modern platforms. In 1917, the wounded Chapayev was abducted...

Mr. Pumpkin Adventure

Exploration, Hidden Objects, Puzzle

Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox One → 1 July 2016

Steam: 79/100

This point-and-click puzzle adventure follows Mr. Pumpkin, who has lost his memory. The player explores the surroundings and solves puzzles to help him piece...

Agent Walker: Secret Journey

Casual game, Adventure, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4 → 1 September 2016

Steam: 69/100

Set in war-torn Europe in 1942, this hidden-object adventure follows Agent Walker on a mission from the Alliance to find and destroy the mythical Spear of Destiny...

Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride

Hidden Objects, Point & Click, Casual game

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 25 February 2014

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This point-and-click hidden-object adventure takes place in Ravenbrook, a village beside an ancient forest and the feared Abyss. The heroine returns for the wedding...

New York Mysteries: High Voltage Collector's Edition

Casual game, Adventure, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC, Mac → 12 January 2016

Steam: 91/100

This hidden-object adventure is set in 1950s New York, where a series of mysterious murders leaves nothing behind but piles of ash. Witnesses report seeing ball...

Maize

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Comedy, Indie, Exploration, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 1 December 2016

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 55/100

Maize is an adventure puzzle game with a first-person view. The game tells the story of a government experiment whose goal was to create living corn with...

Christmas Adventure: Candy Storm

Casual game, Indie, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC → 1 April 2016

Steam: 90/100

This Christmas hidden-object game follows Lisa, whose grandfather Santa Claus asks her to deliver presents to a remote town. While taking a shortcut through an old...

Endless Fables: The Minotaur's Curse

Casual game, Hidden Objects, Adventure

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 15 December 2016

Steam: 89/100

A casual hidden-object adventure set in the world of Greek mythology. Pamela Cavendish investigates a cult seeking to resurrect the Minotaur and uncovers the truth...

The Secret Order 4: Beyond Time

Adventure, Casual game, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 22 September 2016

Steam: 64/100

This hidden-object adventure follows Sarah Pennington, a member of the Secret Order of the Griffin, who becomes trapped in the past after her Royal Griffin sinks...

Darkness and Flame: Born of Fire Collector's Edition

Casual game, Adventure, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC, Mac → 8 December 2016

Steam: 91/100

This adventure quest with hidden-object scenes, mini-games, and puzzles is set in the Fertile Lands, a world of oases amid endless deserts. Alice discovers a box...

Tibetan Quest: Beyond the World's End

Adventure, Casual game, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4 → 7 April 2016

Steam: 66/100

This hidden-object adventure with puzzles is set in a mystical version of Tibet. The protagonist travels to Shangri-La to find a missing niece, Larisa, after...

Hidden Dragon

Arcade, Adventure, Casual game, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC → 27 July 2016

Steam: 60/100

This casual hidden-object game follows Fugo Rojo, a dragon who collects manmade objects and travels to different parts of the world in search of treasure. Items...

Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek

Hidden Objects, Adventure, Point & Click

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 1 September 2011

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 66/100

This hidden-object detective adventure takes place in a small town in Vermont. After a powerful storm, the heroine wakes by the roadside with no memory of recent...

Fairy Tale Mysteries: The Puppet Thief

Adventure, Casual game, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 7 January 2016

Steam: 69/100

This adventure and hidden-object game follows an investigation into the disappearance of children in the town of Arbourshire. As a detective working for the...

Princess Isabella: The Rise of an Heir

Casual game, Adventure, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 12 May 2016

Steam: 54/100

This casual hidden-object adventure follows Bella, the kingdom’s only legitimate heir. When a witch turns Bella’s mother to stone, the princess sets out to find a...

Wanderland

Hidden Objects, Fantasy, Adventure

Game released: PC → 20 December 2016

Steam: 58/100

This hidden-object adventure is set in a fantasy world inspired by fairy tales, where Sleeping Beauty has disappeared. The player explores enchanted forests...

Lost Lands: The Golden Curse Collector's Edition

Adventure, Casual game, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC, Mac → 24 March 2016

Steam: 93/100

This hidden-object adventure quest follows Susan, an ordinary woman transported to the fantasy world of the Lost Lands, where demons are awakening from their stone...

House of Snark 6-in-1 Bundle

Adventure, Casual game, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC → 17 July 2016

Steam: 84/100

This collection brings together six hidden-object adventures: three Snark Busters games and three Collector’s Editions from the House of 1000 Doors series. In Snark...

Nightmares from the Deep: The Siren's Call

Puzzle, Logic, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, Xbox One → 24 July 2013

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

A hidden-object puzzle game in which the player must answer the siren’s call and defeat the cruel Mayor Murray and his sea monster, the...

Twisted Worlds

Free game, Hidden Objects, Adventure

Game released: PC → 22 June 2016

Steam: 56/100

This adventure hidden-object game follows a time-traveling quest to restore the chronology of world history. A cataclysm at the dawn of the Common Era brought the...

Riddles Of The Past

Casual game, Indie, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC → 22 July 2016

Steam: 76/100

This hidden-object adventure follows a detective story in a post-apocalyptic setting. Emily Hanson has no documents or memories and knows only her own name. To...

Hidden Objects

Best Games in the Hidden Objects genre of 2016 (Game released)