My Hidden Things (2020)

Developer: SIXDOTS
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Casual, Indie
Rating: 3.8 of 5, 86 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.9 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A gentle but eerie hidden-object adventure where you solve puzzles by moving items through dreamy comic panels.

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What players say

Players praise the innovative hidden-object formula where you combine two items to match a silhouette, but many find the snapping finicky and struggle with pixel-perfect positioning. The game is short, around two hours, with a black-and-white art style and dreamlike stories that some find touching and others too depressing. There is no hint system, which frustrates players who get stuck.

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