Dark Heritage: Guardians of Hope (2015)

Developer: World-Loom, The House of Fables
Publisher: Artifex Mundi
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres: Adventure, Casual
Rating: 2.8 of 5, 395 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 5.1 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A leisurely point-and-click mystery with hidden object scenes and puzzles, set in a mildly eerie but family-friendly fantasy world.

casualadventurepuzzlehidden objectpoint & clickstory richatmosphericfemale protagonist

What players say

Players are split on this Artifex Mundi hidden object game. Some enjoy its old-fashioned charm and creepy atmosphere, while many others find it one of the worst in the catalog with blurry graphics, nonsensical story progression, and game-breaking bugs that can halt progress. The FMV cutscenes are widely mocked as awkward and unintentionally funny.

Screenshots

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