Dark Parables: Curse of Briar Rose Collector's Edition (2016)

Dark Parables: Curse of Briar Rose Collector's Edition cover

Developer: Blue Tea Games
Publisher: Big Fish Games
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Casual
Rating: 4.2 of 5, 100 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 3.8 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A leisurely hidden-object adventure with an eerie fairy-tale setting, mixing light puzzle-solving with a detective story.

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What players say

Players praise the atmosphere and visual style, calling it a decent retelling of Sleeping Beauty, but note it is an early series entry with dated mechanics. Hidden object scenes rely on finding shards of a single item rather than a list, and there is no map. Some report the game stopped launching, and many say the price is too high for the short length.

Screenshots

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