As hidden-object games continue to gain in popularity, the market is getting flooded with a glut of games that, on the surface seem different from one another in that they all have different stories, different locations, and different characters.  But, when it comes down to the brass tacks of the matter, they are all very [...]

We love mushrooms. Love ‘em. Like them in our burgers, on our pizzas, in our pasta and more. But in Mushroom Age, these little fungi take over the world, and we’re not really sure if we like the taste of that. Read on to find out why.

James Patterson is an extremely successful author, who has penned a number of popular books and series, including classics like Along Came A Spider and Kiss the Girls.  One of his more recent creations is the Women’s Murder Club series of murder mysteries.  The books center on a group of women working in and around [...]

The title “Magic Encyclopedia” doesn’t really describe anything about this hidden object game. If it were up to us, we’d have called it: “Fun mystery solving while teleporting around the world, with some cool mini-games along the way.” Okay, that might be too long. But the word “encyclopedia” is hardly exciting, when this game is [...]

At Casual Review, we always complain that games nowadays have no personality. Studios can churn out the same game, disguise it under a different theme such as “beach” or “murder”, and call it new. But we gamers know better. We’re not fooled. So when a game does come along with REAL personality, a game with [...]

It seems like a small thing, but for me, the best thing about Samantha Swift and the Hidden Roses of Athena is the doors. By that, I mean the gates, portals, trapdoors, passages, exits, egresses, stairways and holes in walls. There have been hidden object games with connected levels before, but Samantha Swift just does a really [...]

Even psychics have to rely on natural human means to find missing items sometimes. You play the role of Cassandra, a young medium who has taken after her grandmother in the practice. Cassandra has often relied on her magic ring to help her solve various cases, and unfortunately it has somehow gone missing. Together with [...]

Dr Lynch: Grave Secrets, developed by Floodlight Games and published by I-play, is an appropriately themed hidden object title released in the spirit of Halloween. The game’s main protagonist is Dr Ignatius Lynch, infamous psychiatrist and debunker of paranormal phenomena in all of England, who finds an excellent opportunity to solve a spooky mystery reported [...]

Playrix Entertainment gave us a sneak peek of their upcoming game, Call of Atlantis. Third in a successful series (preceded by Atlantis Quest and Rise of Atlantis), Call of Atlantis takes you on a new adventure across 7 ancient lands. We got to play the beta version (way ahead of the release date, so the instructions [...]

Putting together a favorite theme and favorite genre, iWin seems to have come up with a game that would theoretically have been with great appeal: a hidden object title with plenty of exploration and adventure. Unfortunately, several stark flaws in the design and art department really take its toil on the gameplay itself.