Game: Criminal Case

Hidden object games (HOGs) often take us under the sea, up among the clouds, or deep into mossy ruins. In fact, it's rare to come across a HOG that doesn't feature beautiful, calming hidden object scenes. It makes sense: It's difficult for a HOG to innovate, so the games' creators strive to draw the prettiest pictures. Criminal Case for Facebook, however, crosses out the rainbows and unicorns with a big bloody "X" and opts for gristly, even disturbing images of crime scenes. While the change is welcome (depending on how morbid you are), the game itself is intolerably slow.