They say that you always remember where you were and what you were doing when important events like the Kennedy assassination take place. Unless you weren't born then, in which case remembering anything at all about that day is probably unlikely.
In Murder, She Wrote 2: Return to Cabot Cove, players will resume the role of Jessica Fletcher, the fictional best-selling author who finds herself wrapped up in three new scintillating murder mysteries. From a stolen painting to a shocking death by electrocution to a literary fraud, players will solve puzzles, search for clues, and interrogate the suspects to help Fletcher solve each case before it's too late!
The latest Mystery Case Files game has arrived! Shadow Lake takes place in an abandoned town crawling with both ghosts and paranormal investigators. You play a detective who is out to solve the mystery of a relic uncovered by a prisoner almost 40 years ago. Assisted by a psychic medium (played by Lea Thompson), you'll travel through a number of varied locations as you pick up clues delivered to you from the other side.
Looking for a version of Little Red Riding Hood that's not quite as kid-oriented? Cruel Games: Red Riding Hood spins the tale anew in the form of a hidden object game, setting it in a modern day world with a twisted madman who spends his time kidnapping people and forcing them to act out versions of classic fairytales. It's dark, often disturbing, and maybe just the thing for a quiet night when you're ready to scare yourself half to death.
The Secret Society: Hidden Mysteries is the latest iOS title from G5 Games, and one that founds itself on secrets, mystery, and hidden object gameplay. But with more flaws than actual fun, the game is a far cry from the compelling detective adventures it strives to emulate: with not enough depth or variety to warrant its rigid freemium model and lack of adventure components.
Ah, Christmas. Or, 'the holiday season', as we're all supposed to call it now. The presents. The food. The smiles on the little children's faces. Auntie Mabel drinking too much sherry and passing out. The indigestion. The tantrums. The arguments... However you feel about it, it only comes once a year, along with a slew of 'Christmas-themed' games. One of this year's is Christmas Stories: Nutcracker.
Hidden object maestros ERS Game Studios have a new title coming, Phantasmat: Crucible Peak. The second game in the Phantasmat series, ERS is taking over the helm from previous developers Codeminion, and the new game looks set to be just as awesome as the first. ERS has worked on a whole heap of other top-class hidden object adventures, including the Haunted Halls, Puppetshow and Dark Tales series. In short, these guys know what they're doing.
It can be hard making a living as an undertaker, especially when your friends and neighbors have the gall to live healthily and not die on a regular basis. Just how are you supposed to put food on the table with no bodies to put in the ground? Such are the woes of Mr. Fisher, the grim businessman at the center of Haunted Legends: The Undertaker.