It's bad enough having a broken heart, but to make matters worse, someone is going around bumping off those who are unfortunate enough to find themselves newly - and unhappily -- single. Dubbed 'the Lonely Hearts Killer', this nefarious criminal is determinedly working his or her way through the recently bereaved or bereft upper classes of Victorian England, and putting an end to their misery by putting an end to their lives.
Zodiac Prophecies: The Serpent Bearer is one of those rare titles that gets everything right. You play as Amy, a 22-year-old horoscope fanatic, who uncovers a mysterious thirteenth zodiac symbol: the serpent. As the new serpent bearer, you'll be whisked away to a mystical realm and embark on a dark adventure that has you solving puzzles, finding objects, and working to restore a crumbling land.
Adventure ahoy! Treasure and intrigue lie in wait at every turn in Found: A Hidden Object Adventure by Big Fish Games. In the wake of an unexplained plane crash, you are left to fend for yourself on a strange tropical island. It's up to you to discover the secrets behind the island's many peculiar inhabitants, as you traverse sunny beaches, pirate ships, ancient temples, and even a vampire castle in this free-to-play hidden object game.
Word about Dana Knightstone certainly gets around. A fiction novelist who communes with the dead, her otherworldly powers have helped her solve mysteries the globe over. From investigating haunted Tuscan villas to aiding lovelorn ghosts of Scotland, Knightstone's supernatural prowess has earned her international fame. When a distant Austrian relative hears of her abnormal acumen, he implores Dana to visit. Turns out he too sees the dead, and needs Dana's help unraveling the mystery behind his visions.
In the Lewis Carroll-inspired Mirrors of Albion, players will embark on a whimsical quest to track down a missing girl as they hunt for clues in a city full of thieves, wonder, and a talking Cheshire cat. The latest release from Game Insight takes the best parts of social gaming and combines it with addictive hidden object gameplay, to create a captivating adventure that is easy to pick up and hard to put down.
It's time for another dose of psychotic circus performers! Weird Park: Scary Tales is a sequel to Weird Park: Broken Tune, continuing the tradition of crazy locations and straightforward hidden object gameplay. After crashing your car outside of an abandoned town, you learn that mad Louis the Clown has trapped several children inside twisted versions of classic fairy tales. And you know what? The only person who can rescue them is you!
It's common for hidden object games to take place in empty settings; most of them occur within closed insane asylums, condemned manors and abandoned villages. Mystery of the Ancients: Curse of the Black Water falls into the third category, and its not-very-unique premise sends you searching an abandoned seaside village for two missing scientists. Despite its solid mechanics, the game is unspectacular. In fact, the only thing that prevents it from being utterly forgettable is its unusually well-constructed bonus chapter.
Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden follows a young woman on a mission to save her lost boyfriend that went missing on a recent dive. Upon reaching his last known location, our heroine discovers the lost underwater city of Eden, which comes with art deco architecture and feels incredibly similar to the city of Rapture from Bioshock. Luckily, the design of Rapture is a beautiful piece of work to be inspired by, and so too is Eden a beautiful, creepy environment to explore.