Puzzles are a good way to pass time, they allow you to have fun while still using your brain to think.

Hidden objects is a genre of puzzle games that has a main focus on puzzles where you find a list of items in a messy area. The games also have differing mini puzzles, like navigating a ball through a maze, that you’ll find throughout the game.

Here’s a list of 5 hidden object games you should check out.

My Brother Rabbit, developed and published by Artifex Mundi, is a hidden-object game with a heartwarming story. The plot involves a sick little girl and her brother, who uses his imagination to distract her from the cruel, real world. The game has a mix of reality and fantasy as you navigate through a beautiful, colorful world. You can purchase this game for $14.99 on platforms such as Nintendo Switch, Steam, Playstation 4, and Xbox One, and for $4.99 on the Apple Store, Amazon, and Google Play. You can find more information here at https://mybrotherrabbit.com/ 

Dream Walker: Never Fall Asleep, developed by The House of Fables and produced by Artifex Mundi, follows a psychiatrist who can go into people’s psyches to help deal with their issues. In this game, the psychiatrist must enter the mind of a girl in a coma to figure out what happened to her. You can purchase this game for $14.99 on platforms such as Nintendo Switch, Steam, Playstation 4, and Xbox One, and for free on the Apple Store, Amazon, and Google Play. You can find more information here at https://store.steampowered.com/app/916160/Dreamwalker_Never_Fall_Asleep/ 

Queen’s Quest series, developed By Brave Giant LTD and published by Artifex Mundi, follows the journey of a kingdom’s quest to stay safe. Each game has its own storyline and end-game goal, with the first one being about saving the heir to the kingdom and the second about uncovering a criminal conspiracy. The games are $14.99 each on Steam and Nintendo Switch. In the Apple Store, the games are free with in-app purchases and are $1.99 to $6.99 each on Google Play. You can see all the games here https://store.steampowered.com/app/390200/Queens_Quest_Tower_of_Darkness/ 

Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe games, developed by AMAX Interactive, are based on the gothic poems and stories of the late author. The 38 games in the series, based on the author’s tales of mystery and the macabre, give off just the right vibes for a good time as you follow the author’s fictional detective, Dupain, while he investigates different mysteries. Each game of the series ranges from $4.99 to $14.99 on Steam and Big Fish Games. Here is a list of the games in order according to the series https://casualwish.com/dark-tales-edgar-allan-poe-series-games/ 

True Fear: Forsaken Souls is developed by Goblinz and published by Big Fish Games and The Digital Lounge. This horror game follows a woman who starts to investigate the disappearance of her sister 10 years later when she receives a mysterious package from her. The eerie music combined with the old, dirty places set the scene perfectly for a mystery to be unraveled. This game comes in two parts, both being $9.99 on Steam, Nintendo Switch, and for free in the Apple Store and Google Play. You can find more information at http://www.goblinz.com/