Dark Strokes - Collector's Edition

5 out of 5 Stars - EDITORS CHOICE

Category: PC Games

Genre:  Paranormal Adventure, Hide and Seek, Puzzles

Console: PC Games

Here is the cast of characters that twist a story of an artist who was painting a Family portrait on a boat when a bad storm appears.  The rocking of the boat knocks over the son of the artist and when he jumps in to save him - it doesn't happen.

So out of grief and despair he makes a deal with a daemon (as it always happens) to get revenge on the others.

In the collectors edition it gives you the back story of the father, which you really don't need, but still a nice continuation of the game.

In the main game you play Ethan who must rescue his fiancee Clair who was kidnapped (again, it is always the way) and you find clues of who may have her and who also grabbed your father - The Judge.

The game is addictive and after a while you figure out the twist in this story and you also feel like the game will never end because of all the items you must do to get to the next section of the game.

Don't play all in one day - you'll be fine.

Witch's Pranks: Frog's Fortune

2 out of 5

Category: PC Games

Genre:  Paranormal Adventure, Hide and Seek, Puzzles

Console: PC Games

Sure you help two Prince's who were turned into frogs thanks to refusing to marry a ugly witch - and they are adorable as they try to help you find the solution to switch them back.

However, the story is short - predictable and in my case several times froze up.  It saved the game as I had to log off and restart the game. but it got annoying after the third time.

Good for teen girls.

Queen's Quest: Tower of Darkness Platinum Edition

4 out of 5 Stars

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Category: PC Games

Genre:  Fairy Tales, Hide and Seek, Puzzles

Console: PC Games

Why can't a fairy tale have a nice story line that doesn't involve a witch?  Well, your in luck!  This time all you have to deal with is a demon.

Your a newlywed who just had a child and on her Christen a demon comes a calling to kidnap the baby in calling in a deal made by the Prince.  Thar's right it's all his fault for making a deal - yet its your job as the Queen to track him down - rescue the baby and make sure that demon doesn't come back again.

The platinum addition has a bonus scene, but not really worth it, unless you also enjoy checking out the music and artwork and such.  You can be happy with how the original ending happening.

1912 Titanic Mystery

3 out of 5 Stars

Category: PC Games

Genre:  Adventure, Hide and Seek, Puzzles

Console: PC Games

Thirty one rooms to explore all awhile your trying to prevent a bomb being placed on the 100 year anniversary of the Titanic.

Apparently the story of Jack and Rose wasn't the only love story on the boat as you will read parts of a diary of another love story as you clear the room of seeking items.

At first you think you won't have enough HINTS (as life savors) but as you continue and continue and continue the game you will find them items easier and easier.

The ending isn't as scary so if you need to SKIP over some of the harder mini-games - go ahead.  

The Bonus section gives you a chance to go back and try all the puzzles at your own pace and also wallpaper from the scenes.

Shtriga Summer Camp

5 out of 5 Stars

Category: PC Games

Genre:  Paranormal Adventure, Hide and Seek, Puzzles

Console: PC Games

Your tracking down a Shtriga (see above) to try to find a missing child named Peter who mother believes has been kidnapped.

At the same Summer Camp several people have been getting sick, missing and died.

The mother believes something supernatural his happened since her son spoke of people who he can see and she couldn't.

Will you save the boy?

The game has several rooms to investigate - if you think through how to solve the puzzles you will find the pace of the game.

Mexicana Deadly Holiday

4.5 out of 5 Stars

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Category: PC Games

Genre:  Paranormal Adventure, Hide and Seek, Puzzles

Console: PC Games

It's a mixture of the night of the dead in Mexico and a love story.

Your Maria and your in love with Vitor (didn't misspell it - that's how its spelled) and yet he's dragged into another world and you must travel to save him.

Oh by the way you learn your daughter of a God and you need to save your mother (above) who was kidnapped by Vitor's mother Salma.  What a tangled web......

You can pass over most of the time wasting games with a click of the button.

Small Town Terrors Pilgrims Hook Collectors Edition

4 out of 5 Stars

Category: PC Games

Genre:  Adventure, Hide and Seek, Puzzles

Console: PC Games

You return to Pilgrims Hook as Vera seeking your twin brother who seemed to have disappeared.  The entire town seemed to be missing except for a few that remain.

You find out there is a octopus's type creature that takes possession of a human to bring all his other creatures to infect other humans to take over the world.

The Collectors edition includes a 'set up' story line so you don't need to purchase the extra to have a good ending from the main game.

Portal of Evil Stolen Runes Collectors Edition

5 out of 5 Stars - EDITORS CHOICE

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Category: PC Games

Genre:  Adventure, Hide and Seek, Puzzles

Console: PC Games

The book explains it all.  Evil comes ever 600 years to try to steal some Holy Seals to bring evil to life. 

You play Vanessa Van Helsing who has been to investigate some theft at this private religious Order where her grandfather has been a part of and now is missing.  Only one who carries the same blood is able to break through all the clues and locate the missing man.

You must find the stolen 4 Seals and also have to find the criminal who wants to bring demons to our world.

You want to get the Collectors Edition so you can get to some more action into the story.  Without the extra pack you won't find out if she got the bad guy and found her grandfather.

Mind Snares Alices Journey

4 out of 5 Stars

Category: PC Games

Genre:  Adventure, Hide and Seek, Puzzles
Console: PC Games

I would have made it 5 Stars if not fort he ending, which just ends.

The story line is not only entertaining, but it also serves a purpose to all who forget that no matter if your Alice who has a bad boss, career and dreams that don't seem like they will ever come true.

You are reminded that the puppet master should not hold your fate, but make your own fate.

Hope Lake

3 out of 5 Stars

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Category: PC Games

Genre:  Adventure, Hide and Seek, Puzzles
Console: PC Games

What happens when a group of boarding school gets out of land and a prank kills one of their professors in front of her son?

REVENGE!  Years later.

Your a detective who on the trail to find Emily - the lastest kid kidnapped victim.  Peter, the son has mental issues and his latest issue is belief that if he takes the souls of ten people he can bring back his mother.  Based on an old Indian tale involving a magical necklace.

You must stop him.  You go from several locations gathering items and the only tip I can give you is use the HINT button a lot and to save on time use the COMPASS (acts like a map) that tells you where you are and what room needs your attention.

Insane Cold: Back to the Ice Age

3.5 out of 5 Stars

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Category: PC Games

Genre:  Adventure, Hide and Seek, Puzzles
Console: PC Games

You play Jacob who is looking for the love of his life Helen who was abducted by Frost giants right in front of his eyes as he held on to the artifact he found at his side.  The artifact activated some old time evil and they wanted it back and so.....

So you learn (somehow since the shop owner never told you about the artifact - who we never do see in the first place) you can save people souls in the medallion type object as you seek a way to save the planet from turning into another ice age.

You will need to sometimes combine items to create the item your seeking in the search games and HINT is always there.

Lots of cool animation - just one tip.  When you arrive at the scene above you don't have to go back to the other rooms as the HINTS button suggests.  I never understood why - it doesn't help you at this point of the game.  Just click on the statues arm pit area and get a ice club and move ahead with the game.

You can't get lost as you will never be jumping back for something you missed in the game, but you will be jumping from room to room for the obvious things.

Amber's Tales The Isle Of Dead Ships

WARNING:  DO NOT PURCHASE THIS GAME

What started off with a wonderful adventure story of how a mysterious boat that cursed an island to be covered in salt - turned out to have a bug in their system (as of this date) and ruined the game.

You can search though out the internet that I'm not the only one with the issue that the pearl to be placed in toe roulette wheel keeps getting bounced back.

Dream Hills

3 out of 5 Stars

Category: PC Games

Genre:  Adventure, Hide and Seek, Puzzles
Console: PC Games

Your Fairy Godmother who has come to where a evil witch has come to capture all that is good in the kingdom.

Solve several puzzles and meet several characters (see above) while you try to reclaim the realm.

Dark Romance Vampires in Love Collector's Edition

5 out of 5 Stars

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Category: PC Games
Genre:  Adventure, Hide and Seek, Puzzles
Console: PC Games

There is a lot of time using HINTS and in the BONUS game leaves you with two options.  To help win your lover get free by becoming a vampire or stay human.

You play Emily, who is in love with Enron, and things change when she is kidnapped and must find a way to get to her lover.  The same lover who has yet to confess that he's a vampire.

Your in a town where at one time Vampires took revenge, for some unknown reason, on humans.  You travel through puzzles and real mini games to locate your lovers father - the head Dracula.

There is some great mini animation through out the game and the games aren't hard to do.

Chronicles of The Witches and Warlocks

5 out of 5 Stars

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Category: PC Games
Genre:  Adventure, Hide and Seek, Puzzles
Console: PC Games


The lawyer Kathleen Wilson has discovered that her beloved Danny Reed has been accused of murder and arrested under strange circumstances. In order to free Danny, she’s going to have to carry out her own investigation. 

For the cheap price it certainly seems like it goes on forever, but this time it's interesting.  Your helping the spirits to find closure and the truth to get your man found non-guilty.

There is no way you can get lost in this game because of the free access to a HINT button, unless you choose expert game and it takes forever for it to charge.

The Hidden Continent: Column of the Maya

1 out of 5 Stars

Category: PC Games
Genre:  Adventure, Hide and Seek, Puzzles
Console: PC Games

If you see this game on the shelf - LEAVE IT THERE!

You play archaeologist's Sarah and later reviled crook Miguel to get some gold or some adventure.  The capture above is one part of the ending puzzle that gives you no real HINTS unless you press the HINT button several times and your good at math.  I am at the second ~ put patience isn't what I have for the first.  Good luck wheeling the answers to the top puzzle as it went fast to capture after solving.  To get a head start on solving that one use HINT.

Incredible adventures of my mom

2 out of 5 Stars

Category: PC Games
Genre:  Adventure, Hide and Seek, Puzzles
Console: PC Games

This is a low rating only for the fact that it was pretty simple and the son was pretty dumb not to understand or track down the mysterious woman, who is his mom, that's two steps ahead of him in the investigation.

The Book of Desires

3 out of 5 Stars

Category: Video Games

Genre:  Adventure, Hide and Seek, Puzzles

Console: PC Games

Ever written down a selfish wish in a book and thought it would do no harm or anyone was watching?  In this game, which take you about an hour easily to finish, proves someone is watching.

The exchange rate for a selfish wish?  Oh!  Nothing much, but YOUR SOUL.

You get to "help" people along the way and get advice of what they learned to may help your journey ahead.  The first one I liked best.

Now what happens when a unselfish wish made by a child is written?  Will she be able to show up the soul snatcher and teach him a lesson?

Mystery of Mortlake Mansion

5 out of 5 Stars

Category: Video Games

Genre:  Adventure, Hide and Seek, Puzzles

Console: PC Games

Why when one inherits things from distant relatives they never heard from or know about does it have to come with a curse or a haunting?

This is no different as we must purge this house from its evil identity, who we keep guessing who it maybe throughout most of the game.

There are a few spots where you want to give up, but if you fully use the MAP to transport to the locations you want to get to you should be alright.

The hardest part of the games are the GEARS puzzle and the DON'T CROSS THE LINES puzzles at the end.  At least the last one of those in the shape of a cross.

You may expect a little more at the end, but not really comes.  The game itself has its own rhythm and will have you sucked in until the very end.

Plus ~ never blame the evil teddy bear.  It's only needs a little love to get the gift he has for you.

Enlightenus - The Dark Side

4 out of 5 Stars

Category: Video Games

Genre:  Adventure, Hide and Seek, Puzzles

Console: PC Games

Doesn't it blow chunks when your favorite novelist gets stuck between worlds and your the only one who can help find his stories to try to bring him back home to yours?

Welcome to easy puzzles and hide-go-seek 2.0.  The hide and seek puzzles have been kicked up a notch as if you have a carrot ~ that belongs to a rabbit in the magic show.  Or you get a bunch of flowers that must connect to a vase in ancient Rome scene.

It took a little while to get used to connecting the items, but if you get stuck that is what the HINT button is there when it finally gets around to charging, but you can find added charge buttons in scenes to speed it up.

The only downfall of this game is the ending.  That is to say where you've completed all the tasks and you can return to a location where the author gets to share some of the behind-the-scenes of his work, but it just doesn't say "YOUR DONE" go to the "EXTRAS" and get out.  There is a "You've already been there" and you can't go back, but that can get some confused.

PS I think the "Palace" from the balcony scene is a set-up to the next adventure.  If I see it I'll review that too.

Nightfall Mysteries - Asylum Conspiracy

5 out of 5 Stars 

Category: Video Games

Genre:  Adventure, Hide and Seek, Puzzles

Console: PC Games

First of all this is a prequel to the former review of Curse of the Opera.  If you want to see how things are arranged get this game first, but sometimes they are bound together at one price ~ so see if you get that offer.  You don't need to get both as they are good stories alone as well.

This is the typical movie of some scientist gone wrong, but just happens to experiment on those he knows and even kin!

The BONUS feature just got me bored and lost so I ditched doing it and don't regret it.  You get to explore the basement and security tapes and such.  There is no more HELP in BONUS content, but there is SKIP.

Another good twist ending of why this guy is doing what he's doing ~ beyond being mental.

Nightfall Mysteries - The Curse of the Opera

5 out of 5 Stars

Category: Video Games
Genre:  Adventure, Hide and Seek, Puzzles
Console: PC Games


Welcome to the life of a stagehand for a traveling Opera House.

You are also the investigator of why so many folks are getting murdered.

It's not long before you say 'I know who did it' and you will be only half right (don't want to spoil the ending for you by saying more), but go with your gut and you will be half way there.

There are two locations you will be confused.  Finding the numbers for the safe items inside (hint radio station number ~ how cold does demon blood get ~ letter from the drawer in the library.)

The other location is when you need to find the key to the tower.  Statue in the hallway has no eyes, but you have two jewels. 

Overall I loved the story and the twist at the end.