Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic

Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic is an adorable hidden objects game with light story and cute sprites. It captures the joy of the first game really well and is perfect for any fan of the genre.

Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic simply wants players to experience ease in finding objects. Finding lost or misplaced items in our lives can feel frustrating and dire in our moments of need.

From cute visuals to the occasional brow-furrowing object hunt, Hidden Through Time 2 is a mostly relaxing object hunting game. Lots of levels to take on that’ll keep you busy for some hours. Though the time mechanism isn’t all that and the single-looping songs might get a bit unpleasant, it shouldn’t stop you from getting a warm feeling of finding a well-hidden book. ∎

This isn’t a game I expecting a sequel at all. The original Hidden Through Time wasn’t bad… but it wasn’t amazing, either. In essence, it was a glorified Where’s Waldo, a game about searching for specific items on a gigantic diorama full of crap meant to deceive your eyes. Play it once, find all of the hidden items, get some achievements, move on. I had the dumb idea of playing it on a controller back then, so I don’t think I ended up having the best time with it. With the release...

But as I’ve said before, it’s not what a game is about, but how it is about it. This game does not need to be an amazing experience on par with dazzling triple-A games, it needs to be a fun, cute, and relaxing hidden object game. It is very much that. The list of things to find might seem a little short at first, but it’s remarkably devious and should keep you searching for a consistent stretch. If you see the scenes above and think “that looks like fun,” hey, you are probably going...