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<p>A <b>hidden object game</b>, also called <b>hidden picture</b> or <b>hidden object puzzle adventure (HOPA)</b>, is a subgenre of <a href="Puzzle_video_game" title="Puzzle video game">puzzle video games</a> in which the player must find items from a list that are hidden within a scene. Hidden object games are a popular trend in <a href="Casual_game" title="Casual game">casual gaming</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ign_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ign-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ew_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ew-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>Time-limited trial versions of these games are usually available for download, although many are free to download on <a href="App_store" title="App store">app stores</a>. They primarily make money through in-app purchases and ads. Popular themes include <a href="Detective_fiction" title="Detective fiction">detective crime</a> stories, <a href="Adventure_genre" class="mw-redirect" title="Adventure genre">adventure</a>, <a href="Gothic_romance" class="mw-redirect" title="Gothic romance">gothic romance</a>, and <a href="Mystery_fiction" title="Mystery fiction">mystery</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-polygon_hidden_objects_history_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-polygon_hidden_objects_history-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Definition">Definition</h2></div>

<p>In a hidden object game, the player wanders from one place to another to discover objects that allow the player to finish the game. The player adds objects to their <a href="Item_(game_terminology)" title="Item (game terminology)">inventory</a>. A hidden object puzzle within the game provides more objects or clues that will assist the playing in completing the game.<sup id="cite_ref-kotaku_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kotaku-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Subtypes">Subtypes</h3></div>

<p>Hidden object games (HOGs) are categorized into several subtypes based on gameplay:

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<ul><li><i>HO/HOG (Hidden Object Game)</i>: The classic format where players find objects based on word lists.</li>

<li><i>AHOG (<a href="Adventure_game" title="Adventure game">Adventure</a>-Hidden Object Game)</i>: Combines hidden object scenes with narrative-driven exploration and <a href="Puzzle" title="Puzzle">puzzles</a>.</li>

<li><i>iHOG (Interactive Hidden Object Game)</i>: Features interactive elements and advanced adventure mechanics, requiring object manipulation and puzzle-solving.</li>

<li><i>FrOG (Fragmented Object Game)</i>: Players search for object fragments to assemble into a whole.</li>

<li><i>HOPA (Hidden Object <a href="Puzzle_video_game" title="Puzzle video game">Puzzle Adventure</a>)</i>: Focuses heavily on puzzles and <a href="Point-and-click" class="mw-redirect" title="Point-and-click">point-and-click</a> adventure gameplay alongside hidden object scenes.</li></ul>

<p>Each subcategory offers a unique mix of object-finding and other gameplay elements.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Features">Features</h3></div>

<p><i>Boosters</i> and <i><a href="Clue_(information)" title="Clue (information)">hints</a></i> in hidden object games are essential tools that enhance gameplay and help players progress through levels. Here is a list of some common types of boosters and hints:

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<ul><li><i>Magnifying Glass</i>: Highlights the item, helping players locate specific objects.</li>

<li><i>Zoom Booster</i>: Allows better focus on intricate areas within the scene.</li>

<li><i>Time Extensions</i>: Adds extra time to complete levels, useful in timed challenges.</li></ul>

<p>Some boosters are accessible as daily rewards or can be obtained through in-game currency.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div>

<p>Hidden object games originated in print publications such as the <i><a href="I_Spy_(Scholastic)" class="mw-redirect" title="I Spy (Scholastic)">I Spy</a></i> books or a regular feature in <i><a href="Highlights_for_Children" class="mw-redirect" title="Highlights for Children">Highlights for Children</a></i>, in which the reader was given a list of objects to find hidden in a cluttered illustration or photograph.<sup id="cite_ref-polygon_hidden_objects_history_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-polygon_hidden_objects_history-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An early hidden object game was <i>Mother Goose: Hidden Pictures</i>, released for the <a href="CD-i" title="CD-i">CD-i</a> in 1991. Other early incarnations are the video game adaptations of the <i>I Spy</i> books published by <a href="Scholastic_Corporation" title="Scholastic Corporation">Scholastic Corporation</a> since 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-polygon_hidden_objects_history_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-polygon_hidden_objects_history-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p><i><a href="Mystery_Case_Files%3A_Huntsville" class="mw-redirect" title="Mystery Case Files: Huntsville">Mystery Case Files: Huntsville</a></i>, released by <a href="Big_Fish_Games" title="Big Fish Games">Big Fish Games</a> in 2005, came at the rise of casual gaming in the mid-2000s. <i>Mystery Case Files: Huntsville</i> established many of the principles in both gameplay and narrative that would be predominant in hidden object games since then.<sup id="cite_ref-polygon_hidden_objects_history_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-polygon_hidden_objects_history-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>More recently within <a href="Indie_game" title="Indie game">indie games</a>, new takes on the hidden object genre have changed the approach. For example, <i><a href="Hidden_Folks" title="Hidden Folks">Hidden Folks</a></i> is considered more of a searching game, where the players have to find one character among hundreds on the screen that look similar to each other, similar to <i><a href="Where's_Wally%3F" title="Where's Wally?">Where's Wally?</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-polygon_hidden_objects_history_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-polygon_hidden_objects_history-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Popularity">Popularity</h2></div>

<p><i>Huntsville</i> broke prior sales of casual games, and the series' third iteration <i><a href="Mystery_Case_Files%3A_Ravenhearst" class="mw-redirect" title="Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst">Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst</a></i> was the third best-selling game on personal computers during the end-of-year sales period of 2007. This motivated gaming companies to expend in this sort of storytelling that focuses on puzzles with little animation.<sup id="cite_ref-polygon_hidden_objects_history_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-polygon_hidden_objects_history-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>Hidden object games draw players who were fans of games like <i><a href="Myst" title="Myst">Myst</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-polygon_hidden_objects_history_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-polygon_hidden_objects_history-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2021, Big Fish Games' player base was 85% female, 76% of whom were over the age of 55.<sup id="cite_ref-polygon_hidden_objects_history_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-polygon_hidden_objects_history-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<ul><li><a href="Hidden_picture_book" class="mw-redirect" title="Hidden picture book">Hidden picture book</a></li></ul>

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<li><a href="Fighting_game" title="Fighting game">Fighting</a>

<ul><li><a href="Platform_fighter" title="Platform fighter">Platform fighter</a></li></ul></li>

<ul><li><a href="List_of_Pac-Man_clones" title="List of Pac-Man clones"><i>Pac-Man</i> clone</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Snake_(video_game_genre)" title="Snake (video game genre)">Snake</a></li>

<li><a href="Stealth_game" title="Stealth game">Stealth</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="10" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Action-adventure_game" title="Action-adventure game">Action-adventure</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Grand_Theft_Auto_clone" title="Grand Theft Auto clone"><i>Grand Theft Auto</i> clone</a></li>

<li><a href="Metroidvania" title="Metroidvania">Metroidvania</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Adventure_game" title="Adventure game">Adventure</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Escape_room_video_game" title="Escape room video game">Escape room</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_graphic_adventure_games" title="List of graphic adventure games">Graphic adventure</a></li>

<li><a href="Interactive_fiction" title="Interactive fiction">Interactive fiction</a></li>

<li><a href="Interactive_film" title="Interactive film">Interactive film</a></li>

<li><a href="Visual_novel" title="Visual novel">Visual novel</a></li>

<li><a href="Walking_simulator" title="Walking simulator">Walking sim</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Digital_tabletop_game" title="Digital tabletop game">Digital tabletop</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Deck-building_game" title="Deck-building game">Deck-building</a>

<ul><li><a href="Roguelike_deck-building_game" title="Roguelike deck-building game">Roguelike deck-building</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Digital_collectible_card_game" title="Digital collectible card game">Digital collectible card</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Puzzle_video_game" title="Puzzle video game">Puzzle</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul>

<li><a href="Sokoban" title="Sokoban"><i>Sokoban</i></a></li>

<li><a href="Tile-matching_video_game" title="Tile-matching video game">Tile-matching</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Role-playing_video_game" title="Role-playing video game">Role-playing</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Action_role-playing_game" title="Action role-playing game">Action role-playing</a>

<ul><li><a href="Looter_shooter" title="Looter shooter">Looter shooter</a></li>

<li><a href="Soulslike" title="Soulslike">Soulslike</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Dungeon_crawl" title="Dungeon crawl">Dungeon crawl</a></li>

<li><a href="Massively_multiplayer_online_role-playing_game" title="Massively multiplayer online role-playing game">MMORPG</a></li>

<li><a href="Monster-taming_game" title="Monster-taming game">Monster-taming</a></li>

<li><a href="Roguelike" title="Roguelike">Roguelike</a>

<ul><li><a href="Roguelike_deck-building_game" title="Roguelike deck-building game">Roguelike deck-building</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Tactical_role-playing_game" title="Tactical role-playing game">Tactical role-playing</a></li>

<li><a href="Turn-based_role-playing_game" title="Turn-based role-playing game">Turn-based role-playing</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Simulation_video_game" title="Simulation video game">Simulation</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Life_simulation_game" title="Life simulation game">Life</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Dating_sim" title="Dating sim">Dating</a></li>

<li><a href="Farm_life_sim" title="Farm life sim">Farming</a></li>

<li><a href="Social_simulation_game" title="Social simulation game">Social</a></li>

<li><a href="Virtual_pet" title="Virtual pet">Virtual pet</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Construction_and_management_simulation" title="Construction and management simulation">CMS</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Business_simulation_game" title="Business simulation game">Business</a></li>

<li><a href="City-building_game" title="City-building game">City-building</a></li>

<li><a href="Government_simulation_game" title="Government simulation game">Government</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Sports_video_game" title="Sports video game">Sports</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Fishing_video_game" title="Fishing video game">Fishing</a></li>

<li><a href="Racing_game" title="Racing game">Racing</a>

<ul><li><a href="Kart_racing_game" title="Kart racing game">Kart racing</a></li>

<li><a href="Sim_racing" title="Sim racing">Sim racing</a></li></ul></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Vehicle_simulation_game" title="Vehicle simulation game">Vehicle</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Flight_simulation_video_game" title="Flight simulation video game">Flight simulation</a>

<ul><li><a href="Combat_flight_simulation_game" title="Combat flight simulation game">Combat</a></li>

<li><a href="Lunar_Lander_(video_game_genre)" title="Lunar Lander (video game genre)">Lunar Lander</a></li>

<li><a href="Space_flight_simulation_game" title="Space flight simulation game">Space</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Submarine_simulator" title="Submarine simulator">Submarine simulator</a></li>

<li><a href="Train_simulator" title="Train simulator">Train simulator</a></li>

<li><a href="Vehicular_combat_game" title="Vehicular combat game">Vehicular combat</a></li></ul>

<ul><li><a href="Falling-sand_game" title="Falling-sand game">Falling-sand</a></li>

<li><a href="Immersive_sim" title="Immersive sim">Immersive sim</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Strategy_video_game" title="Strategy video game">Strategy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<li><a href="Auto_battler" title="Auto battler">Auto battler</a></li>

<li><a href="Real-time_strategy" title="Real-time strategy">Real-time strategy</a>

<ul><li><a href="Time_management_game" title="Time management game">Time management</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Real-time_tactics" title="Real-time tactics">Real-time tactics</a></li>

<li><a href="Tactical_role-playing_game" title="Tactical role-playing game">Tactical role-playing</a></li>

<li><a href="Tower_defense" title="Tower defense">Tower defense</a></li>

<li><a href="Turn-based_strategy" class="mw-redirect" title="Turn-based strategy">Turn-based strategy</a></li>

<li><a href="Turn-based_tactics" title="Turn-based tactics">Turn-based tactics</a>

<ul><li><a href="Artillery_game" title="Artillery game">Artillery</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Computer_wargame" title="Computer wargame">Wargame</a>

<ul><li><a href="Grand_strategy_wargame" title="Grand strategy wargame">Grand strategy</a></li></ul></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other genres</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<li><a href="Fitness_game" title="Fitness game">Fitness</a></li>

<li><a href="Horror_game" title="Horror game">Horror</a>

<ul><li><a href="Survival_horror" title="Survival horror">Survival horror</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Incremental_game" title="Incremental game">Incremental</a></li>

<li><a href="Music_video_game" title="Music video game">Music</a>

<ul><li><a href="Rhythm_game" title="Rhythm game">Rhythm</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Party_video_game" title="Party video game">Party</a></li>

<li><a href="Photography_game" class="mw-redirect" title="Photography game">Photography</a></li>

<li><a href="Programming_game" title="Programming game">Programming</a></li>

<li><a href="Typing_game" title="Typing game">Typing</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related concepts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Themes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Advergame" title="Advergame">Advergame</a></li>

<li><a href="Bish%C5%8Djo_game" title="Bishōjo game"><i>Bishōjo</i></a></li>

<li><a href="Christian_video_game" title="Christian video game">Christian</a></li>

<li><a href="Comedy_in_video_games" title="Comedy in video games">Comedy</a></li>

<li><a href="Educational_video_game" title="Educational video game">Educational</a></li>

<li><a href="Girls'_video_games" title="Girls' video games">Girls</a></li>

<li><a href="Licensed_game" title="Licensed game">Licensed</a></li>

<li><a href="Otome_game" title="Otome game"><i>Otome</i></a></li>

<li><a href="Sexual_content_in_video_games" title="Sexual content in video games">Sexual</a>

<ul><li><i><a href="Eroge" title="Eroge">Eroge</a></i></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Nonviolent_video_game" title="Nonviolent video game">Nonviolent</a></li>

<li><a href="Personalized_video_game" title="Personalized video game">Personalized</a></li>

<li><a href="Serious_game" title="Serious game">Serious</a>

<li><a href="Climate_change_video_game" title="Climate change video game">Climate change</a></li>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Player modes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Multiplayer_video_game" title="Multiplayer video game">Multiplayer</a>

<li><a href="Single-player_video_game" title="Single-player video game">Single-player</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Production</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<li><a href="Indie_game" title="Indie game">Indie</a>

<ul><li><a href="Doujin_soft" title="Doujin soft"><i>Doujin</i> soft</a></li>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Design</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Casual_game" title="Casual game">Casual</a>

<ul><li><a href="Hypercasual_game" title="Hypercasual game">Hypercasual</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Emergent_gameplay" title="Emergent gameplay">Emergent gameplay</a></li>

<li><a href="Gacha_game" title="Gacha game"><i>Gacha</i></a></li>

<li><a href="Kaizo" title="Kaizo"><i>Kaizo</i></a></li>

<li><a href="Masocore" title="Masocore">Masocore</a></li>

<li><a href="Nonlinear_gameplay" title="Nonlinear gameplay">Nonlinear gameplay</a>

<ul><li><a href="Open_world" title="Open world">Open world</a></li>

<li><a href="Sandbox_game" title="Sandbox game">Sandbox</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Side-scrolling_video_game" title="Side-scrolling video game">Side-scrolling</a></li>

<li><a href="Twitch_gameplay" title="Twitch gameplay">Twitch gameplay</a></li>

<li><a href="Vertically_scrolling_video_game" title="Vertically scrolling video game">Vertically scrolling</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Minigame" title="Minigame">Minigame</a></li>

<li><a href="Video_game_clone" title="Video game clone">Video game clone</a></li>

<li><a href="Video_game_modding" title="Video game modding">Video game modding</a></li>

<li><a href="Video_game_remake" title="Video game remake">Video game remake</a></li></ul>

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