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Hidden object

You search a detailed, cluttered scene for a list of hidden items and point them out with the cursor or your finger. The challenge is observation: picking out what you are after amid the clutter, sometimes against the clock.

Also known as: hidden object game, HOG, HOPA

This is a basic entry: it has the definition and the classification. Full entries add history, games and a demo.

History

  1. 1991
    Origin

    Mother Goose: Hidden Pictures (1991), for the CD-i, is one of the earliest. The genre comes from printed books such as I Spy.

    Hidden object game (Wikipedia)
  2. 2005

    Mystery Case Files: Huntsville sets the genre's rules during the casual-gaming boom.

    Hidden object game (Wikipedia)
  3. 2017

    Hidden Folks renews the genre with animated, interactive scenes in which you look for characters and objects.

    Hidden Folks (Wikipedia)