Hey, I'm completely new to Hidden Object games, what is a good one to start with? [POLL]

The one i played a lot was Amazing Adventures: The Forgotten Ruins, but its a DS game. This made my bathroom a more fun place.
I don't think it will help, but i wanted to share :P

Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride was first HOG I had beat. It's nice, sometimes you have to look for stuff really hard and there are few good logical puzzles.

Time Mysteries: Inheritance - Remastered is far simpler than Forsaken Bride and speaking animation of characters is bad xD

I beat 9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek today, it took me 2,5 to do so. But hidden-objects sequences are far easier than these in Forsaken Bride - I haven't been stuck once looking for "this nasty fish, which in the end turns out to be dim drawing on some dark wall" xD

Haven't played in rest.

Definitely Grim Legends or Nightmares from the Deep.

For an all-around, polished experience, I recommend Grim Legends 1, Abyss, or Nightmares from the Deep Cursed Heart. Clockwork tales is good too- shorter than the rest, I think.
I would say don't even bother with Time Mysteries 1, unless you want some laughs at the bad production value. It's safe to start at Time Mysteries 2, since the "plot" of TM1 barely has anything to do with the rest of the story.

I enjoyed the Grim Legends ones the most so far

Nightmare from the Deep & Grim Legends are both very good.

But this was the game that got me hooked:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/51060/
Drawn: The Painted Tower

I'm biased towards Artifex Mundi HoGs but I've heard there are some other that are really good. I agree, Time Mysteries ! are goofy but the I enjoy it anyway >.<

Most of those are very good. Maybe Grim Legends or Nightmares from the Deep. Just don't play Dracula's Legacy and first Time Mysteries first as they're of lower quality than the rest so it might threw you off the genre.

Angelica Weaver: Catch Me When You Can
Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover
Mirror Mysteries (for the lulz)
I'm going through Midnight Mysteries nowadays and they are pretty much similar. Angelica Weaver is the best Hidden Object game I've played. (:

Though some players got a "debug problem" that broke the game (Angelica Weaver). I didn't encounter that but buyer beware.. (:

steamgifts.com is pretty good. I'm having trouble finding all the HO's in this thread though.

Giving away these two.

Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart is an awesome HOG
I would also recommend Time Mysteries: Inheritance - Remastered but only if you have Time Mysteries 2 and 3. Actually Time Mysteries is a little bit old and the voice acting is terrible. But the whole saga is excellent as a story.

Would definitely never ever play Dracula's Legacy. Awful.

I've beaten both Grim Legends Forsaken Bride and Dark Arcana: The Carnival (Not in poll) and their both great choices.

Anything developed (not just published) by Artifex Mundi – Nightmares from the Deep has most of the newcomer-friendly features, so that trilogy is a solid pick. Enigmatis is also good, but the first one is quite mediocre, just a small warm-up before the awesome sequel. Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden in itself is excellent, but it is a little more difficult.
Another good start is the Princess Isabella trilogy: it was what started the current format of lightweight point 'n' clicks over six years ago.
Another possible good start is Witch's Pranks: Frog Fortune; or, if you want a really light one that is suitable even for children, Robyn's Quest.
After you try a few of these ones, I'd also suggest trying Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles by Waterlily Games. It has an entirely different formula and totally rewrites the story, but the changes in the HOS mechanics are quite good.
And of course there is my favourite, Brink of Consciousness: Dorian Gray Syndrome. Not just a good HOG, but an incredibly good and exciting thriller.

I didn't really want to play any HOGs until I won Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride. It was amazing. I belive, if any game is about to convience you to liek HOGs, this is the one.

Also, you can't go wrong with Artifex Mundi games :)

ANYTHING from artifec mundi tbh

I won't tell you which one to start with, I'll tell you which one not to start with (avoid also, if possible xD): Dracula's Legacy

9 Clues: Secret of Serpent Creek is my fave hidden object game, so I'd have to suggest that one. The sequel, 9 Clues 2: The Ward, was also amazing, even if it did take everything set up from the first game and throw it out the window. The Nightmares from the Deep trilogy are high quality, as well. Really, almost anything from Artifex Mundi is a winner.

Theres one though I would say avoid, and that's Frankenstein: Master of Death. But mostly because it strays from the source material even further than any other Frankenstein-based work and ends up just having a really ridiculous climax.

I'm a big fan of point and click adventure games and I just played my first HOG a few weeks ago. It was Brink of Consciousness: Dorian Gray Syndrome. I found it somewhat easy and I enjoyed the game more than I thought I would. I did not enjoy the bonus chapter though, I thought it was kind of boring and dragged out compared to the main story. If you read the plot and think you would be interested in it, I would recommend it.

I have not played a game from Artifex Mundi yet, but they seem to be rated very high. Your best bet is probably to click on their name in steam, open up the highest rated games they have, read the plots and pick the game that you find the most interesting.

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Nightmares from the deep is a bit old and has some bad things like very mad FMV quality or unskippable repeating moments and some minor lack of features like map navigation. I recommend for the first time Grim Legends. It's extremely good game. If you're experienced with HOGs you can go with nightmares from the deep or time mysteries, as those are the old games that doesn't make fun for first time players. That's my opinion.

Pure Hidden. I don't think it's on Steam but well worth searching out. Visually it's miles above any other hidden object game I've ever seen.

I think a lot of these are good ones to start with, I voted for Abyss but would also say Nightmares from the Deep!