Maze: Sinister Play (Mystery)

Entertaining, great game. I play a lot of these games and this, was truly enjoyable. Terrific graphics, the hidden object puzzles were absolutely wonderful..challenging and new .. A note to Lynxminx..thank you for being here, your professional expertise shines through in your reviews. I search out your reviews and have learned by now that if you had a positive experience playing a game, i skip the free trial and purchase outright.

If you enjoyed the last Maze, you are really going to love this one. You believe you are taking a fun jaunt with your friends when something strange occurs and you are taken hostage by some weird and other-worldly children. They devise odd and sinister challenges for you, but it’s their way of playing! This game has some very dark twists and turns, and you don’t know how it’s going to turn out. The story unfolded through the vantage points of the three protagonists, and the ending could not have been predicted! The game had some terrific puzzles and interesting tasks. The collectibles were cleverly hidden and HO scenes were quite difficult. I won’t do anything more to spoil this eerie adventure. Just purchase, play and be prepared to tackle the unexpected! Mad Head was the master of horror, and we must thank Friendly Fox for keeping their legacy alive! Note to magoomac: you can keep your snide remarks about my issues with touchscreen sensitivity to yourself! There was no use discussing it, because Friendly Fox, via my assistance, brokered a deal with Nenad Tomic (the former CEO of Mad Head)and bought their HO games. Friendly Fox is the distributor, NOT the developer of those particular games, and cannot do anything about the touchscreen sensitivity as they can with their own games. So keep your comments to yourself. If not for me, after BigFish left, there would be no games at all had I not worked like a dog to keep our genre alive! Touchscreen sensitivity is an important topic, because it affects the gamers’ overall experience, and I would be remiss not to mention it. If you want to complain about something, go write to Domini and ask them why they are not releasing the EIPIX games they promised to us (also a deal I brokered!) Those games were better than Oleg’s games any day of the week.

You’re having a leisurely day, hanging out with your two friends, until you all wind up kidnapped by an evil twin duo—I get a “Children of the Damned” meets “The Shining” vibe, here. The three of you are forced to endure each other’s distinct nightmarish reality in which you will need to overcome your anxieties and put your critical thinking skills to the test to outwit the deadly duo and make it out alive. I like playing from the perspective of multiple characters within each chilling subplot; the characters appear raw, evincing true-to-life emotion. This series effectively evokes feelings of anticipation and a fear of the unknown. The eerie background noises and macabre imageries, which are disturbing enough to send chills up my spine, add layers of suspense and unease to the environment. Watch out for those creepy-crawling dolls as well as the ghostly apparitions suddenly jumping out at you. The hidden object scenes are creatively rendered and diversified. Because the visuals are somewhat dark, the camouflaged objects are hard to find at times. The entertaining puzzles will suit your objectives; the difficulty levels are configurable between easy and hard. The collectibles are inconspicuously placed, making it a challenge to find them in some scenes. This is one gritty, not-for-the-faint-hearted game. I recommend fully digesting your meal before playing this one. But, me—I’m loving it!