It is what it is, which is an animated, interactive Where's Wally book with some breather minigames between pages. It's not often I felt like cracking one of those open and finding every little secret admittedly, but given how busy I've personally been lately, it's been the perfect thing to mentally wind down to! Very much recommended if you want to stare at a screen and click on things for a while, but much like the books it draws inspiration from, don't expect much to do after every folk has been unveiled? Can't imagine anyone expecting anything less, though...

It was alright.

The maps in this game are massive and hints aren't always helpful so it can be really difficult and tedious to figure out where to look for hidden folks. Finding some folks requires you to interact with background elements which can be fun but what you can and can't interact isn't always obvious. so you might be clicking all over the map to see what sticks and what doesn't.

Smaller maps is where it shines the most, they always have some clever puzzle going on which feels rewarding to figure out. There weren't as many of them as big maps but they smaller ones were easily the highlight for me.

With better hint system this could have been really fun but it ended up being decent enough.

Fun to play and funny to watch and interact with, but also quite tiresome, more than I care to admit.

Hidden Folks achieves what could have never been done on paper, but falls short when trying to impress the player with huge maps full of the smallest things possible to find, and most of these followed by obtuse hints. The first few levels are a joy to play, but it starts to get annoying fast, especially towards the end. The pure white backgrounds doesn’t help either, which constantly lead me to eye strains and a bit of dizziness.

It was worthwhile enough to play, though. An easy pick for any Apple Arcade subscriber. Give it a try, and try playing it with friends, family or your significant other.

Queria tanto ter gostado mais de Hidden Folks. E é estranho dizer isso, mas se ele fosse menor e mais conciso eu teria curtido bem mais.

Nas fases pequenas e médias eu me dei bem e adorei jogar, mas as fases grandes são MUITO grandes, com muitas coisas pra encontrar. Eu só me sentia sobrecarregada e perdida e desanimada de jogar. Avancei quase até o fim, faltando uns 2 mundos, mas ai eu realmente enjoei e resolvi abandonar.

Eu acho a arte muito bonitinha e charmosa, mas infelizmente ser em preto e branco acho que mais me atrapalhou do que ajudou.

Os elementos de puzzle são bem legais, de ter que interagir com objetos pra conseguir criar situações e ai sim encontrar um boneco, ou abrir armários e etc para encontrar alguém ali. Só que, novamente, nas fases gigantescas isso acabou virando um problema para mim, porque eu me sentia perdida demais no meio de tanta coisa pra interagir e tentar descobrir.

Enfim, se fosse tudo um tiquinho menor eu acho que teria amado.

Sehr unterhaltsames Spiel für zwischendurch.

Abseits der guten Zeichnungen finde ich es besonders schön, dass das gesamte Sounddesign im A-Capella-Stil ist. Es gibt deshalb auch keine Musik, sondern sehr gelungene "mundgemachte" Sounds des Entwicklers.

Ist zwar manchmal anspruchsvoll, aber nicht zu schwer.

Nachtrag: Es gibt hier viele verschiedene Szenerien, darunter Dschungel, Strände, Großstädte, Fabriken und Skipisten. Außerdem ist es möglich, zwischen verschiedenen Hintergrund-Designs zu wechseln; um meine Augen etwas zu schonen, habe ich daher einen Sepia-Ton gewählt. Wenn man mal ein paar Stunden Zeit hat, kann man es nebenbei durchspielen. Selbst für die 100 % habe ich lediglich 9 Stunden gebraucht.

All levels completed; 100% of achievements earned. Hidden Folks is a really charming, entirely hand-drawn, 'hidden object' type game, very much in the style of the Where's Wally books. The gameplay is largely based around searching for distinctive people and objects within a series of typically large and complex scenes, grouped according to themes such as snow, desert and forest - but the game remains compelling despite the apparently simple mechanics. Each scene features a lot of interactivity based around clicking on elements within it, from digging holes and parting trees/bushes, to operating switches with a variety of functions, to an extent far in excess of elements that relate directly to the target people/items - the care and attention lavished on the game is clearly evident throughout. The search for your targets is made more interesting by each being accompanied by a short text clue to their location, lending a puzzle-like feeling to many of them - while asmall handful of levels are actually full-blown puzzles rather than the usual people/object search. All told, a really great game.