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Disney Find And Seek Games

These games challenge your skills at concentration and observation to find objects that are hidden in plain sight, often with a picturesque scene. Many of these games have accompanying storylines in which solving the picture puzzle unlocks a clue to a larger mystery, expanding the challenge of gameplay. There are also titles that have a series of mini-games to provide a little variety to the overall package.

While there are plenty quality hidden object games in the Windows Store, these are some of the best the Store has to offer.

Disney Find 'n Seek is a colorful arcade game created for Windows Phone by Disney, where you can find many cartoon heroes and plenty of hidden-object scenes. This is a quest by no means, though there are some tasks in the game. The interface look like a library with lots of bookshelves.

Update 4 March, 2017 We have made a few changes to this article based on new releases, reader's input, and staff debate. There may be some new titles in the mix, as well as those that we continue to view as the best from the Windows Store.

The Blacklist: Conspiracy is a hidden object puzzle game for Windows 10 that takes on a crime fighting twist. Available for Windows 10 PC and Mobile, the free game is based on the hit television series The Blacklist and features many of the series' main characters.

Raymond Reddington, a master criminal turned crime fighter, leads you through a series of hidden object puzzles full of clues needed to hunt down criminals and solve the game's mysteries. Clues are rushed off to the F.B.I. lab for analysis with a few mini-games tossed into the mix to offer a little variety to this hidden object game.

You even get to interrogate suspects and witnesses to detect lies and point out contradictions in their stories. There are several crossroads with The Blacklist: Conspiracy that impacts not only character's actions but also the storyline. Should you find yourself struggling to locate items in the puzzles, there are plenty of hints and power-ups available to get you headed in the right direction.

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The Blacklist: Conspiracy is a from the creative gaming minds at Gameloft and offers plenty of twists and turns to the storyline. It is an entertaining and challenging hidden object game for passing the time.

Deadly Puzzles: Toymaker

Artifex Mundi offers a fantastic range of hidden object games in the Windows Store. Deadly Puzzles: Toymaker is a murder mystery game in which you hunt for clues amongst hidden object puzzles to track down a murderer known as the Toymaker.

Deadly Puzzles: Toymaker has two game modes, both with a fair amount of challenge. There is the Casual mode where the hint and skip buttons recharge quickly, and hidden object areas glisten from time to time. The Casual mode also has no penalties for tapping on the incorrect item.

The Expert mode is a tad more intense with longer delays for the hint and skip features, and active zones do not periodically glisten. There are also penalties for tapping too many incorrect items.

Deadly Puzzles: Toymaker includes a wide range of scenes where you must find a list of hidden objects. When successful, clues to the murder mystery are revealed, and you move a step closer to solving the Who Done It. You can zoom into scenes to reveal the finer details, and some objects can be opened to reveal objects.

If you are a hidden object game aficionado, the Artifex Mundi series is a must. Deadly Puzzles is just one of the many entertaining titles the developer offers, and it's available for Windows 10 PC and Mobile. Deadly Puzzles: Toymaker has a free trial version, with the full game currently running at $3.99.

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Mirrors of Albion

Mirrors of Albion is a Windows 10 hidden object game that sends you Victorian-era London to solve a series of crimes and eventually defeat the efforts of the evil Queen of Hearts.

As you first launch the game, an extensive tutorial will greet you which covers the basics of gameplay and the vast assortment of power-ups. You find yourself traveling across London to a variety of venues to hunt down clues that help solve the game's mysteries.

Puzzle scenes are full of detail and can also be enhanced with pinch zooming. Hidden objects are listed either by name or silhouette along the bottom of the display with your hints and power-ups. Power-ups include a magnifying glass that causes the hidden objects to glisten and a tesla wand that causes the items to glow with an electric field.

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As you progress and gain experience, additional venues become available that tests your skills at observation and concentration. Available for Windows 10 PC and Mobile, Mirrors of Albion is a free game with an addictive pull. Mirrors of Albion does a good job of balancing visual puzzles with story, as you progress through the mystery.

Zootopia: Crime Files Hidden Object

Zootopia: Crime Files Hidden Object is a Windows 10 game from Disney based on the Academy Award winning motion picture, Zootopia. Available for Windows 10 PC and Mobile, the free game has you partnering up with Zootopia Police Officers Judy Hopps and Nicke Wilde to solve a range of crimes plaguing the city.

Solve hidden object puzzles for clues, take them to the crime lab for analysis and eventually, nab the crook. The graphics are colorful and full of detail, the puzzles increase in difficulty at a nice pace, and there are plenty of Zootopia characters to meet and interact with such as Hurriet the Sloth, Clawhouser, Rhinowhitz and more.

Zootopia: Crime Files Hidden Object includes six cases to solve, each with multiple puzzles filled with clues. As with most hidden object games, should you need a little help finding items, Zootopia has a few hints and power-ups to get you on the right track.

All said and done, Zootopia: Crime Files Hidden Object is a fun game to pass the time with and a great addition from Disney to the hidden object puzzle genre.

If you have tried out any of these Windows 10 games, let us know what you think of things in the comments. There are plenty more quality Hidden Object games in the Windows Store, such as Disney's Find 'n Seek and Adera.Should we have overlooked your favorite Hidden Object game in the Windows Store, feel free to toss out your recommendation in the comments as well!

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Find 'n Seek is one of the latest releases from Disney and joins the hidden object puzzle genre of games. Available for Windows 10 PC and Mobile, the game is a library full of puzzles themed after popular Disney movies such as Frozen, Tangled and Big Hero 6.

The free game offers a Donald Duck collection of puzzles and the other puzzle chapters are available through in-app purchase. Disney Find 'n Seek is clearly geared more towards the younger gamer, but the more seasoned gamers should also find it challenging to locate the some of the objects hidden in plain sight.

Disney Find 'n Seek opens up in a strange fashion by jumping directly into a tutorial on gameplay. The tutorial walks you through choosing the puzzle book to play from, solving a puzzle and cataloging the rare items you locate. If Disney Find 'n Seek has a main menu, it would be from an enchanted library scene where a magical book sits center screen. You can access the puzzle library by tapping on the 'books' banner and tapping on the magical book opens up an achievement display. There is also two navigation buttons on this screen to go to the help screen and gaming store where you can buy additional puzzle books.

The achievements display highlight any rare objects you find and notes your progress on completing each collection of these items. The game's help screen covers gameplay mechanics and the developer credits. For some reason, this area is password protected much like parental controls are (provided four written numbers and you have to enter them numerically).

Puzzles with Disney Find 'n Seek are sorted by volumes that contain multiple puzzles. The individual volumes are themed after a Disney movie, only a book of Donald Duck puzzles is provided with the free version of the game. Additional volumes include Frozen, Toy Story, Big Hero 6, Tangled and more and are available through in-app purchase. The additional volumes run $2.99 each with bundled deals available for $4.99 to save a little when buying multiple volumes.

Gameplay with each puzzle is your typical hidden-object-style gameplay. You are presented with a scene and a list of items to find sits at the bottom of the display. A collection of power-ups and hints are nestled in the lower right corner.

Each game is timed and if the clock strikes zero before all the objects are located, you fail the level. To claim or locate an item, just tap on it. When first tapped, rare items begin dancing around the screen and require a second tap to collect.

Puzzle scenes are played multiple times and involve the same core set of objects to find (plus the rare objects). Each visit to the scene has these objects shuffled about and I have to give the developers credit with their skills at hiding things. If you do get stumped, the hint button can be used once per game and the power-ups can give you extra time, remove some of the clutter from the scene and reveal hidden objects. The power-ups require an in-app purchase, but you can save a little cash by simply waiting long enough during gameplay until one of the hidden object flashes. The downside to this strategy is that it costs you valuable time. Time is money, so it's your call.

Disney Find 'n Seek does feel as it was developed more for our younger gamers, but gameplay is challenging enough to appeal to all ages (or at least to also stump Mom and Dad when this kid's having trouble locating the final item). The Windows 10 game plays out nicely from the smaller screen of a Windows Mobile phone, as well as from the larger screen of a Windows 10 tablet or PC.

My only gripe with Disney Find 'n Seek is with the number of in-app purchases. From buying new puzzle volumes to buying power-ups, it felt as though at every turn the game presented you with a way to spend a little money. In some cases, a lot of money. Luckily, the volumes can be bundled to reduce the cost a little.

I can see Disney Find 'n Seek being a fun gaming option for road trips, distracting the kids in a restaurant, or keeping them occupied in the waiting room at the dentist. Or you can substitute yourself in there; it's okay, you'll find that hidden snow shoe soon, just look a little harder..

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