Hidden Through Time 2: Discovery

Hidden Through Time 2: Discovery is a super fun and cute hidden object game!

As with the other second game this took a step forward from the first game but then many steps back. If you want to know which game to get here is my recommendation. Want to play online maps? HTT1 Want to create online maps? HTT1 Want to play the official campaign? HTT2: M&M then HTT2: Discovery I find the campaign better in the newer games however Discovery has so many obvious bugs that should never of even made it to release and as such it falls behind M&M which I dont remember having nearly as many problems (although I'm sure there are some). The online Scene is more active in the first game as there are less openable objects, clicking an item actually clicks it instead of a nearby item, and there are far more themed items to choose from which makes many maps feel unique. That said both the second games did things well, mainly with creating your own maps. I much prefer the sort options of the second games and Discovery improved that even further then M&M. I also think being able to choose the music is a nice touch, although I prefer the music of the first game. Another thing I really love is being able to add weather to the map, however having to switch weather modes…

Im playing on steamdeck and the ui hints are taking up half the screen. I have found no options to turn the hints off, or make the ui smaller/less obtrusive. The hints are either automatically on or too easy to accidentally bump with no way to minimize them afterward, from what i can tell by clicking around. Its listed as playable on deck, and it does work and i didnt have issues technically. but i found it frustrating to play with how little screen i can actually see, especially as the levels quickly grew, so i cant recommend this to someone wanting to play ***exclusively on steamdeck.*** Options to customize the size/placement of the UI would help and maybe a little “X” on the hints? Or a setting to permanently disable them? Unfortunately I do not intend to ever play this on a monitor, as this is a game i purchased to play in bed before going to sleep. I am pretty bummed bc i enjoyed the first few levels, but i dont see myself revisiting this one.

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Hidden Through Time 2: Discovery is a cosy hidden-object search game from Rogueside, sending the player through three themed eras from Noir to Science Fiction. All eleven maps were completed across the campaign through the closing credits. The framed detective campaign is the big addition, with Detective Jane Spade investigating the disappearance of a beloved corgi across the whole game. The case bookends the experience, and its resolution is satisfying. The three era settings are well realised, with the Victorian material from Frankenstein and Dracula landing particularly well. The scenery is far more animated than before, and the weather and time-of-day toggles are put to proper use. The clues are even more straightforward than those in Myths & Magic, keeping the search approachable. The concluding setting provides a fitting close to the shortest of the Hidden Through Time games, at just over two hours. Objects can be hidden inside containers, with the bank-robbery chocolates requiring a click in a very odd spot to reveal. The disappearing-items quirk persists, with objects vanishing when zooming or clicking. Some objects only appear at the right time of day, and the scalpel…