Them - The Summoning

Them - The Summoning is an old hidden object puzzle game from 2014. It's 9 years old at the time of this review. The game lacks proper widescreen aspect ratio support (it's locked at 4:3) or support for any modern gaming display resolutions (resolution is locked and can't be changed), hasn't been modernised or updated to run smoothly on modern gaming PCs. There's a modern mystery/occult theme to the game, but it's mostly window dressing for a shallow/casual hunt and click game with a few mini-puzzles thrown in. This seems to predate the migration of this genre of games over to the mobile app platforms where their appropriate target audience resides, so I guess we can't blame them for this being on PC, but at the same time it might as well be a mobile app. From a technical perspective, the game doesn't meet basic minimum requirements that most PC gamers expect as standard. There's no options to change the resolution for the game or customise the graphics settings. There's no way for gamers to ensure this is running at the native resolution of their displays... there's no guarantee this game will look right on any PC as a result of this hamfisted design decision. There's no w…

Navigate the complexities of the law as you delve into an unexplored paranormal realm to uncover the truth. Engage in challenging puzzles and experience surreal mini-games as you rely on your instincts to survive and achieve tranquility. With a spectral companion by your side, can you maintain your sanity while pushing the boundaries of reality? Wrongly accused of two murders and pursued by a relentless investigator, you must race against time to piece together the clues that will reveal the true murderer and exonerate yourself. Yet, what you discover is far more sinister and perilous than you ever anticipated. Overall, I enjoyed the game, but I found it challenging to locate certain items—they can be quite small, and some objects that you need to interact with to uncover others lack visual indicators, such as a cursor change. The hidden object scenes are crucial to the experience. The scenes are generally clear, the graphics are satisfactory, and most hidden items are reasonably placed, making the game playable. However, there are several shortcomings; while there are few misnamed objects (a common issue in hidden object games), some items have problematic hitboxes, and there ar…

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The story is not good imo, i would not recommend. Also the graphic from the pictures where you need to find stuff hurts my eyes xD

This is the greatest gaming experience ever.

This game is kind of incredible. It does only one thing, hidden object scenes, and it does them so monumentally badly that I'm in genuine disbelief this wasn't unplayable on purpose. Literally anything you can think of that can be wrong will be wronger. Everything's cluttered and blends into everything else; items are tiny, they can be mostly hidden behind other items, they can be almost invisible even when the hint system is pointing at them; there are hidden compartments that might contain items but there's no indication that they're there; items can have names that require you to have knowledge of saints or church sticks; you can be told to find a paper in a library where the floor and tables are littered with stacks of papers and notes... Oh and you can glitch out and get a filter that gives you green blurry tunnel vision, because ♥♥♥♥ you. First time playthrough: 2 hours 6 minutes 2/10