Hidden Clues
The murders are escalating in the city! Follow the clues to crack the cases and arrest the killers! Justice is waiting to be served in these intriguing logic puzzles! Do you have what it takes to be an expert detective?
Hidden Clues is a game where crack criminal cases unveiling clues by solving nonograms puzzle. Also known as Paint by Numbers, Griddlers, Pic-aPix, Picross, Japanese Crosswords, Logic Art, Hanjie and FigurePic.
Here is how you play:
The numbers 2 and 1 signifies there are two filled squares, followed by 1 square in the row. The number 5 means there are 5 squares filled in the row.
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Click the computer to switch the colors of the puzzle. You may need to switch colors if you get stuck.
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Use right click to pin an empty square and left click to highlight a square.
Key Game Features
1. 120+ Challenging multi-color mosaic levels!
2. Follow the clues to the killer!
3. Intriguing custom built puzzles!
4. Play Casual or Advanced mode!
Game Discussion
Steam User 2
While the detective theme has no substance, the nonograms will keep you busy for a while.
The game puts you in the shoes of a team of investigators. Your task is to solve ten cases by gathering clues and identifying the perpetrator. There is no story because investigators merely make brief comments about clues and don’t talk much.
Cases are handled by solving nonograms, a classic puzzle that’s very easy to learn. Each puzzle consists of an empty grid with numbers on the top and left side. Those numbers indicate how many squares in the grid need to be colored. If a row or column has two or more numbers, there must be at least one blank space between the groups of numbers.
The game has two difficulty levels: casual and advanced. The distinction is that hints recharge automatically in casual, whereas advanced only recharges hints with correctly colored squares. There is no reward for doing things on your own, so you can utilize hints as often as you like. Especially since you can only make four mistakes. If you fail, you must redo the puzzle.
Regardless of the difficulty, the game assists you by automatically filling in rows and columns with no numbers. After then, you simply move around and attempt to mark squares according to the rules. While traditional nonogram puzzles are black and white, this game allows you to select colors on the right side of the screen. Every color has its own grid and numbers. Once you've solved everything, you'll have a new clue to solve the murder.
The fun part is that every clue you "paint" in the grid is relevant to the crime. Each case contains 12 puzzles, and you will learn the victim's identity, the murder weapon, the motive, and various other clues. It's just the most basic information, so it’s not very interesting. There are 120 puzzles in the game. Another cool part is that puzzles vary in difficulty. You might get one that will take you ten minutes, and then follow with a one-minute puzzle.
It's a shame there are no achievements or bonuses because solving a case doesn’t feel as satisfying.