Blackriver Mystery. Hidden Objects

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Many of us grow up relying on our sight and doing our best to spot and notice things that may seem a bit off like in Blackriver Mystery: Hidden Objects. You're an investigator who has arrived in Blackriver and doesn't seem to be doing too well. The entire area is in a state of disrepair with many buildings and the facilities no longer functioning. The good news is that you have the investigative potential to find everything needed to save the city and restore everything to its former glory while keeping everyone safe. You'll need to really rely on your sight to find what needs to be found.

About Blackriver Mystery: Hidden Objects

The point of combing through visuals is to find things that don't belong and then see what that could mean. In this game, everything that you find has another hidden use that the citizens seem to know more than you about. That's fine since that means all you have to do is focus on finding whatever they need you to so that steps can be made to restore the city. As long as you're staying sharp and active, you can make steady progress and have a variety of thinking in place to get through the different challenges.

How to Play

Blackriver Mystery: Hidden Objects is a 2D puzzle game about finding objects, matching things, and playing cars to save a city using the mouse. Everything in the game can be manipulated by moving over to it with the cursor, clicking it with the Left Mouse Button, and/or dragging it to where it needs to be. Your energy is tracked at the top of the screen while the different collections are shown at the bottom of the screen. The goal is to fulfill the requests of the various citizens and help restore Blackriver.

When the game begins, citizens will direct you to specific areas where you'll encounter the first kind of puzzle: Finding objects. This requires looking through a specific area for a certain number of items that are tracked at the bottom of the screen. Simply click on them to collect them. You can also use investigative items shown in the bottom right corner, like Magnifying Glasses, to find specific objects. Click the time to collect it and once you find all of them, you'll be rewarded.

The second kind of puzzle requires you to visit a field of gems to collect certain types of gems. To match gems, arrange similar gems in groups of three or more which will remove them and cause more gems to fall into place. The types of gems you need are tracked on the left side of the screen. When you've collected enough, the puzzle will be completed. The bigger matches you make, the more power-ups you'll get like Bombs, which will help clear large parts of the board.

The final puzzle requires you to fight monsters. The point of fixing the city is to protect it from monster attacks but some will still make it through. It will be up to you to fight them by clicking on their icons. Yours and the monster's stats will appear on the left side of the screen, with cards taking up the rest of the screen. They'll be revealed briefly before being shuffled. You'll need to pick cards that harm the monster and help you. Once the monster's health drops to zero, you'll win the fight. The more you play, the more rewards and EXP you'll earn which can unlock new features and restore your energy.

Tips and Tricks

You need to worry about energy management as more and more tasks will pop up as you play. So, determine which ones are the most rewarding based on what you're trying to accomplish and then focus on that. If you can earn energy-boosting items as a result, that's preferred.

Game Details

Developer: MirraGames
Platforms: Web Browser (PC and mobile) and Android
Languages: English and Russian

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FAQs

What is the challenge of Blackriver Mystery: Hidden Objects?

The difficulty of games like these is that areas will become more and more cluttered with objects becoming more obscure and being able to blend in more easily.