Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek
A detective adventure game enriched with puzzles like "hidden objects". The player plays the role of a private detective who tries to find a lost teenager in the title town.
developer: Artifex Mundi publisher: Big Fish Games Official website
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Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek, released on PC, XONE, AND, WP and iOS, is a mix of a classic adventure game and "hidden object" puzzles addressed to a wide audience. The title was created by the Polish development studio Artifex Mundi specializing in this type of productions.
Plot
The action of the game is set in the American town of Maple Creek that was hit with a powerful storm. The player takes on the role of a detective suffering from the loss of memory, who has to find the missing teenager. As the investigation progresses, the protagonist discovers a dark secret hidden in a seemingly calm city...
Mechanics
As befits a detective adventure, the gameplay in Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek is based mainly on exploration, finding various objects (including evidence) and connecting seemingly unrelated facts. The creators have prepared 46 locations in 34 sceneries, and the plot, full of twists, often forces the participants to revisit and explore the previously visited places. The game also offers numerous logical puzzles requiring a lot of perceptiveness. Thankfully, the built-in system of hints means that even those who aren't as familiar with adventures games shouldn't have problems with solving most of the tasks.
Technical aspects
The audiovisual setting is one of the greatest assets of Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek. Two-dimensional graphics of the game consists of hand-drawn illustrations, and the atmosphere of mystery and evil is perfectly emphasized by the atmospheric soundtrack.
Last updated on 05 June 2015
Game mode: single player
App size:
User score: 1.6 / 10 based on 49 votes.
PEGI rating Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek
Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek System requirements
PC / Windows
- Recommended:
- Pentium IV 1 GHz
- 512 MB RAM
- graphic card 256 MB (GeForce 7600 GT or better)
- 900 MB HDD
- Windows XP/Vista/7