Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
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Haunted Past: Realm of Ghosts
Developer Gogii Games
Many years ago, Emily plummeted from an attic window to her doom. Her house now lies abandoned along with the mystery of her death. Sara has inherited this dark home, only to discover that it is not empty. From the Steam store page
144 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Sep 5, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
83
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120 positive · 24 negative
95% range 76–89%
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
159 of 194 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 144 · most liked firstI'm not giving this a thumbs down because it's a bad game. In fact, it's an extremely fun game. However, it's also extremely short. When the game ended, I just sat there dumbfounded. I couldn't believe the game was over already and the story seemed incomplete - there were questions that never got answered. So I looked up the walkthrough on Gamezebo to see if I had missed anything. It turns out that there is a "collector's edition" with more to the story. So I DO recommend this game. But don't…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short version: 84% Haunted Past tells a simple, yet exciting ghost story with an excellent atmosphere in the form of a hidden object game with a few nice mechanics. Long version: A female protagonist in a haunted house unravelling a ghost story is basically hidden object game making 101. What makes Haunted Past: Realm of Ghosts different is how the developers made sure that the player is interested and invested in their tale. Their greatest tool was the pacing, which involves just enough…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is an odd mystery game maybe better avoided than enjoyed by anyone and very very very short. The game is short and all puzzles can be skipped with hint buttons if stuck somewhere. Adjustable difficulty is nice but its the way the game is designed that is the weak point. Many of the hidden object puzzles have a colored filter over the entire screen making everything seem white, blue, or black. This is very straining to try and enjoy veteran players will find, while casual players…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short above-average HOPA game, recommended for fans of the genre but get the Collector's edition somewhere else if you can. The story was interesting but not everything was explained by the end in the plain Steam version. The sound effects and music were atmospheric and well made, didn't feel repetitive. The hidden objects were fair to find, not too easy or too hard. The originality of this game was switching between the past and the present through mirrors. You could see some rooms initially…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly, for €0.99 in the sale and about two hours’ worth of gameplay, it’s well worth it. It’s a fairly standard hidden-object game with puzzles, whose only original feature is the ability to ‘travel’ back in time to hide objects so you can find them in the present. Apart from that, the gameplay consists solely of clicking away without much thought behind it, especially as the (rather simple) storyline is only explained through the few notes you can find during your 120 minutes of play, so…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You inherited a mansion but once there, everything is in disarray and dark. When you realize that ghosts are haunting it, you meet the woman that was killed... your mother. An evil is lurking around and your only way to beat it is to use your gift of walking between the ghost and the living realms.... Haunted Past: Realm of Ghosts is one of these games in my backlog that I decided to play after stumbling upon it on Big Fish games, when I was adding to Neoseeker the series Haunted Manor.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As far as hidden object games go, it's a decent one for the collection. The HOG genre are all very similar in terms of plot lines and gameplay, so it's hard to review these kind of games in detail without all of these reviews sounding the same. The plots are always treasure hunters, old time detectives or historians looking for a special artifact, a murderer or just plain ol' answers. They're always set in spooky houses, old ruins or other planes of existence. History is revealed, secrets…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like the occasional hidden object game as a break from endless zombie slaying and the conquering of endless realms. This game indeed scratches that itch. Very casual; extremely linear and the hidden object areas are good but not too difficult or clever. Where this game fails is in the so called puzzles. They are extremely simple and the developers failed so far offering no mini-games with these. Where the game gets it right is presentation. Good atmosphere, the graphics & sound/music are good…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short but sweet. It took a little over 4 hours to complete. The puzzles are fairly fun and the hidden object parts are decent. I was hoping for something more challenging but for five bucks I really can't complain. I literally ran through this one but I have recently finished a much harder game and that is probably why this one went so fast. The story is disjointed and such but the visuals are really nice. The music is decent and the atmosphere works well. This is a perfect game if you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is an especially good hidden object game, even though it's an older one. I was very pleasnantly surprised by it! The story is coherent, for one thing. And, the objects you search for in the HOG sections are actually part of the story. I appreciate it when devs go to the trouble of weaving story elements into the searches instead of just throwing in meaningless objects. There is a unique mechanic of using mirrors to change from the living world to the spirit world and transporting objects…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Haunted Past is another game from the developer of Princess Isabella, Gogii Games, and is pretty clearly a more recent creation. The graphics are cleaner, the art is better, and the scenes are more detailed in terms of animation and sound. It also feels like a more mature game in tone and design. The haunted house motif is done without jumpscares or loud stingers, and the puzzles are quite a bit more challenging than the ones in Isabella. It's a very polished game, though still a bit dated. One…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good atomospheric Hidden Object game, good graphics, interesting gameplay and alright storyline, very short though, finished it in less than two hours, wait till it goes on sale before buying it, not enough content for full price. Hopefully they'll make another.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its fine...ive seen better HOG games before. 5/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a good old-fashioned casual puzzle game. Perfect for a quick flexin' of the ol' cranium. An interesting side note (to me at least), is that the background sound effects and music are REALLY effective and well done. They set the spooky mood perfectly. I liked it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Quite torn... That describes what I am feeling about the game. First, it isn't a bad HOG. But it's very short (my 8 hours of playtime were caused by me, getting some rest and dozing off). Second the story is interesting. But the riddles and puzzles are quite easy to solve, some of them are literally self solving. The graphics look great, but some of the full screen animations do lag and the sound is at times, best described as... "crunchy" - though the voiceacting was very pretty. If I follow…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was an OK game. It was VERY short, though (only 2.5 hours for me to finish it). The story line has potential, but they didn't really flesh out the details much, which could done a lot for the game and made it a little longer. Spoiler: at the very least, they could have told us how the first wife died and why she's evil. Is she just ticked off being brought back form the dead, or is she jealous that he got remarried AND they had a kid? And, why the hell would her servants, loyal though…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short but entertaining. It took just under 2 hours to complete. The puzzles are fairly fun and the hidden object parts are decent. I was hoping for something more challenging but for 49¢ I really can't complain. I literally ran through this one but I have recently finished a much harder game and that is probably why this one went so fast. The story is disjointed and such but the visuals are really nice. The music is decent and the atmosphere works well. This is a perfect game if you are bored…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First of all it took me ages to get this to work. I finally had to run it in compatibility mode Windows 7, as administrator and high DPI. It took me 2.6hrs and I ended up using the hint button just to find where I had to go next. No real puzzles and the hidden object scenes are pretty basic. Story was average, and if it crashed when I was half way through it, I wouldn't have bothered finishing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wouldn’t say this game is entirely without merit, but the negatives outweighed the positives enough for me to not recommend it. - Production Values - The aesthetics are pretty good, with okay voice acting, background graphics, and atmospheric music that is almost *too* creepy at times. I liked switching back and forth between the dilapidated real world and the ghostly world of the past, but brightness-wise, the normal areas are often too dark to parse, and the ghost realm is comparatively…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short but decent HOG experience with some interesting elements. Would recommend to buy in a sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is an ultra casual hidden object/puzzle/point-and-click adventure game. There's a few games on Steam in this genre. Unfortunately while being released on Steam in 2014, the game was only made for 4:3 aspect ratio. It displays in widescreen by stretching. I'm not sure why the developers felt that everyone was still using 4:3 aspect ratio monitors in 2014, but they were wrong. And if they thought I could recommend people buy a 4:3 aspect ratio game after 2010 (when 16:9 became the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's an ok game. I loved the settings and the transition between the past and present same outline but different details. However the reason for summoning the evil spirit lacked conviction -loyalty by servants?! really now. Anyway I would recommend it if you like HO and if it's on sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you feel like a fast play hiden object/puzzle game then Realm of Ghosts could be for you. I love puzzles and hidden object games that have a strong storyline so I get a lot of play time and also have a choice of choosing differently so that the game has a good replay value. Haunted Past: Realm of Ghosts, bottom line is a fun but super short game as compared to other puzzle/ hidden object/mysteries I have played. Nice little game but not enough replay value for my tastes. I give it 2 out of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Spooky ambiance with a nice storyline. Easily completed in a day (or less).
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The art is beautiful and the puzzles are fun. I got it for 50 cents so I'm pretty happy with it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was a short but sweet game. Got it for dirt cheap on sale. The puzzles and hidden object sections were pretty well made but the story looked like a filler for the game to me . I recommend buying it on sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So I bought this game while it was on sale for the Steam Summer sale, and thank got I only paid the 80 cents for it, rather than the almost 6 dollars, because it's extremely short. It took me maybe an hour with some fumbling and a guide. The thing I have to say that disappointed me the most was that the guide on google says that there's extra content and bonus chapter for the Collector's verson of this, which this game is not... So now Im sitting here dumb founded and upset because there was…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →pros + good looking graphics + real and ghost world traveling mechanic used to solve puzzles and progress is very interesting and enjoyable. + easy puzzles ( if you don't want to challenge) + good voice acting + creepy world and atmosphere + ghost story is intriguing + hidden object elements are fun. + hint system very helpful + there is auto save cons - game is too short - there are no steam achievements - game doesn't drop cards.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Better than I expected for a quick little point and click HO game. Very short. it seemed like the accuracy was off when I tried to click on some things, that's my only con! and it would of been nice to have some steam achievments
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A good entry in the hidden object genre. The ghost world jaunts are fun each time. Light on the puzzling, but the HO scenes are overall very well made. Except for one problem with roosters, owls, and geese not applying for a "bird" clue, there weren't any issues.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Straightforward hidden object game, nice-looking scenes. Has a story. No bonus scenes. There are only a few puzzle parts and they are pretty simple, plus the hidden object scenes have distinct objects, so nothing frustrating.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For an older game, this holds up well and mixes things up from the more modern HOG formula. While exploring a mansion to figure out what is going on with some ghosts that live there, you find mirrors in the rooms to go to the ghost realms to find/hide tools you need to solve problems on the side of the living. The ghost realm was a fun addition along with the glyphs you solve to progress. Puzzles were a bit different from what I'm use to encountering which along with the hidden object scenes…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A great game. Its not really long and hard but its still very fun and has a nice story, great ambience and cool maechanics. I wish they made more parts especially after the mother signals that there will be more to come. Its totally worth playing over and over again. I can really highly recommend this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This one is a tough call. I don't recommend the game, but I don't recommend against it, either. Since Steam requires a yes/no vote, I'll give it a "Recommended" because I did have fun and I don't regret the purchase. Pro: + Interesting mechanic in which you go into the ghost realm and "hide" objects which you then retrieve in the physical world. + In casual mode, a message is displayed at the top of the screen to indicate if a screen has been completed. + The hidden object scenes are fun for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In a month of October, I spy this game that has a supernatural scene and get it to have fun with... and lots of fun was had! It isn't super scary and there are no jump scares. In fact, the story is well written and the sounds/music fit everything super well! I like everything in this game. There isn't even that many Hidden Object scenes actually. Most of the time, you try to see where you can use an object on. Oh! I really liked that the Developers put in "Walk Between Worlds" part.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →great game beautiful story line and animations fantastic job to all that programed this fantastic job
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Has a good story and graphics. I like the interactive play of changing from regular to ghost room. No map to tell you what areas you should go to. It will tell you when you have the area cleared but sometimes a map would be nice to jump to that area rather than back track to till you get to that specific area. The other con is the screen size is not full screen so looking objects can be challenging. It still has good pictures but like I said the full screen did not work like it says.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Took 3.6 hrs to finish. Love the game but would have been nicer if it were longer.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked this game enough. Never played a hidden object game before, so this was my first. Sounds are ok in my opinion. Voice acting feels a little over the top, but not horrible. Early in the game when the lightning was going off, it got annoying after a while of listening to because it's ambiance felt a little too forced. Fortunately there's not a lot of it. The graphics are done really well. Scenes are very pretty and nicely polished. The puzzles weren't difficult and were pretty simple,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun hidden object game with a decent story to guide you on your quest.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I saw this appear in a Midweek Madness sale and thought that for 39p, it might be a good time waster. It might be, but now i'll never know. For some reason, the fullscreen display option doesn't actually work. Instead, you just get what appears to be the windowed version of the game screen, in the same size as the windowed version, with huge black borders. In other words, the game appears in a tiny window in the centre of the screen. This is not great when the whole idea of the game is to find…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun, but really short. Get it when it's on sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very nice HOG, I enjoyed it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good Puzzle game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was a short but fun little puzzle game. I hope the Devs make more! Also it had a story to it, which is rare for such a small puzzle game! Thanks for the fun experience!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Haunted Past has some interesting gameplay aspects that help it stand apart from the rest. In order to collect items, you must travel through mirrors into the spirit realm. Once there, you must hide the objects for them to manifest in the real world. The second twist is the existence of sealed doors which require you to find and trace runes into a mirror to unlock. The story is fairly simplistic, with additional backstory available through journal entries scattered throughout the house. There…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short but fun and well made. The only "negative" thing I have to say is that I wish there was more.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The story was nice and really fun to play, but it was way too short (only 2 hours to finish the game).
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm fairly new to this genre to be honest but I would say that Haunted Past: Realm of Ghosts delivers its fair amount of hidden objects, interesting story and logical reasonning. I'm a sucker for old houses, mansions and their hidden secrets so I dove straight into it and enjoyed what I was being fed. Puzzles aren't that hard and the progression is rather linear and you don't feel like quitting out of boredom. The hint system is quite helpful if you're stuck but the overusing of it might…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I actually really enjoyed this one. While it was under 2 hours to play it had a lot of positives. The puzzle system was good, the story was fun, the rooms were well done, nothing I didn't enjoy about it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked this one. Good HOG. Good story. Wasn't bored. Always a plus. Buy it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was short and sweet! I'd say one of the greater ones in term of playing/game mechanics! I think this is one of the more purer HOGs, more of HOS than puzzles. PROS: > "Area Cleared" notification--- It's heaven sent and relieving to know when done is done! Thanks! > The story was interesting! The dialogue wasn't tedious! > Ghost Realm! Nice creative idea! CONS: > Pretty short! I finished it within 2 hours. > The visuals are heavily outdated, I doubt they'd come back to play around with this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was tempted, initally, to give Haunted Past: Realm of Ghosts a thumbs-down. But on reflection, I realized that top-tier HOGs like [url=http://store.steampowered.com/bundle/1215/]the Engimatis series have spoiled me. Haunted Past is a reasonably good HOG with familiar story elements, adequate length, maybe a bit on the short side, and graphics and sound up to the genre standard. What it lacks are all the extras that a modern HO game tends to have. There's no map. There's no secret…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →a very short yet very interesting HOG. I really liked the story and the extra game mechanics (traveling in mirror ghots realms ) pros. good story good voice acting good music full wide screen cons. pretty short (less than two hours) due to the low resolution of the game sometimes it is hard to think of where some objects are hidden i recommend this game but due its shortness maybe not for the full price. i give it a solid 8/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This should be a "maybe" rather than a "yes" or "no." The Good....... Decent graphics Good sound Very good voice acting throughout Interesting use of ghost realm/reality crossovers to resolve puzzles The Bad ....... Once again, the version on Steam isn't the collectors edition with additional gameplay and longer satisfying ending. (Stop screwing your Steam customers Gogii, this is the second time today you've done this with a game and I negged the first because of it) While the story is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A short hidden object game with fairly easy puzzles. Beautiful graphics, eerie atmosphere. Although the plot is a common theme amongst hidden object games, the story is rich and keeps the player interested. 7/10 because it has that typical HoG ending that leaves off feeling rather unfinished.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A pretty poor HoG with very little story or voiceover.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it passed the time, but I wish it were good. some aspects were initially pleasing, like when i recognised a type of puzzle I enjoy, but everything was exceptionally easy regardless of difficulty settings and got tedious quickly. I wish the hidden object games were smarter, with just a little logic to the objects in each area. I also wish the story at least didn't have misspellings? idk I'm someone who's starving for good gothic horror with kind of a light hand and this is probably fun if you're…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Windows Defender found Behavior:Win32/DefenseEvasion.A!ml. Don't know if it's a false positive, but I don't trust this game anymore. Removed from library.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was a fun little game to play when I wanted something relaxing but still wanted a mystery to solve. Haunted Past: Realm of Ghosts has a cool ghost story, atmospheric locations, and plenty of objects and puzzles to keep you busy. It isn’t especially difficult, and some parts are a little repetitive, but I liked the overall mood of the game. Definitely a good choice for someone who enjoys casual supernatural mystery games. Enjoy :)
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