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Game2020
Hidden Through Time
Developer Rogueside
Embark on a colourful hand drawn journey of discovery through the ages! From missing dinosaur eggs in the stone age, to a king's crown in medieval times, can you find them all? Discover, create and share worlds with your own hidden treasures in Hidden Through Time! From the Steam store page
195 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
91
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160 positive · 16 negative
95% range 86–94%
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| Steam reviews | 160 | 16 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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19 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
2,880 of 3,076 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 195 · most liked firstI liked the game series before I didn't. Incredible CPU hog. Be mindful of data sharing/privacy when playing the game. Read those pesky EULAs and related agreements... This make me wonder if this data harvesting is what causes the CPU spike while in-game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Be careful. Way too high GPU/CPU usage during gaming. My laptop got extremely hot. I tried looking in what else it could be, but as soon as I turn off the game everything went back to normal.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good (really cute cartoon style) ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good (very fun and dynamic for a seek game) ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master (simple if you use the clues, can be tricky to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I thought it wasnt a bad game but after completing the first stage you have to pay for the next stages which is daft when you already paid for the game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the "poor man's" version of Hidden Folks and is quite boring.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unless you plan to turn into the Hulk, I do not recommend it. Not only do they use the cheapest trick in the book—hiding the object you’re searching for partially behind another object—but you also mostly search for boring small stuff like pebbles, while everything else in the picture keeps constantly moving and driving you insane. Another thing to consider is that some objects are hidden under other objects you can interact with, and not all of them are obvious. On one of the maps, I spent an…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →More Challenging Than It First Appears At first glance, Hidden Through Time looks like a simple hidden-object game designed for a few relaxing hours of casual entertainment. While that description is technically accurate, it would also be selling the game short. Beneath its charming presentation lies a surprisingly engaging experience that constantly encourages observation, curiosity, and attention to detail. After completing the game 100% and finding every hidden object, I can confidently say…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For the cost especially, not worth the money. Too much of the game has to be DLC paid and the Main Story doesn't give you enough to keep your time. Please make more available on the OG paid version so that we get more for our money. Game is cute and well-designed otherwise. Just...not enough for the buck.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely fantastic hidden object game! Very chill experience, has replayability value, includes a great variety of maps even without DLC, offers the ability to create your own puzzles, and is super kid friendly. It also allows for decent zoom-in and the images don't lose fidelity, because some items (like the key) can be an absolute pain to spot.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's a time and place for it. The preview of this game is self explanatory. I get headaches after 5-10 minutes on this, so that's the kind of bite size I can appreciate. If cozy concentration is your thing, it might be for you. If you get motion sickness from repetitive motion on the screen, I wouldn't get it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is an interesting hidden object game that takes you through different time periods, including the Stone Age, Ancient Egypt, the Middle Ages, and the Wild West. Each area has colorful hand drawn maps with lots of fun little details. As you play, the maps get bigger and more detailed. I like that you're not just looking for objects in the open. Some objects are hidden inside buildings, tents, and other interactive places. Every item also comes with a small clue that helps without making it too…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s a game that barely lasts five hours, even if you complete all the achievements, which require playing community-created maps. If approached as a relaxing experience, it ultimately turns into a rather hollow sequence of clicks, focused more on triggering interactions with objects than on genuinely discovering them. In short, the game feels significantly overpriced for what it offers — essentially mindless clicking that demands little real engagement. Extending the gameplay largely…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I found this game is really awkwardly designed and has some racist undertones. If you like games like the Cats Around the World series, you most likely won't like this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of the better "hidden object" games you can find. It's actually pretty hard, I'm not gonna lie! I think the coolest part is the fact that you can create your own maps and share them online for other people to play. You can also play other people's as well. Very relaxing game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Easy to 100% achievements. No dlc needed for that. I like the simple art style and the music is chill. 10/10 hidden objects game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →@polykillpodcast.bsky.social #JustBeatIt I was very sleepy the other day & thought to myself, "I can't play anything demanding, it needs to be easy on the eyes" and thus started up Hidden Through Time (PS4), a game where you need to intensely stare at the screen to look for stuff for hours. Plat#152
unlabelledView post →I would recommend any other hidden object game over this one. The objects may only be 5% to 10% visible and the hints are sometimes misleading. You must also play user created maps to compete the base achievements.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game’s supposed to be calm and chill, but for me it demanded super intense focus In short: anyone who loves hidden object hunting will totally enjoy it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →PROS + Charming and detailed art style. + Relaxing hidden-object gameplay. + Maps feel lively and fun to explore. + Simple and accessible. CONS - Gameplay can become repetitive. - Some objects are tedious to find rather than satisfying. - Limited gameplay depth. VERDICT Hidden Through Time is a nice casual game that I enjoyed for what it is, but I don't find it particularly compelling beyond its basic hidden-object formula. It's best played in short sessions when you want…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great relaxing game, a lot of attention to detail and nice subtle humor. Not too difficult but not easy either. As I enjoyed this, I bought all games in series.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved such games since Where's Waldo magazine.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →On one hand it is a basic hidden object game, it does what is advertised. On the other hand it is the highest quality game I've seen of this genre so far. The scenes are animated, you can click on pretty much everything and they make sounds and there is a chill background music, so they did everything to make hidden object finding a relaxing and fun experience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s a decent game with cute graphics and a relaxing vibe. Fun for killing some time but it didn’t really grab me. As a completionist, I didn't like that you have to buy all the DLCs to fully finish it. I probably won’t continue with the series.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hidden Through Time is a very good hidden game where you have to find objects, peoples, etc... It's really funny because you can interact with everything and they do funny sounds, there's a lots of levels from differents times and landscapes. I highly recommend it!!! 💗💗💗
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hidden Through Time - Hidden object game with very cute art style. It has items you need to collect in a scene and once you have it, you progress to the next levels with the difficulty and items needed to progress increasing. You can create your own levels and share it with you friends which is a really nice.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall Recommended: ✅ Gameplay: ❤️❤️🤍 Graphics: ❤️❤️❤️ Story: ❤️🤍🤍 Music/Sounds: ❤️❤️🤍 Bugs: 🚫 -------------------------------- Total: ❤️❤️❤️🤍
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty simple, but well constructed hidden object game with varied themes. Good for passing the time or having something relatively mindless to do.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Addictive hidden object game! This, its sequel, and all DLC have been worth it to me!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's fine... I guess. I can't say yes to this, and without a meh option, it becomes a no. There were a number of items that were hidden behind trees and rocks that were showing only part of the item, and you cannot move any items. For large things, like dinosaurs, that was ok. But, when looking for the tiniest of daggers, that is annoying. The clues are sometimes not helpful on the massive maps. For the $4 sale price in December 2025, it was ok. But, I would have been annoyed at the $8 full…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →best ''look for something'' game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute and cosy. Most of the objects aren't that hard to find. Sometimes the hints can be obtuse, but it's rarely a problem. Good for when you only have a few minutes to chill.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game lost my interest very quickly. Hidden Folks, another similar game from another studio, is by far the better game. 0.5/5
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ahh i really liked this one! great game to unwind to and listen to music with :) especially like all the little sound effects the devs added
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute little hidden object searching game. Some of the hints they give out are pretty funny. Quick and easy achievements too if you're into that
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hidden Through Time: A Hidden Gem Travel through time as you find all sorts of objects and items – sometimes missing, sometimes hidden on purpose – in this hidden object world! Get to know your surroundings as you slowly collect everything with the help of (sometimes rather silly) hints. Hidden Through Time is the best hidden object game I’ve played to date. It’s not perfect by any means, but it’s definitely top of the list for me. I’m honestly surprised not more people know about this game’s…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →fun & simple hidden object game with cool animations and sounds
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game so much! Many levels, so many details, and love the themes. Highly recommend
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simple and relaxing with some humour. Love it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a pretty fun little time killer. It took me a little over 4 hours to finish all the content in the base game. I haven't explored much of the online content yet, the level I played was decent but I'm pretty sure its all player made, so I wouldn't expect the same quality anyway. My only complaint is how many times you will look for the same mundane items. there are so many interesting little items and people there is no need to ever repeat the same things you have to find between…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love it! As a big Hidden Folks fan, this has been a very fun experience as well. ps. I wish the devs would add a tip function, similiar to cats hidden in X, so that even if the text doesn't enlighten you- there'd be the option to know the general region of the object had you guessed at least 80% of the objects/targets or something like that. Either way, thanks for this cozy game :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Games I finished in 2024, a running list: 17. Hidden Through Time 2: Discovery More "Hidden Through Time!" No change to gameplay, but still fun if you enjoy hidden object stuff.
unlabelledView post →Hidden object game with a cute art style. The ability for players to create and upload their own levels is really what sets this one apart and it's very fun to see what kinds of stories other players come up with for their levels.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it's ok. drawings are cute but the constant moving of the characters is tiresome. are they dancing, are they fighting, do they need to pee? nobody knows. the hint system could be better. the hints are very vague. there is 1 map where i just cant find an object and the hint is not really helping me out. i havent tried the online maps.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →CUTE GAME It's so fun! The levels arent too challenging but as you get further they can provide a good amount of entertainment. The graphics are cute and even though the objects are reused it does stay interesting. I think it could be a bit offensive to some cultures though which does concern me Best Tags to Describe: Point and Click - Search - Hidden Objects Concept • Aesthetics • Audio • Visual • Controls •• 6/10 ••••••• 7/10 ••••••• 7/10 ••• 8/10 •••• 9/10 Story • World •…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My eyesight is progressively getting worse, so naturally I am going to buy the sequel.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute little game to find things in cute map scenes. great campaign, and created online games too. Create yuor own and bamboozle some peops!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Easily one of my favorite hidden objects game publishers. As much as I enjoy finding cats on any given day, I love finding various objects and I love the micro interactions such as poking a little sand pile and something plops out or it's empty. Their games run smoothly on steam deck and a stylus.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →They often have the care to hide more than one similar item through the map so it throws you off a little, nothing is clumped together, there is space for everything and all items are spread around making you look everywhere instead of just behind, under or inside things. Each item tells you a story and, there is a nice, kinda funny mood to everything. The game looks simplistic before you buy but right after you open and start playing you see that it is made with a lot of love and care, all…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is actually pretty good. The main game has a good amount and variety of levels, the levels themselves aren't too large, with a few exceptions. There's also a system where the game counts how many objectives you have found during a whole series of levels, and the more you find, the earlier you can skip a level and go to the next one. So if you find a level that's too big or overwhelming, you can 100% an earlier level to skip this one. It's pretty nice. And for the last, the online…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very good hidden objects game. The base levels are very good. The DLC are all worth the purchase. And there is tons of additional online levels made by the community, with some amazing ones, even better than the ones from the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun hidden object game, with an interesting art style and hints which strike the right balance between pointing you in the right direction without telling you exactly where an item is.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I absolutely adore this game. Love the art style. Love how it gets me thinking.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hidden Through Time is basically “Where’s Waldo?” on steroids - and in multiple centuries. It’s simple, fun, and surprisingly tricky at times. Short version: explore, find hidden stuff, and feel smart while doing it. 7/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very pleasing little game that goes well with a few beers and a large monitor. Beautiful artwork. My only (very minor) gripe is that the background music gets old very quickly and has a pronounced hitch as it restarts the loop each time. A slightly more inspiring choice of scenario-appropriate music would be very welcome. Good value for the single player at this price and I would suggest excellent if you get into the level editor.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →find the objects listen to peaceful tunes great artstyle makes me feel like a kid again with the ispy books
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Addictive, cute and run smoothly on Steamdeck!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A gem. Endless replay value. Creative and visually soft and cute. Love this find of a game to bits!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game. I like to play hidden object games because I'm not very good at finding things and figure I could use the practice. I love that there's no time limit, so it makes it relaxing. I like the hints, too. With them, I have been able to find every object. Also, there are player-created levels, with the opportunity to create your own, and I've gotten a lot out of that, too. I'm just starting to create my own level, and the tools are fairly intuitive.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun "Where's Waldo?" type game where you find various objects hidden on a map. Something I found cool is that most objects react in some way when you click on them either with sound or they open up to reveal special hiding places. There's a campaign with quite a few maps and there is online content too if you want more maps but don't want to pay for DLC.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a nice hidden object game with a fairly extensive system of creating and sharing player made maps. It's one of the better ones out there, and it's sold at a reasonable price. I recommend it!
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