Little Things

Images within images! This mosaic style is a lovely change from the usual hidden object games, colourful and aesthetically pleasing. Graphics are crisp and clear, control is smooth and there's an excellent zoom function. The main screen shows a globe of images and it's from here that you enter the mosaic world. Initially, there are two images available and you search for objects by list, or x amount of a single item. Images repeat but the items to search for are different. You'll receive puzzle pieces and once you've collected the required amount and solved the puzzle, a new image is unlocked. The puzzles are of the swap and rotate type. There's the occasional timer, but it's the friendliest I've ever seen! No penalties, you still complete the level even if items are missed. It's there for those who like a timer, but if not, switch it off in the options. There's also some motion in the game, going in and out of the globe. If motion is a concern, go straight to the options and change that. The hint function highlights an area, then gradually narrows in on the item to find. Don't want to wait? Change that in the options to an instant hint. All in all, very considerate devs for sure!

I love hidden object games. I like simple, but immersive or aesthetically pleasing games, bonus if it comes with relaxing music. I also like games that give you the option to play at leisure without objectives or time limits. I thought Little Things was such a game, but it's not. Though it looks like you have countless options to choose from the "colorful patchwork" mosaic of larger items, you're stuck playing the same boring larger items over and over again until you get enough tickets to introduce you to another larger item. Maybe I didn't give it enough time, but I thought I could just choose a larger item and search tiny items in it. It would have been nice to give the player the option to choose any larger item and then give the player a long list of tiny items to find in the larger item, but this is not that.