Shtriga: Summer Camp

I'll keep it short: It's one of the "not so good" hidden objects games. There is no reason for you to pick up this game as long as there are so many better games of the genre to play. It features a story delivered with zero emotions, no logic (even for a fantasy setting), and a disappointing ending. The game generally moves you forward from one set of rooms to the next with no need to revisit previous areas. Except for a select few cases that make you backtrack. For this reason it's impossible to complete the game without using clues. You can't realistically check 20 locations between each move you make, just to find out which one suddenly has spawned a clickable spot again. There aren't many hidden objects minigames in the game after all. And those that are, get re-used. So you can spot the items that you will later need to search for during the first go - which makes it even more painful not to be able to grab them right away. The art isn't anything special and the objects don't look great. Skip this game.

Spiel kann nicht zu Ende gespielt werden, da aus unerklärlichen Gründen ein Wimmelbild übersprungen wurde, in welchem man ein Schloßteil erhält. Auch mit dem Tipp gibt es keine Lösung, da das fehlende Teil "ignoriert" wird und man zum Schloss gelotst wird, an welchem man beide Teile einsetzen soll - unmöglich, wenn man nur eins besitzt. Sowas ist mir noch nie passiert... Rausgeschmissenes Geld, eins der schlimmsten Wimmelbild-Games ever.

Only play if you've exhausted the majority of the HOG's on Steam. Why? Because there's no map, it's often unclear what you're supposed to be doing next and important items/activities that you need to progress can only be found by roaming the pointer around every scene waiting for it to change into a magnifying glass. Also there are multiple instances where you need something to progress, already have something in your inventory that could be used for the purpose but doesn't work because it's not the specific item that is required. For example: An axe that works fine on iron padlocks but can't be used on thin iron chains. It's beatable but you'll be tearing your hair out at various points while trying to figure out what you're supposed to be doing next.

7/10

Meh, it's okay. Sure doesn't have the style & polish of the newer games, kinda skimps on features too (no collectables, etc). Still finished the game though, so it wasn't that bad overall.

An older HOG and as such is missing some QoL features you may be used to in modern games like instant travel, map, etc. It's also a short game, someone experienced in hidden object games may be able to finish it in 2-3 hours. The story is good enough, the art is well done and does a good job at setting a nice, spooky, atmosphere. If you particularly like horror in your HOGs and are looking for something you haven't played yet try this out. I will also say wait for a sale, I got it for like .60 on a gaming site and it goes on sale often, pick it up then.

its OK, there isn't a map but most of the items you need are in a close area to the end, you basically finish an few scenes and move on (but can go back if you want) I needed to find a couple of things on a walkthrough. art was Ok. atmosphere I liked. wasn't fussed about the story. puzzles were ok.