Viki Spotter: Camping

Although some may think that video games only got more complex and demanding in the last few decades, the truth is that casual gaming is more popular today than it ever was, thanks to platforms like Facebook and the like. Hence, while you can still find hardcore titles designed for enthusiasts, there are also millions of people who prefer to match colorful candy or take care of virtual farms.

Viki Spotter: Camping is a find the difference game designed with children in mind, which means that it’s about as simple as it can get in terms of interface and controls. Not only that, but it’s also fairly easy to spot the differences, so that the little guys don’t get too frustrated after failing to find the correct answers. On the other hand, sometimes it can actually be a bit too easy, which might ruin the mood.

As the title implies, the whole thing revolves around Viki going camping, so the images reflect this. Thus, most of the pictures feature forests, scouts and wild animals, all of which are quite friendly. The theme can obviously get a tad repetitive after a point, since there are only so many ways one can depict a tent in the woods, but young gamers are probably fine with this, hopefully.

Since everything is kept as simple as possible, the interface is no different, and neither are the controls. All you have to do in order to mark down a difference is to click on the correct spot, and it doesn’t even matter which image you choose to click on. After that, the spot is circled, which makes it easy to see which clues you already got. Granted, it would be nice for the circles to appear on both images, because it can be a bit disorienting sometimes.

As far as the graphics are concerned, the images are very colorful and enjoyable, but they are far from works of art. They relay the themes pretty well, on the other hand, and there are no weird artifacts or anything of the sort. The game scales up quite well up to 1080p, so you can enjoy the graphics in full-HD if your monitor supports it, without stretching the images.

In the end, Viki Spotter: Camping is obviously not a revolutionary game, but it features enough levels to keep children busy for an hour or so, depending on how quickly they can spot the differences. It also features a hint function in case they get stuck on a particular clue.