The Curio Society: The Thief of Life

Finding out secrets is a riveting experience, especially if they are fairly important and very few people know about them. Naturally, there are all sorts of conspiracy theories out there regarding secret societies that run the world, but very few of them offer any proof. On the other hand, such claims make for very interesting movies or video games.

The Curio Society: The Thief of Life is a hidden object adventure game in which you have to protect the heritage of a secret society and fight off an evil enemy at the same time. In case you are not familiar with the series, the mechanics are more or less the same as in every other HOPA out there. Thus, you can get right down to it and even skip the tutorial if you are a veteran of the genre.

In short, the story revolves around the Curio Society and a betrayer who decides to fight against the organization and expose everything. Your role is to stop this betrayer and put an end to his plans, while tackling all sorts of dangerous tasks in the meantime. Naturally, the quality of the story is not brag-worthy, but then again you can concentrate on the puzzles instead.

Most of the scenes require you to find a particular object that unlocks the way further, but the object is obviously locked in some kind of container, which means that other items are needed beforehand and so on. It can get boring and repetitive after a while, but it depends on your expectations, because the genre is well-known for featuring such mechanics.

Lastly, the puzzles can be pretty challenging every now and again, even if most of them require you to stumble onto the right pattern and apply it until you unlock the door/container. Thankfully, at least you get to explore gorgeous locations along the way, each one of which is incredibly detailed and nicely design. It also helps that the soundtrack is decent and the voice acting is not too bad either.

All things considered, The Curio Society: The Thief of Life may not be the best hidden object adventure game out there, but it’s a valid attempt. Thus, the story is intriguing, the levels are somewhat challenging, and there’s always something to look at as you are exploring the unique world presented to you.

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