Sea of Lies: Beneath the Surface

You can easily say that if you’ve seen a hidden object you’ve seen them all, but the truth is that many of them spice things up with different gameplay elements that keep the formula fresh. This might not sound like a difficult thing to do, but you have to remember that there are at least a “billion” hidden object games.

The hidden object genre caught on, especially with people playing games at the office. Yes, we know who you are, and no matter how fast you’ve been minimizing that window, it’s pretty safe to say that everyone knows you’re playing it. With that in mind, Sea of Lies fans should be thrilled that a new game is available and that they can scavenge for more random stuff.

You’re a surgeon that’s been assigned to a ship because of the increased number of pirate attacks, but the ship is attacked by a giant octopus, and you seem to be the only survivor. You take what you have left from the wreckage, and make your way inland, towards a city and civilization.

The idea of hidden games is no just a part of all that you need to do in Sea of Lies: Beneath the Surface. The gameplay is punctuated by puzzles that need to be solved in order to move forward, although the hint function won’t let you get stuck and it’s only limited by a timer, at least on the lower difficulties.

Sea of Lies: Beneath the Surface is beautifully designed, but that’s to be expected from hidden object games. The only problem is that you can see that it’s upscaled when running in full HD resolution, not to mention the fact that some characters have really weird facial animation.

If you put these issues aside, you will probably get a few hours of fun from Sea of Lies: Beneath the Surface. It’s not all that difficult, and the story itself is interesting enough to make you want to finish it.