Presenting our 2023 Award Winners!

Game of the Year

Mystery Case Files: The Dalimar Legacy Collector's Edition

Player Review: "Thank you for listening to your fans, this game is ABSOLUTELY what we were hoping for.....for the loyal MCF fans like us!!!!"

Vacation Adventures: Cruise Director 8 Collector's Edition

Vacation Adventures: Park Ranger 15 Collector's Edition

Best HOPA

Mystery Case Files: A Crime in Reflection Collector's Edition

Player Review: "This game had everything for me! Visually pleasing, great storyline, challenging, and length of game play. Not to mention great music."

Bridge to Another World: A Trail of Breadcrumbs Collector's Edition

Paranormal Files: Silent Willow Collector's Edition

Best Hidden Object

Clutter RefleXIVe: The Diceman Cometh Collector's Edition

Player Review: "Puzzles by Joe are phenomenal games PERIOD! Joe pours his heart and soul into these games; literally..."

City of Stories: Stephan's Journey Collector's Edition

Finding America: The Great Lakes Collector's Edition

Best Time Management

Golden Rails: Valuable Package Collector's Edition

Player Review: "The game is great. Additional letters and packages have been added for delivery to the right house. Great. I love the addition of these new things."

Northern Tales 6: Oath to the Gods Collector's Edition

Roads of Rome: Portals 3 Collector's Edition

Best Artwork

Lost Lands: Sand Captivity Collector's Edition

Player Review: "This game was amazing! The graphics were superb! Story line good, animation good. Colors fabulous. Absolutely loved this game! The series keeps getting better & better."

Cursed Fables: A Voice to Die For Collector's Edition

Gloomy Tales: One-Way Ticket Collector's Edition

Best Mystery

Whispered Secrets: Purrfect Horror Collector's Edition

Player Review: "... brilliant game grandma keep up the good work YOU ARE OUTSTANDING this is the game I have been waiting for."

Grim Tales: Dual Disposition Collector's Edition

Unsolved Case: Murderous Script Collector's Edition

Best Fantasy

Knight Cats: Leaves on the Road Collector's Edition

Player Review: "The claws are out in Catstown! Normally a peaceful cat burg... a gang of traitorous felines are out to cause turmoil!"

Awakening Remastered: Moonfell Wood Collector's Edition

Royal Romances: The Power of Chosen One Collector's Edition

Best Holiday

Christmas Wonderland 14 Collector's Edition

Player Review: "Christmas is here at last! This is another great game in the series from Casual Arts. But this year's addition adds a devious slant to Frosty the snowman."

Christmas Stories: The Legend of Toymakers Collector's Edition

Christmas Fables: The Magic Snowflake Collector's Edition

Best Detective

Ms. Holmes: The Case of the Dancing Men Collector's Edition

Player Review: "What a "sleuth-tastic game! Join Detective Sharlotte Holmes on a case based upon one of her granduncle Sherlock’s cases."

Detectives United: Beyond Time Collector's Edition

Strange Investigations: Secrets Can Be Deadly Collector's Edition

Best Story

Dark City: Kyiv Collector's Edition

Player Review: "This one not only does not disappoint, it reminds me of why I began playing HOGs in the first place ... Great storyline, visually stunning, and generous game play! "

Grim Tales: All Shades of Black Collector's Edition

Criminal Archives: Alphabetic Murders Collector's Edition

Best Debut

Wilde Investigations: The Zoo Kerfuffle Collector's Edition

Player Review: "... brilliant game grandma keep up the good work YOU ARE OUTSTANDING this is the game I have been waiting for."

It Happened Here: Streaming Lives Collector's Edition

Crowded Mysteries

Creepiest

Crossroads: What Was Lost Collector's Edition

Player Review: "Three eerily beautiful stories are told about a woman. Ghosts aren't missing either, so there's definitely a little spooky factor."

Mystical Riddles: Ship From Beyond Collector's Edition

Halloween Stories: Written in Blood Collector's Edition

Best Animal

I Love Finding Furbabies Collector's Edition

Player Review: "Well, apparently, I still DO love Finding these adorable animals! The scenes are beautiful, the animals are adorable, the mini-games are fun, and the features are top-notch."

Montgomery Fox and the Revenge of Victor Draven

My Lovely Pets 2 Collector's Edition

Best Travel

Finding America: The Pacific Northwest Collector's Edition

Player Review: "It's refreshing to see something of the Pacific Northwest. It is very beautiful and has lots of interesting sites and history."

Vacation Paradise: Florida Collector's Edition

Our Beautiful Earth 7 Collector's Edition

Best Love Story

Connected Hearts: The Musketeers Saga Collector's Edition

Player Review: "A big yes for me. It is a funny and whity game... No ghosts and scary stuff but a love story. Yes Yes Yes for me. Keep those coming!"

Immortal Love: Polar Lights Collector's Edition

Incredible Dracula: Dark Carnival Collector's Edition

Best Match 3

Spellarium 9

Player Review: "Always have liked Spellarium games and this one is up to their usually great quality. Nice match 3 to pass the time on a rainy day!"

Cursed House 12

Nocturnarya Collector's Edition

Best Puzzle

All I Want For Christmas Are Subgames Collector's Edition

Player Review: "So much fun for everyone! ... hours of fun to take you from now to beyond Christmas!"

Art By Numbers 17

Puzzle Vacations: France

Best Mosaics

Daydream Mosaics 3: Shards of Hope

Player Review: "This game isn't just designed for Mosaic fans; Jigsaw geeks will be thrilled, Hidden Object fans will rejoice."

Adventure Mosaics: Autumn Journey

Daydream Mosaics 4: Shades of Blue

How Were Winners Selected?

All winners earned this honor based on overall purchases and sentiment provided in player reviews. The following factors were used to determine the winners:

First seven days sales
A game can only win one award (i.e. if a game wins "game of the year", it cannot qualify for "Best Hidden Object Game", etc.)
Game classifications are determined by the site editor. Many games cross several genres and award categories.

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