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Mint's Hints

Mint's Hints

Mint’s Hints is a cancelled children’s show, and you’ve found yourself on the old set. Find paw-shaped Hints with special ghost-detecting Flashbrights, and discover the secret behind the show’s closure with your Happy-Go-Lucky Notebook, but be careful, the stars of the show are after you.

Released Oct 1, 2024 Developer Nightmare Emporium Platforms Windows ActionAdventureSurvival HorrorAction-AdventurePuzzle
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

80.3%positive294 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“It's a great game based off a child hood show. I love the flashlights, it feels original, and where fun to use Love the Mint's hints game! (I do wish they did more then just 1? future games follow the pattern of only doing one which kinda stinks) This game is truly underrated.…”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“This was one of my most highly anticipated horror games and I loved the concept, I just wish that it had been more popular so that the story could have fully formed. All in all, 8/10 game that I so desperately wish could be higher.”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I lost interest in the game after seeing how terrible the first chase was. The chase had zero room for error, a single misstep or delay and you die, tie this with how long the chase is plus the flashlights switching on their own or not responding to inputs and you just get a…”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

27all-time peak
0 5 10 2025 2026 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 7 avg · Oct 2024

Latest official news

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Sep 03, 2026
Minor bug fix

Fixed the blurriness seen in some cutscenes on higher graphic settings.

Aug 24, 2026
Minor tweaks

Minor patch to video and Funguy dialogue.

Aug 24, 2026
Update Notes

Bug fixes: Fixed Sawwy mouth moving unnecessarily for certain dialogue. Added a missing video file. Made a voice line match the captions.

Aug 24, 2026
Mint's Hints 3 is released!

The final chapter of Mint's Hints is finally here! In this final installment of the game series, you must collect a final set of hints, face the showrunner, and beat Mint at her own game with the help

Jan 01, 2025
Mint's Hints 2 Updates

Minor bug patches, fixed the random crashing users reported on the islands, lowered the ghosts' health based on community feedback.

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, Free To Play
Player tagsAction · Adventure · Survival Horror · Action-Adventure · Puzzle · Cartoony · Walking Simulator · Collectathon · Exploration · Horror · Hidden Object · 3D (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Official sitehttps://mintshints.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2.5 GHz Quad-core Intel or AMD processor Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 580 Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: Includes settings to improve performance on low end PCs