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Riddles Of The Past
Riddles Of The Past is a Hidden Object game with detective story and post apocalyptic atmosphere.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
48 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“Another older game that I played years ago. I really enjoyed this all over again... Good story, fun puzzles(actually very easy puzzles or maybe I am getting smarter...lol) The objects to be found are easily found and I…”
“Great hidden object detective game with a female protagonist. Game's in casual mode seemed a bit easy for me, maybe comparing to others, maybe i just played too much games of this genre. However, i would say this one is…”
“Fun hidden object game, with an interesting story. Puzzles are not too hard, but offer some challenge. Took me about two hours to finish it without using any hints. If you are in to these type of games, it will be worth…”
31 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“Great hidden object detective game with a female protagonist. Game's in casual mode seemed a bit easy for me, maybe comparing to others, maybe i just played too much games of this genre. However, i would say this one is…”
“Recommended if it's cheap and/or in a bundle. Well made and drawn, but way too simple, especially the HO scenes. Be good for beginner HOG players - veterans look elsewhere. A 60/100 effort. The good Good artwork and…”
“The first and the most important aspect in games for me is the story. And this one is soooooo dumb! (spoiler hidden) Gameplay is OK, graphics too, but story ruined it all. So, if you a story fan as myself, I can't…”
26 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“Another older game that I played years ago. I really enjoyed this all over again... Good story, fun puzzles(actually very easy puzzles or maybe I am getting smarter...lol) The objects to be found are easily found and I…”
“Fun hidden object game, with an interesting story. Puzzles are not too hard, but offer some challenge. Took me about two hours to finish it without using any hints. If you are in to these type of games, it will be worth…”
“This game takes about three hours to complete. The main story is a bit silly but it gives you a reason to wander around a semi-abandoned town and solve puzzles. In the translations they seem to have confused North…”
10 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“Recommended if it's cheap and/or in a bundle. Well made and drawn, but way too simple, especially the HO scenes. Be good for beginner HOG players - veterans look elsewhere. A 60/100 effort. The good Good artwork and…”
“This game takes about three hours to complete. The main story is a bit silly but it gives you a reason to wander around a semi-abandoned town and solve puzzles. In the translations they seem to have confused North…”
“Riddles of the Past is a fairly easy and fast to finish hidden object game. Short and without a lot of unnecessary jumping around, it's the very definition of casual in my opinon. The game is a detective story in a…”
8 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“Great hidden object detective game with a female protagonist. Game's in casual mode seemed a bit easy for me, maybe comparing to others, maybe i just played too much games of this genre. However, i would say this one is…”
“First game i played by this company and i think its great better then most other hidden object games on steam atm very user friendly”
“I can't recommend this game because the mechanics were a bit sporadic. If not for the hint system, I'd have been lost. Hotspots vary in size, objects that are necessary get "hidden" until later on in-game. Game logic…”
30 of the 84 reviews raise this · 23 of them still recommend the game.
“Okay I know HOGs generally have pretty cheesy stories but this is the worst I've encountered so far. It's not even worth spending energy to comment on the story beyond the fact that it's extremely juvenile and…”
“Another older game that I played years ago. I really enjoyed this all over again... Good story, fun puzzles(actually very easy puzzles or maybe I am getting smarter...lol) The objects to be found are easily found and I…”
“Great hidden object detective game with a female protagonist. Game's in casual mode seemed a bit easy for me, maybe comparing to others, maybe i just played too much games of this genre. However, i would say this one is…”
19 of the 84 reviews raise this · 16 of them still recommend the game.
“Fun hidden object game, with an interesting story. Puzzles are not too hard, but offer some challenge. Took me about two hours to finish it without using any hints. If you are in to these type of games, it will be worth…”
“This game takes about three hours to complete. The main story is a bit silly but it gives you a reason to wander around a semi-abandoned town and solve puzzles. In the translations they seem to have confused North…”
“Fairly easy, fairly casual point and click game. Honestly nothing really bad about this game, it is fairly short so you won't struggle with it for days, or even an entire day but it's not unnecessarily bloated either.…”
18 of the 84 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Okay I know HOGs generally have pretty cheesy stories but this is the worst I've encountered so far. It's not even worth spending energy to comment on the story beyond the fact that it's extremely juvenile and…”
“True, the story was disjointed. True, the puzzles were a bit simplistic. True, the objects weren't exactly hidden. But the reason I cannot recommend this game is that freakin' robotic hint seizure-dog wouldn't stop…”
“The first and the most important aspect in games for me is the story. And this one is soooooo dumb! (spoiler hidden) Gameplay is OK, graphics too, but story ruined it all. So, if you a story fan as myself, I can't…”
16 of the 84 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“I could only handle a few minutes of that damn dog. It serves no purpose other than to annoy the hell out of you. I just couldn't take the squeaking and constant back and forth motion of it, it's so distracting.…”
“Another older game that I played years ago. I really enjoyed this all over again... Good story, fun puzzles(actually very easy puzzles or maybe I am getting smarter...lol) The objects to be found are easily found and I…”
“True, the story was disjointed. True, the puzzles were a bit simplistic. True, the objects weren't exactly hidden. But the reason I cannot recommend this game is that freakin' robotic hint seizure-dog wouldn't stop…”
14 of the 84 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Okay I know HOGs generally have pretty cheesy stories but this is the worst I've encountered so far. It's not even worth spending energy to comment on the story beyond the fact that it's extremely juvenile and…”
“I could only handle a few minutes of that damn dog. It serves no purpose other than to annoy the hell out of you. I just couldn't take the squeaking and constant back and forth motion of it, it's so distracting.…”
“Hey Devs, I just wanted you to know what an AWESOME design decision it was to put a large animation of an epileptic dog with anxiety disorder on the Hint button that moves non-stop throughout the entire game and that…”
Counted across 84 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 80.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Riddles of the past is a very short game with multiple twists. This game is the definition of casual point and click, you just sit there and enjoy the comic style cutscenes and extra easy puzzles. The story is average, music is ok, voice over was not bad. The graphics and…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Riddles of the past is a hidden object game but it dont has the usual hidden object scenes other HoGs have. Instead, you need collect much more items on the regular scenes and add multiple items to unlock some devices which allow the progression. This might be an old method for…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Honestly, I actually liked the gameplay, although I think it was more of a point and click than a hidden object game. The art style was okay, the music was simple and after a while a bit annoying but I can deal with that. The voice acting was not so good but not too bad either.…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Casual · Indie · Hidden Object · Female Protagonist · Detective · Puzzle · Point & Click · Atmospheric · Singleplayer · Mouse only (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , German, Russian * |
| Achievements | 31 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 1.4 GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: Any