Voodoo Chronicles: The First Sign

Voodoo Chronicles: The First Sign is a single player, mouse controlled hidden object game with mini puzzles.

The plot is centred around three men modelled in the style of Victorian adventurers-cum-entrepreneurs who went to a remote island, slaughtered the native tribe, and stole a mystic artefact that grants wishes. As a result they have become rich and powerful but now it's payback time - voodoo style - culminating in a sea monster attack that threatens the city.

The story follows James Voodoo , a detective, as he investigates the murder of one of these men and follows him to through other murders and locations until normality is restored in a game world that is odd mix of art deco and steampunk. Though there are many hidden object puzzles there are also mini games and other puzzle types including re-routing steam pipes, there's a Bridges or Hashiwokakero puzzle, a couple of procedural puzzles where tasks have to be accomplished in the right order, a spot-the-difference puzzle, some whac-a-mole style puzzles and a snake variant and a couple more. All mini-games will reward the player with additional hints when completed and there is a SKIP option in case the player finds them too difficult.

The game has two modes of play, hard or casual, it is fully voiced, it has music and progress is saved automatically. The hint system is only of use during hidden object scenes, the player starts off with one hint being given to them at the start of the game and can earn more as they progress - this is not the kind of game where the player has unlimited hints but has to wait for the system to recharge.