Do you remember those Where’s Wally (Waldo) books from your childhood? Well, what if someone took the concept of finding hidden objects and put them into a video game? That’s exactly what Belgian indie developers Crazy Monkey Studios have done. So travel with me through time as I uncover hidden treasures in my Hidden Through Time Switch Review.

The Past, but not as we know it

If you know Where’s Wally then you know the mechanics of this game. You’re given 26 levels set through four different time periods and are tasked with finding certain items in those levels. The time periods span from the Stone Age to Egypt, then through the Middle Ages to the wild, wild west.





Each level throughout the periods is charmingly designed. Go T-Rex hunting, explore the pyramids, take part in a Goblin invasion and prevent a bank from being robbed. As you can tell, the levels aren’t historically accurate. Nevertheless, I enjoyed every level and chuckled at the hidden gags and pop culture references sprinkled throughout them.

Cleverly Cryptic

The thing I liked most about Hidden Through Time was that I felt myself getting better at the game. In the beginning I was squinting my eyes and searching every inch of the level for items. However, by the end of the game, I was reading the cleverly cryptic hints from the developers and finding the items with ease. After a while you start noticing items in new maps that you needed to find previously. Therefore, your brain subconsciously notices items that might be on your to find list, making it easier to beat levels.

Make your own levels!

Interestingly, the game has an online mode and a map creator. Therefore, the game can be endless as users can create their own maps and levels. Honestly, I don’t think the Switch version is ideal for creating maps. After all, you’re using a joystick to place items and doing this in handheld mode was not the easiest. Nevertheless, there are user made levels available to play. The ones I played were great and there’s even a like or dislike system that makes sure bad or meme maps get pushed down the play list. In addition, you can even download the user made maps, so if you want to play the game on the go you can load up your Switch and have hours of fun.

Hidden Through Time Switch Review

All in all, I had a great time with Hidden Through Time on the Nintendo Switch. Levels were well designed and had cryptic hints that were just enough help to find hidden objects. Surprisingly, there’s an online mode that lets you access user made maps. All the maps I played were fun and not too challenging and the ability to download them means you can take Hidden Through Time on the go and never get bored.

Therefore, I give Hidden Through Time by Crazing Monkey Studios my rating of

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