Baimason’s Thing Finder Puzzle

Baimason’s Thing Finder Puzzle is a pretty unique HOG game in which you’ll have to identify objects based on their pictograms. The game contains 60 procedurally generated levels that have both the list of objects to find as well as the icons corresponding to these objects randomized, but at the same time belonging to the same theme and arranged nicely into a distinctive shape. They are unlocked sequentially, 2-3 at a time, and after 10 levels you can additionally unlock an extra one that changes its contents daily.

There are several reasons why I love this game so much. First of all, it’s something you can play in short bursts. The levels are very small, each taking on average one minute to solve, which makes it perfect to be played in between activities, when you have a few minutes to fill.

Secondly, the design of the levels is aimed at providing as much player comfort as possible. The list of objects can contain multiple instances of the same object, but so does the board – in fact, one object can be found multiple times on the board, thus the player doesn’t need to search for the needle in the haystack, as any instance of that object represents a correct match. If you have to search for 3 cars, for example, the board will probably contain 10 of them among many other objects, and this makes it really easy for the player to find at least those 3 occurrences. Additionally, there is a hint system, an option to turn the timer off, lost lives (by mislicking) replenishment over time, various color schemes to pick from, etc.

Thirdly, multiple icons are available for the same object. This adds a bit of flavor to the gameplay, it’s actually really fun to find those 3 cars from the example above in different shapes. The pixel icons are adorable, and even if they’re small, they have lots of cute details to make them distinguishable from others of the same type.

The daily level has quickly become my daily guilty pleasure. While in other games dailies might feel more or less like a chore, Baimason’s Thing Finder Puzzle’s daily level is very relaxing and as easy and short as the rest of the game. There’s only one achievement tied to completing these dailies and since you’d need to do this only 30 times, not much grinding is required to obtain 100% completion.

Baimason’s Thing Finder Puzzle is a little gem that I warmly recommend to all HOG fans out there. It’s beautiful in its simplicity and joyful in its purest form.