Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: The Strange Case - Extended Edition

Based on the 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, today's game Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde: The Strange Case is a hidden object game. You may find if you have a high resolution monitor that you may need to change the resolution because this game is quite old (I've not found its release date yet, but from the graphics and the hidden object game mechanics, it reminds me of HOG's I bought 15 years ago; not that older games should detract from the pleasure of the game, (personally I find a lot of older games far better (apart from the graphics) than their more modern counterparts).

I'm not going to post a review today as I don't have time to explore games this weekend, though I have included some screen captures from the start of the game. When you come to the screen that says open your eyes, just click on the blurred object in front of you four times to start the game proper.

Don't forget to check out the giveaway forums. Delenn has posted the latest freebies, some via Steam, some via GOG ( War Wind and Hitman Absolution. You can find other free games via GOG HERE) and of course Epic Games weekly giveaway; this weeks Epic Game giveaway is the excellent survival game Ark Survival Evolved (usually costing £44.99/$49.99/€54.99 over on Steam) plus five DLC's for the game. Just pop over to the game discussion threads HERE and HERE for links to most of those games.

There's also a couple of new additions to the Indie Gala developers freebies HERE and HERE (Snow White Solitaire Charmed Kingdom and Spirit of Xanadu) and there's a free Steam key available over on the Humble Store for a 3D platformer game called Snake Pass HERE; (usually costing £15.99/$19.99/€19.99).

Finally, Delenn posted details of an amazing deal earlier this week; it's a bundle containing approaching 1500 game projects called The Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The bundle is available via Itch.io and is estimated to be worth over $8000+ (yes, that's eight thousand plus dollars) if you purchased each project individually. The developers of these games have donated their games towards this bundle and you can get it for $5 or more (if you wish to donate more to the charity) HERE; since the bundle went live, they have already received over four million dollars towards a goal of five million. Seriously, there are some fantastic games in that bundle. Celeste alone still costs $19.99, so just one game in that bundle would still be saving you 75% if you were only getting one game, but you are getting almost fifteen hundred games and that number is rising daily. Not all the games are in the league of Celeste and others (e.g. Oxenfree, Overland, Art Sqool, Wide Ocean Big Jacket, Hexagon, A Short Hike, A Mortician’s Tale, Quadrilateral Cowboy, Gunhouse, The King’s Bird, Minit, A Night in the Woods and Fortune-499), and some may not even be classed as games. Also, all are free standing, requiring no activation keys. You do require a free itch.io account to get the bundle. If you've never heard of itch-io before, they host up and coming indie developers. Even if you don't contribute to the charity, you'll find many games, especially beta versions free of charge, though developers do ask for a voluntary contribution towards development of more games.