Downloaded ok but when I run setup.exe I keep getting an error message - "Failed to connect. Please try again later." Anyone else getting this?

Update: I downloaded a copy from MyPlayCity. I worked just fine.

Todays and yesterdays bigfish games don't install on my PC (Windows10 Pro 64bit)
I decompressed the zip files and all 3 files are in there. When I run setup it takes some waitingtime and ends with 'succesfully registered' but there is no game anywhere to be found.
I've even tried with different compatibilty modes.
I also tried with antivirus and firewall turned off.

Yesterday, I've even installed the game from bigfish itself, ofcourse not a registered one, and then ran the setup from giveawayoftheday, but that didn't change it into a registered version neighter.

fajnie było by wiedzieć w jakim języku są gry :)

Excited for today's giveaway! Noted this one for a long while. Likely one of those lost during last data dive (the external HD fell off a flat surface and that was that).

In any case, this is right up there in terms of theme for me, love the spooky scary skeletons et al. Downloading now, but as it's a large file and I've got to go out, not sure I'll squeeze in any actual gameplay today. Interactivity is a plus as it keeps you engaged and wanting to move onto the next part of the story.

Our Whiterabbit gives this 9/10 which furthers makes me happy for this game today, as we know HOGs aren't his #1 genre. :) Cheers for the offer and for the review.

Stay safe everyone.

Psycho Train was originally given away HERE 12th February 2017 where it received a positive 90% thumbs up from 61 votes with 70 comments. The Steam community reviews give it 66% positive rating from 9 reviews HERE

Today's giveaway is almost 818MB in size (and over 1GB once installed). The giveaway servers have limited bandwidth, so downloads will be very slow, especially in the early hours of the giveaway and more so when America wakes up. This is due to large numbers of community members downloading at the same time. The large file means more community members will overlap while downloading, which could mean an excruciatingly slow download.. Please do consider not using a download manager as this will add more of a bottleneck, especially for those not using a download manager. for example the download manager i use can download in sixteen separate packages, which means if i used the download manager, it would take up 16 download slots on the giveaway servers, which would be unfair to those not using a download manager.

Psycho Train aka Mystery Masters: Psycho Train

In Brief

A Hidden Object Game with a mystery to solve, includes mini games. Some of the images I've posted may not be 100% true to the giveaway version because I was using my deluxe version (purchased via Steam 5 years ago) to take screen captures of the game

Introduction:

Save your daughter from an evil ghost in Psycho Train! Explore the train and its abandoned station, search for well-hidden clues, and solve mind-bending puzzles. Each step forward will reveal more of the shocking truth behind your daughter's disappearance! Don't let your fears get the better of you, and don't look away, no matter what you see. Board Psycho Train, and begin your journey towards the unknown!

Reference accessed HERE. Feb 11th 2017 and re-posted 18th July 2020

Main Features:

1) ... Captivating story
2) ... Puzzle-packed locations
3) ... Ingenious mini-games
4) ... Defeat the creepiest villain ever!

The Game:

Explore the mysterious train and reveal age-old secrets in the marvelous game Psycho Train! Aren’t you afraid of traveling by train? It’s one of the safest ways of traveling, they say. The plane may crash down and all the passengers die, there are lots of car accidents all over the world, so talking about safety – the train is in the top-safe list of means of traveling. The main character of the game Psycho Train was sure that the journey with a daughter of his will be pleasant and quick. It was quick, really quick yet totally unpleasant. As the train chugged across the landscapes that surround your hometown, the lights blinked and the stranger appeared to kidnap your daughter. While the next few moments are a blur, you awoke to find yourself on a runaway train at night, the passengers and crew gone, and the locomotive on the verge of breaking apart. What are you going to do? You are alone in the whole train! Investigate it step by step and find a way to fix the locomotive or you’ll get to the accident and die! Your desire to save your daughter pushes you past the shock. To reach your destination, you'll have to explore the train and its abandoned stations, search for well-hidden clues, and solve mind-bending puzzles. Each step forward will reveal more of the shocking truth behind your daughter's disappearance! So start your adventure right now! Get through the dark compartments of this psychedelic train and play lots of puzzles and mini-games! Sharpen your eyesight, boost your attention in a great variety of hidden object scenes and get smarter while solving challenging mini-games. You are to fix the wire, get the right order of multicolored blobs and make pictures from the chaotically thrown pieces – there is only some of these mini-games. Get the final distinction and get to know about a sinister story happened to the kind Bridge keeper and cunning Trainman. Brace yourself to captivating adventures and save your daughter from the Trainman’s trap in the game Psycho Train!

An interesting HOG with excellent graphics and animations. I've only played the game for an hour so haven't posted a full review. You can play either in regular mode where the hint button recharges in 60 seconds and interactive zones sparkle. In expert mode it takes twice as long to recharge the hint button and there's no help with interactive zones. As with most HOG's of this type you can skip cut scenes if you wish, but I'd advise not to as they do add a lot to the overall feel of the game. The game starts once the cut scene has finished with a tutorial, which you can close if you wish. The usual advise such as when the cursor changes into an arrow or magnifying glass indicates something to take a closer look at. When you click on such items you'll zoom in on them and if a hand appears you can interact with the object you are hovering over, most times you'll require an object to find before you can uncover what's hidden behind, for example the food platter with the cover requires the knob to be able to lift the cover to reveal what's underneath, or to look under the floor of the carriage you'll need a torch or other light source to search underneath. It's basically standard fare for HOG's of this type. If you get stuck with respect to not knowing what to do next or where to find an object, the hint button is a handy help. Personally I try not to use the hint button unless I'm totally confused, or have been searching for that last item for ages. There's also a journal that keeps a note of your progress.

The game starts off relatively easy, finding various useful items, all of which are required to progress further into the train. It took me a good 30 minutes and almost 60 screen captures to get to my first full HOG scene, and over a hundred to get to the second. The puzzles are quite logical, but do require you to find various codes ....SPOILER ALERT... for example one code is written on a window, you need to find a cleaning cloth to clean the window before you can see the code. Once a code is found it will appear in the journal. On returning to the puzzles, which are liberally scattered throughout the train; some can be solved simply by clicking on the appropriate clue that you found, which is usually located in the inventory, though some puzzles do require more interaction such as the Chinese chequers like puzzle, where you have to move sets of marbles to fit the pattern. You find the pattern via two separate finds, one of which is ....SPOILER ALERT... in the camera. These interactive puzzles are timed. If you run out of time you can skip the puzzle.

First paragraph referenced from HERE. The rest of the review written by Whiterabbit-uk Feb 11th 2017, re-posted 18th July 2020

Other Reviews, Videos and Walk-throughs and a slideshow of Psycho Train:

You can see community reviews of Psycho Train HERE and more information in the Big Fish forums HERE. You can also see reviews of the game over on Steam (mixed) HERE

if you want to see some game play you can see some videos of game play HERE, HERE, HERE - (German), HERE, HERE, HERE and the following video is the first in a series of 11 walk-through videos of the game which you can see HERE. You'll find a written walk-through over on HOG Game HERE - (someone reported a possible issue with the download version of this walk-through), plus a slide show of 170 images in no particular order (mainly the earliest images are near the end due to numbering), also a lot of the images will contain spoilers such as codes and show you where interactive area's are located. You'll find the slideshow HERE.

Conclusion:

I found Psycho Train very entertaining and very interactive. It was relatively easy, especially for HOG aficionado's. I'd score this a 9 out of 10 for the graphics, game play, sound, interactive are's and excellent puzzles. A good family HOG, though the theme may be inappropriate for young children.

Useful Information not related to today's game giveaway

Don't forget to check out the giveaway forums. Delenn has usually posted the latest freebies. The latest offering from Epic Games Torchlight II HERE. Next week we get Tacoma and Next Up Hero (ie Torchlight II). Just pop over to the game discussion threads HERE and HERE for links to most of the free games.

The Indie Gala developers freebies are available HERE (latest additions) and HERE (81 games in the Showcase, most full versions). Recent additions include Snow White Solitaire Charmed Kingdom, Adam Wolfe (Complete Edition), Spirit of Xanadu and And a nice rts game called Real Warfare 1242, plus a couple I've previously missed in the showcase section called Temper Tantrum and Last Man Standing).

Today is your last chance to get Warhammer 40 000: Rites of War free from GOG HERE. The deal ends at 5pm UK time.

Please Stay Safe everyone