Hidden Folks
{{Short description|2017 hidden object video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Hidden Folks
| image = Hidden Folks cover.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| director =
| producer = Adriaan de Jongh
Mirthe Venbrux
| designer = Adriaan de Jongh
Céline Veltman
| programmer = Adriaan de Jongh
Aran Koning
| artist = Sylvain Tegroeg
| writer = Bram van Dijk
| composer = Martin Kvale
| engine = Unity
| platforms = iOS, Linux, macOS, tvOS, Windows, Android, Nintendo Switch
| released = {{ubl|iOS, Linux, macOS, tvOS, Windows|15 February 2017|Android|14 December 2017|Nintendo Switch|31 October 2018}}
| genre = Hidden object game
| modes = Single-player
}}
Hidden Folks is a hidden object game developed by Adriaan de Jongh and Sylvain Tegroeg. In the game, players are presented with a series of animated, interactive scenes and must find hidden characters, objects, and animals. The game was released for iOS, Android, Linux, macOS, and Windows in February 2017.
Gameplay
Hidden Folks is a wimmelbilderbuch video game in which players are tasked with locating hidden characters, objects, and animals in a series of environments, similar to the British book series Where's Wally?. Each scene is animated and composed of monochrome art. The majority of objects in the environment can be interacted with by tapping or clicking on them.
Development and release
Hidden Folks was developed by Dutch indie video game designer Adriaan de Jongh and Dutch artist Sylvain Tegroeg. A prototype of the game was created by de Jongh after he saw detailed illustrations during at Tegroeg's graduate art show. The two began collaborating in 2014, when Tegroeg noticed and was impressed by how de Jongh had used his art. The idea of creating a hidden object game came naturally from Tegroeg's detailed art. All of the game's art was hand-drawn on paper, scanned in to create digital images on a computer, and then layered manually to form the scenes. The game was built using the Unity game engine, but de Jongh also built custom tools to specifically handle the process of digitising the hand-drawn art and maintaining detail on mobile devices. Hidden Folks was designed to be a casual and relaxing gaming experience. The game's audio is composed of noises made from the developers' mouths.
The game was announced in February 2016 and was released for iOS, Android, Linux, macOS, and Windows one year later on February 15.
Reception
=Accolades=
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| Year | Awards | Category | Result | Ref |
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| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 2017
| rowspan="1"| Golden Joystick Awards | Handheld/Mobile Game of the Year | {{Nom}} | ||||
| rowspan="1"| The Game Awards 2017
| Best Mobile Game | {{Nom}} | ||||
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 2018
| rowspan="1"| National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards | Use of Sound, New IP | {{Nom}} | ||||
| rowspan="1"| Game Developers Choice Awards
| Best Mobile Game | {{Nom}} |
References
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{{cite web | url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/312569/Breath_of_the_Wild__Horizon_Zero_Dawn_lead_GDC_2018_Choice_Awards_nominees.php | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105223028/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/312569/Breath_of_the_Wild__Horizon_Zero_Dawn_lead_GDC_2018_Choice_Awards_nominees.php | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 5, 2018 | title=Breath of the Wild & Horizon Zero Dawn lead GDC 2018 Choice Awards nominees! | work=Gamasutra | author=Gamasutra staff | date=5 January 2018 | access-date=12 February 2018}}
{{cite web | url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-wins-another-ga/1100-6457600/ | title=Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Wins Another Game Of The Year Award | work=GameSpot | first=Eddie | last=Makuch | date=22 March 2018 | access-date=22 March 2018}}
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{{cite web | url=http://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2017-awards/Best_Mobile_Game | title=Best of 2017 Awards: Best Mobile Game | work=IGN | date=20 December 2017 | access-date=12 February 2018}}
{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/hidden-folks/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad |title=Hidden Folks for iPhone/iPad Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=27 November 2018}}
{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/hidden-folks/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Hidden Folks for PC Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=27 November 2018}}
{{cite web | url=http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/22/11284616/hidden-folks-hidden-object-wheres-waldo-indie-dev-pen-and-ink-artist | title=Hidden Folks is a stylish collaboration between an indie dev and a pen-and-ink artist | work=Polygon | first=Charlie | last=Hall | date=22 March 2016 | access-date=15 February 2017}}
{{cite web | url=https://www.polygon.com/2017-best-games/2017/12/18/16781674/best-video-games-2017-top-50-mario-pubg-zelda | title=The 50 best games of 2017 | work=Polygon | author=Polygon staff | date=18 December 2017 | access-date=12 February 2018}}
{{cite web | url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/02/03/hidden-folks-wheres-wally-game/ | title=Hidden Folks Looks Like Where's Wally? With Fiddling | work=Rock, Paper, Shotgun | first=Alice | last=O'Connor | date=3 February 2016 | access-date=15 February 2017}}
{{cite web | url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/01/16/hidden-folks-preview/ | title=Hidden Folks is bursting with life and completely daft | work=Rock, Paper, Shotgun | first=John | last=Walker | date=16 January 2017 | access-date=15 February 2017}}
{{cite web | url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/02/15/hidden-folks-review/ | title=Wot I Think: Hidden Folks | work=Rock, Paper, Shotgun | first=John | last=Walker | date=15 February 2017 | access-date=15 February 2017}}
{{cite web |url=https://toucharcade.com/2017/02/20/hidden-folks-review-seek-this-game-out/ |title='Hidden Folks' Review – Seek This Game Out |last=Dotson |first=Carter |date=20 February 2017 |website=TouchArcade |access-date=27 November 2018}}
{{cite web | url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/15/16776632/best-games-2017-zelda-mario-pubg-destiny | title=The 15 best games of 2017 | work=The Verge | author=Verge staff | date=15 December 2017 | access-date=30 June 2018}}
{{cite web | url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/hidden-folks-is-a-huffing-puffing-handcrafted-take-on-wheres-waldo/ | title='Hidden Folks' Is a Huffing, Puffing, Handcrafted Take On 'Where's Waldo' | work=Waypoint | first=Mike | last=Diver | date=15 February 2017 | access-date=15 February 2017}}
{{cite magazine | url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/hidden-folks-is-hand-drawn-wheres-wally-for-iphone | title='Hidden Folks' Is a Huffing, Puffing, Handcrafted Take On 'Where's Waldo' | magazine=Wired UK | first=Oliver | last=Franklin-Wallis | date=15 February 2017 | access-date=15 February 2017}}
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External links
- {{Official website|https://hiddenfolks.com/}}
Category:Android (operating system) games
Category:Monochrome video games
Category:Video games developed in the Netherlands
Category:Single-player video games