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1912 Titanic Mystery

Beating 1912: Titanic Mystery has left me mixed. The game has many issues but was still fairly entertaining despite these. I’d say it’s an okay release overall, presuming you’re a genre fan who hasn’t already played it.
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44%Game Brain Score
story
graphics, gameplay
48% User Score Based on 29 reviews
Critic Score 61%Based on 2 reviews

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1912 Titanic Mystery is a single player casual puzzle game. It was developed by Mad Data and was released on July 17, 2019. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and neutral reviews from players.

A thrilling Hidden Object Adventure on board of the most famous ship in the world! A bomb was hidden aboard the Titanic II, a replica of the famous cruise ship! You are the sole person who can find the bomb and save the passengers.

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48%
Audience ScoreBased on 29 reviews
story10 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions

  • Engaging and well-written story with interesting historical facts about the Titanic integrated throughout the game.
  • Variety in hidden object scene difficulties and puzzle challenges, with some mini-games offering skip options to reduce frustration.
  • Suitable length providing hours of gameplay for fans of hidden object games, with a relaxing, casual gaming experience.
  • Many technical issues including bugs with invisible puzzle pieces, poor hit detection, and game crashes; some puzzles are broken or unsolvable.
  • Highly repetitive gameplay due to frequent backtracking and reuse of the same scenes with minimal changes in hidden objects.
  • Outdated graphics with low resolution and lack of modern features such as widescreen support, voiceover, achievements, and visual polish.
  • story
    30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story of the game is praised for its intriguing Titanic-themed mystery, combining diary entries and a modern-day suspense plot involving a bomb threat on Titanic II, which keeps players engaged despite some repetitive gameplay elements. Many reviewers appreciate the historical facts and well-written narrative, describing it as intense, engrossing, and the game's strongest aspect. However, some find the story thin or unoriginal, with arbitrary plot points and presentation flaws, but overall it elevates the experience beyond the average hidden-object game.

    • “The plot kept me engrossed, as did the Titanic facts.”
    • “The highlight of this game was the story which is really in two parts. One is a diary from the original Titanic, you get a page of this diary after each scene and although I would have preferred it presented in a more interesting way, it does tell a nice story which has an interesting finish. The other story element is set in the modern day on the Titanic II; someone has placed a bomb and is taunting you by letter to solve who and why this has been done. Overall I think this is worth playing for the story with the hidden object game being decent enough.”
    • “The story is just so intense and at times I felt pure terror as I was so immersed into the game and felt my life was in threat and I was the only one who could solve the mystery and save everyone.”
    • “In addition, the story line is the laziest I've seen in a hidden object game (and that's saying a lot), and there's far too much repetition.”
    • “Rather than adding tension, these letters only serve to a) showcase how absolutely arbitrary the villain’s identity is, b) highlight your slow story progress, and c) remind you how much backtracking and repetition you are doing.”
    • “The (short) story consists of random facts, cobbled together with a run-of-the-mill suspense twist... instantly forgettable, unless you have a titanic fetish.”
  • graphics
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are generally low resolution and somewhat outdated, with limited variety and some visual glitches in a few minigames. While the available visuals are decent, the overall art style feels simplistic and could benefit from higher resolution and more polish. Despite these shortcomings, the graphics are acceptable but unremarkable.

    • “The graphics are not plentiful but what's there is good. Same goes for the sound, although there is no speech except for during the intro.”
    • “As with most mobile-ported games, there's a simplistic interface, locked screen resolution, limited customizability, and somewhat low resolution graphical assets.”
    • “Improvements that would be good include achievements, and frankly the art style could be up-rezzed or otherwise improved.”
    • “Furthermore, 5 of the 31 minigames are completely broken, with necessary graphics not displaying.”
    • “As with most mobile ported hogs, there's a simplistic interface, locked/unchangeable screen resolution, next to no customizability, and somewhat low resolution graphical assets.”
    • “Improvements which would be good - achievements (of course) and frankly the art style could be up-rezzed or otherwise improved.”
  • gameplay
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is criticized for being outdated and unengaging, primarily involving cluttered hidden-object scenes that lack depth or innovation. Despite a well-written and educational story, the gameplay is considered a significant drawback, leading to a disappointing overall experience.

    • “I mean, that’s a decently sized deterrent to any recommendation, but there’s no point in trying to paper over it; the bulk of the gameplay sees you thrown into a cluttered room and asked to pick out any number of random garbage.”
    • “Despite an excellently written and educational mystery story, this pure hidden-object game totally fails due to terrible gameplay.”
    • “Gameplay: 7”
  • music
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music aspect is noted for its thematic integration, featuring characters such as a musician who ties into the Titanic II setting, enhancing the game's immersive atmosphere.

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1912 Titanic Mystery is a casual puzzle game.

1912 Titanic Mystery is available on Nintendo Switch, PC and Windows.

1912 Titanic Mystery was released on July 17, 2019.

1912 Titanic Mystery was developed by Mad Data.

1912 Titanic Mystery has received mostly positive reviews from players and mostly positive reviews from critics. Most players liked 1912 Titanic Mystery for its story but disliked it for its graphics.

1912 Titanic Mystery is a single player game.

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