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Ghost Detective

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68%Game Brain Score
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68% User Score Based on 250 reviews

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Ghost Detective is a single player puzzle game. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

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Audience ScoreBased on 250 reviews
story32 positive mentions
grinding9 negative mentions
  • Engaging storyline with well-developed characters and a unique New Orleans atmosphere, enhanced by fitting ambient music.
  • No ads or microtransactions, allowing for uninterrupted and free gameplay through a Netflix subscription.
  • Balanced difficulty that is challenging yet not frustrating, with polished graphics and enjoyable hidden object and match-3 gameplay.
  • Progress often does not save or game resets occur frequently, causing frustration and loss of player advancement.
  • Gameplay becomes repetitive with frequent need to revisit the same scenes and grind for items due to low drop rates.
  • Technical issues including freezing, crashing, long loading times, and occasional bugs that hamper the user experience.
  • story
    67 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is generally praised for being engaging, well-written, and intriguing, with nuanced characters and multiple layers, making players invested in the narrative. However, many users find progression frustrating due to repetitive gameplay, slow or blocked advancement caused by item grind or timers, and abrupt or incomplete endings, leading to dissatisfaction despite the strong core storyline.

    • “Graphics are really polished, making finding objects in scenes not a deadly chore, even in overcrowded scenes. The story is really engaging and match 3 is pretty nicely done also.”
    • “Nuanced characters and storylines in a thoughtful, vibrant world.”
    • “It's got a really deep and quite gripping main story too.”
    • “There are several secondary storylines left dangling (essentially all of them in fact).”
    • “The story ends abruptly and not all the side quests are unlocked.”
    • “Playing the same stage 20 times to not get the item to progress the story is just ridiculous.”
  • graphics
    18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are generally praised for being polished, detailed, and visually appealing, with a distinctive art style that enhances the story and gameplay experience. While some users note occasional issues with resolution on small screens and slow loading times, the overall visual presentation is considered a strong point of the game.

    • “Graphics are really polished, making finding objects in scenes not a deadly chore, even in overcrowded scenes.”
    • “Love this game got me hooked; the graphics and detail are great and following the storyline is great too. Definitely 5 stars for this.”
    • “Easy to difficult search scenes with wonderful graphics.”
    • “Since this was obviously intended to be a free-to-play, microtransaction-heavy game, it doesn't do anything innovative; graphics and music are serviceable but not eye-catching, and cutscenes are very brief.”
    • “Once in a while, visuals could have sharper resolution since people are on small phone screens.”
    • “Super slow loading times and bad graphics make for boring gameplay.”
  • monetization
    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game’s monetization is praised for having no ads, no in-app purchases, and no energy restrictions, offering a free, uninterrupted experience. Users appreciate the absence of microtransactions and intrusive popups, making it a refreshing option for free-to-play hidden object game fans.

    • “Absolutely free, no ads, no energy needed, so I can play as long as I like.”
    • “No ads, no restricted energy, and no obtrusive popups urging you to buy stuff.”
    • “No ads, no waiting for lives to refill.”
    • “But, if you love a free-to-play hidden object game and wish it didn't have microtransactions or ads, then this one is for you.”
    • “Still stinks of microtransactions.”
  • music
    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music effectively captures the New Orleans mystic atmosphere with fitting and engaging soundtracks that enhance different scenes. While generally well-received and a highlight for many players, some find it repetitive or annoying over time. Overall, the music is praised and considered a key element that keeps players engaged.

    • “The scenario is original, takes you straight into the New Orleans mystic atmosphere, with matching ambient music.”
    • “Music-wise, it's good too, with soundtracks fitting the different types of scenes.”
    • “Music is excellent, too!”
    • “Since this was obviously intended to be a free-to-play, microtransaction-heavy game, it doesn't do anything innovative; graphics and music are serviceable but not eye-catching.”
    • “Can't switch off extremely annoying music.”
    • “It's really frustrating because I love the artwork but the background music is disappointing.”
  • gameplay
    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Gameplay is generally enjoyable with simple story mechanics, but many players find it repetitive, grind-heavy, and frustrating due to unexplained mechanics and pay-to-win elements. Rounds are short, limiting engagement, and progress can be stalled, leading to diminished long-term appeal despite some anticipation for future updates.

    • “Story mechanics are simple but enjoyable.”
    • “The gameplay is great and I can't wait for future updates and more locations.”
    • “Thoroughly enjoying the gameplay.”
    • “I wanted to rate this game higher.. I truly enjoyed it for a couple of days, but it rapidly got to a point where you just can't advance the story and the gameplay is simply too repetitive to be entertaining on its own anymore.”
    • “There's a bunch of mechanics that never get explained, and the amount of grinding to get to that point is crazy.”
    • “Free with Netflix but still full of the grind-y, annoying pay-to-win mechanics.”
  • grinding
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The grinding in the game is widely viewed as tedious and frustrating, with repetitive tasks such as repeatedly searching the same scenes and collecting numerous items slowing the pacing significantly. Players find the progression bottlenecked by excessive resource gathering and unclear mechanics, which detracts from the enjoyment and relaxation expected from the gameplay.

    • “However pacing slows down a lot and it's about grinding - searching scene 5+ times to find an object to progress instead of 1 or 2 times like at the beginning.”
    • “Having to repeat the same scenes over and over again hoping the quest item drops is tedious and frustrating.”
    • “Enjoyable at first, but it soon becomes tedious; searching the same scene over and over again for little reward.”
  • stability
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from frequent stability issues, including regular freezing, crashes, and glitches that often require restarting the app. Loading times are also problematic, with freezes commonly occurring at the loading screen, leading to a frustrating experience.

    • “It's a nice game, but my screen regularly freezes for no reason and I have to restart the app to unfreeze it.”
    • “Sometimes buggy, regularly crashing, always frustrating.”
    • “Freezes at the loading screen.”
  • atmosphere
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere is praised for its original scenario that effectively immerses players in the mystic New Orleans setting, complemented by fitting ambient music that enhances the overall story experience.

    • “The scenario is original, taking you straight into the New Orleans mystic atmosphere, with matching ambient music.”
    • “The story, the atmosphere.”
  • humor
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor is lighthearted and enjoyable, with amusing animal placements that add a relaxing and entertaining touch to the game.

    • “Very relaxing and funny animal placements.”
  • replayability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers excellent replayability, providing a satisfying hidden object experience that keeps players engaged over multiple sessions.

    • “Fantastic hidden object game with lots of replayability.”
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Ghost Detective is a puzzle game.

Ghost Detective is available on Phone, Tablet, Android and Mobile Platform.

Ghost Detective was developed by Netflix, Inc..

Ghost Detective has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Ghost Detective for its story but disliked it for its music.

Ghost Detective is a single player game.

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