Showing Tonight: Mindhunters Incident

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Showing Tonight: Mindhunters Incident is a single player action game with horror and mystery themes. It was developed by phime studio LLC and was released on November 12, 2015. It received neutral reviews from players.

Use your detective skills to solve the mystery of the missing film crew and finish the movie.

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50%Audience ScoreBased on 54 reviews

graphics7 positive mentions

story14 negative mentions

Unique silhouette matching puzzles add a different twist to the standard hidden object gameplay.
Interesting and varied puzzles, including some challenging ones, that require logical thinking.
Good atmospheric soundtrack, well-drawn graphics, and a variety of unique locations throughout the chapters.

The story is confusing, poorly explained, and lacks engagement, making it hard to follow.
Very few actual hidden object scenes; silhouette puzzles are overused and become repetitive and tedious.
Technical issues such as glitches, long loading times, unintuitive UI, unresponsive inventory, and irritating voice acting lower the overall experience.

story
51 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
12% positive mentions, 61% neutral mentions, 27% negative mentions
The story is widely criticized for being confusing, poorly told, and lacking clear direction, with many reviewers finding it nonsensical and difficult to follow. While some appreciated the concept of being trapped in a movie, the plot often feels disjointed, underdeveloped, and undermined by bad voice acting and weak writing. Overall, the story is seen as a significant weakness that fails to engage players meaningfully.
- “Overall, I like the plot of being stuck in a movie. The voice acting can be fun in a bad way, and the villain (and his sidekick Gravy) was cool.”
- “The game’s story centers around Nate who goes to see a movie he’s apparently seen numerous times, except this time he gets sucked into the movie!”
- “Despite some quite subtle paradoxes, the game itself plays out as a mystery, and not as the movie plot though that is debatable.”
- “The story is weird and doesn't really make any sense.”
- “The plot is not understandable near the end, so you have no idea where to go or why you are going there.”
- “It's as if the developers took the half-baked ideas and glaring plot holes from a dozen different low-budget sci-fi movies and used a random number generator to assign them a position in the game's script.”
gameplay
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
23% positive mentions, 54% neutral mentions, 23% negative mentions
The gameplay features a unique shape mechanic used frequently, offering a challenging and logical experience with standard puzzle elements. However, some find the clicking mechanics wonky and frustrating, with occasional intrusive prompts disrupting flow. While smooth for some, others feel the gameplay, combined with weak story and voice acting, detracts from overall enjoyment.
- “The advertised new shape mechanic is incorporated very often in the game.”
- “+Smooth gameplay.”
- “Everything is logical, the gameplay objectives and goals, and the puzzles.”
- “The clicking on the basic gameplay of any of these types of games is a little wonky.”
- “But the weak story, sub-par voice acting and frustrating gameplay all rank this as a 'no' in my book; if you want a good hidden object game that’s not trying to reinvent the wheel then look elsewhere.”
- “I did give it a fair half hour gameplay to see if it would get better but by part two I could not take anymore.”
graphics
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
58% positive mentions, 17% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions
The graphics are generally praised for their detailed artwork and solid visuals, with well-drawn backgrounds and interesting designs that support the story. However, character animations are often described as stiff or wooden, and some issues with pixelation on widescreen displays and imprecise interactive elements were noted. Overall, the graphics are considered good but could benefit from more fluid animations and polish.
- “The graphics and sounds are solid.”
- “The graphics are quite nice, particularly the detailed backgrounds; the animations aren’t too bad, even if they could be a bit more fluid.”
- “Apart from that, the graphics are as good as the soundtrack.”
- “The graphics are well drawn, but the animation of the characters looks very wooden even for a hog.”
- “The voice overs are terrible and the graphics are pixelated on wide screen.”
- “Graphic”
music
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33% positive mentions, 34% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions
The music in the game is generally praised for its atmospheric, retro 8-bit chip tunes that fit well with the gameplay, particularly in the mini-game "Flap for Life." While the soundtrack is well-received and adds to the game's ambiance, some sound effects, especially repetitive ones like footsteps, can become irritating over time.
- “One big pro: the more or less chip music of the retro arcade video game 'Flap for Life' (a game in the game) with many chip sounds of 8-bit music.”
- “The music is atmospheric, not intrusive, and it blends nicely.”
- “Original atmospheric soundtrack.”
- “Audio wasn't bad, I liked the music, but the sound effects got irritating after a while.”
- “The sound effects and music can get a tad repetitive, but they’re relatively nice and seem to fit the game okay.”
- “+Original atmospheric soundtrack”
atmosphere
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game features a good atmosphere highlighted by appealing locations and an original, well-integrated soundtrack that enhances the overall experience without being intrusive.
- “Good atmosphere with some really nice settings!”
- “Original atmospheric soundtrack.”
- “The music is atmospheric, not intrusive, and it blends nicely.”
stability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent bugs, lag, unresponsive controls, and confusing UI elements that hinder gameplay. These glitches, combined with repetitive puzzles and occasional crashes, result in a frustrating and unstable experience.
- “Buggy and laggy gameplay with many repetitive puzzles; the large area covering the back button causes frequent misclicks.”
- “The game is quite buggy; at one point, I tried to exit for dinner and kept clicking the menu button for 10 minutes with no response.”
- “Occasional glitches combined with unclear puzzles, an unintuitive UI, and bad dialogue make this a very unstable experience.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The game's humor is largely unintentional, stemming from absurd and psychologically incoherent moments that shift from initially frustrating to genuinely laugh-out-loud funny as the game progresses. Many users find its quirky, Ed Wood–style awkwardness entertaining rather than off-putting.
- “At first, this was frustrating, but then it got funny - really funny - laugh out loud funny as the game moved on (the use of the piranha wins the prize for absurdity).”
- “This isn't merely a language translation problem (though there were several of these throughout the game); this is a total lack of psychological coherence problem, and it is (intentionally?/unintentionally?) hilarious like an Ed Wood movie.”
- “Unintentionally funny at points.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The grinding aspect is considered tedious due to repetitive tasks like rotating 3D objects into the correct orientation. This mechanic can feel monotonous and hinder overall enjoyment.

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Showing Tonight: Mindhunters Incident is a action game with horror and mystery themes. Common tags for Showing Tonight: Mindhunters Incident include trading and hidden object.

Showing Tonight: Mindhunters Incident is available on PC, Mac OS, Windows and Linux.

Showing Tonight: Mindhunters Incident was released on November 12, 2015.

Showing Tonight: Mindhunters Incident was developed by phime studio LLC.

Showing Tonight: Mindhunters Incident has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked Showing Tonight: Mindhunters Incident for its graphics but disliked it for its story.

Showing Tonight: Mindhunters Incident is a single player game.

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