Niggles: Sometimes i get the urge to play hidden object type or farm frenzy type games..
Great, that gives me a starting point!
A fun game that combines two genres is
Settlement: Colossus. The hidden object scenes look very natural, and the resources you collect will be used, then you have the strategy aspect of what you'll build next to improve your settlement.
For IHOG's (Interactive hidden object games) I would recommend the following:
PACKS:
Mystery Masters: 5-Pack - Gate of Mystery Collection (I know for certain that three of the five are excellent -- the other two I've never played, and don't know much about.. and they're ALL collector's editions!!)
Alawar Ultimate Collectors pack (Holy COW! You must get this one, it's an AMAZING deal! :O )
Alawar Hidden Object best 5-in1 Pack ($1.25 for all of these games?? YOU BET! Even if you were to only like one of these titles, it's well worth it! As for me, I liked or loved ALL of them!)
Alawar Hidden Object Top New 5-in1 Pack (Another excellent deal! There are some great games in here, and you can't go wrong at $1.75!)
Stray Souls: Dollhouse Story (LOVE this series! ♥ )
Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles (havne't played it yet, myself, but it was HIGHLY praised by all of my casual game-loving friends)
House of 1000 Doors (very good series, and much-loved by the casual crowd)
Twisted Lands: Insomniac (This is the second in the series, but it's kind of a prequel to #1... and #3, Origins, comes WAY before the first two that were released, giving us the full back story. I love this series, but it's a love-it or hate-it type of situation, based upon friends' reactions.)
Mountain Crime: Requital (I love this one. I put off playing it for a long time because I didn't like the graphics all that much, but I ended up REALLY enjoying it!)
Brink of Consciousness: Dorian Gray Syndrome (Absolutely! One of the best casual game series I've ever played! Be sure to play with the sound ON!)
Forbidden Secrets: Alien Town (Incredibly good, another of my favorites!)
The Gift and
Cruel Games: Red Riding Hood (These are unsung heroes, and yes, they're not the perfect games, but they are both VERY good in their respective ways)
Amanda Rose: The Game of Time (fairly formulaic in gameplay, but I think this is another that deserved more attention than it got)
Lake House: Children of Silence (I loved it, despite the heroine of the story not reacting, in my opinion, in a realistic fashion.)
Nearwood (One of the very best games of 2013, second only to
Nevertales: The Beauty Within, which has the CE content I've ever seen in an IHOG.)
For
Time Management, you can't go wrong with the
<span class="bold">Alawar Ultimate Time Management</span> pack. With ten games to choose from, you'll surely find something to love, and it's only $2.50! :D