10 Best Hidden Object Games on PlayStation 5 (2026)

From the clues hidden in plain sight to those that take a keener eye to expose, the best hidden object games on PlayStation 5, like Crime Secrets: Crimson Lily and Case Solved: The London Files, have all the detective interrogation and psychological tricks covered. 

However, I’ve added some nuanced options to consider. My favorite is Beholder 3, where you’re a government spy breaking into people’s apartments to search for contraband. In Sound Mind is also a trippy psychological horror, collecting useful objects while enduring the terrors of your own mind.  

10. In Sound Mind

Some of the best psychological horrors have been set in the character’s mind. In Sound Mind goes a step further to weave an unnerving story into its events. You enter the corridors of a mysterious building, stumbling onto several victims of an experimental chemical.

While your gameplay has boss fights in the first-person and frenetic puzzles, it also has hidden object mechanics. During exploration, you search for a variety of collectibles, including pills, vinyl records, gun parts, tapes, mirror shards, and so much more. 

Most of these are useful during gameplay. The mirror shards help you find objects hidden in obscure places, for example, while the pills heal.

9. Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic

What if you were given a 2D hand-crafted map instead? And for good measure, the visuals are the most relaxing, cozy vibe you can practically scan through for long periods without it losing its touch. 

Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic is pleasant to look at, and even more addictive when searching for particular objects dispersed throughout its environments. The map is dynamic, thanks to day and night cycles, as well as seasonal events from summer through to winter.

8. Case Solved: The London Files

Detective games can sometimes be too intense to think straight. In Case Solved: The London Files, though, you’ll find the investigation process relaxing, thanks to a forgiving pace. Through logic and evidence-backed reasoning, you’ll solve different cases in London.

You’ll visit crime scenes, collecting pieces of clues and evidence that tell a larger story. The crime scenes weave intricate mysteries, which can only be solved through the power of observation, interrogation, and pure logic.

7. Skyland: Heart of the Mountain

Skyland: Heart of the Mountain is set on a forgotten, floating, steampunk civilisation, where its citizens face a looming threat. You discover several mysterious disappearances, which seem to tie into the mystery behind your father’s death.

You’ll solve logic-based puzzles, but also search for hidden objects across 40 hand-painted vistas. The hidden objects are clues that reveal more information that saves the citizens of Skyland from annihilation.

6. Unsolved Case: The Scarlet Hyacinth CE

Many of the best hidden object games on PlayStation 5 have been straightforward, in that they give you a scene to analyze and identify a specific number of different hidden objects. Unsolved Case: The Scarlet Hyacinth CE follows this tried-and-tested formula, giving you different crime scenes to investigate.

Serial killers, copycats, and more personal cases like the murder of your boss are all a part of the package. While investigating these cases, you discover several missing persons cases, and throughout your playthrough, a connection begins to form in all the cases you take a crack at.

5. TOEM

In TOEM, you’re running into quirky characters with problems whose solutions lie in the photographs that you take of the game’s black and white, hand-drawn world. You might get asked to help someone find their missing dog, and through analyzing the photos, you pinpoint exactly where the dog is. Simple right?

Some challenges are more complex than that, of course. For instance, some challenges task you with photographing a motel to obtain promotional material. Your angles matter, and yes, you do get a rating for your work.

4. Beholder 3

Beholder 3 has a gritty, eerie atmosphere, reflecting its totalitarian society. It’s oppressive, with constant surveillance of its residents and intimidation. Definitely a different experience from the best hidden object games on PlayStation 5 so far.

The story is also a bit insane. As a disgruntled employee of the Ministry, you decide that the way to work your way back up the ladder is to become a government spy, breaking into people’s apartments and finding contraband. 

There’s flexibility in how you choose to use the secrets you find as well. You might scheme against your co-workers or pit your superiors against one another. Is sacrificing your co-workers and values to get what you want worth it?

3. Cozy Grove

Life simulation games can also have hidden object mechanics, like Cozy Grove. It casts you as a Spirit Scout, who ventures into the forest every day to find hidden secrets that mitigate the threat of the local ghosts. 

Explore some beautiful and dynamic hand-drawn landscapes, completing new quests for every new in-game day. You’ll collect spirit animals and craft decorations for your camp, filling your time after the quests with fishing expeditions.

2. Crime Secrets: Crimson Lily

Crime Secrets: Crimson Lily gives you a single clue to get started with solving a grim murder. All you have is a mysterious paper lily to go on. Yet, the investigation takes you deeper into the mysteries and crimes of a small town. 

You uncover old murders that might be connected to your case. The people you meet might not be who they say they are. How do you track down the murderer, and possibly get to the bottom of what the town is hiding?

1. Tales from Candleforth

Finally, check out Tales from Candleforth, about folk horrors and nightmares. It starts calm and all, with a 16-year-old who has moved on from her grandmother’s disappearance. But she finds clues suggesting that her grandmother might still be alive.

What’s more? She discovers she has superhuman powers that run in her family, and these play a huge role in how she navigates a new world of the occult, dark mysteries, and horrific tales.