We’ve all had those moments where we turn our back for two seconds and our kid gets into some kind of trouble. But for Susan? She steps away to answer a quick phone call outside her quiet woodland cottage, and a literal monster drags her son Jimmy through a glowing dimensional portal. Talk about a bad day.

That is the absolutely wild setup for Lost Lands: Dark Overlord. It is a hidden object puzzle adventure that goes way harder than you would expect, tossing you right into the deep end of a crazy fantasy universe.

CHASING A MONSTER THROUGH A PORTAL

Instead of just panicking, Susan dives headfirst into the portal after him.

You end up stranded in the Lost Lands, a massive, stunning fantasy world packed with weird creatures, hidden magic, and a terrifying villain known as the Dark Overlord who is currently holding the entire realm hostage in fear. You aren’t just a mom looking for her kid anymore. You basically have to overthrow a magical dictator to get your family back together. Along the way, you will bump into a whole cast of bizarre fairy tale characters. If you stop and help them out with their weird problems, they will actually have your back when things get rough later on.

BRAIN BENDING PUZZLES AND MINI GAMES

If you think this is just some lazy tap to find game, prepare for a serious wake up call.

The developers crammed over 50 completely distinct, gorgeous locations into this adventure. You are constantly exploring uncharted corners of the map and grinding through more than 40 wildly different mini games that actually test your brain. The interactive hidden object scenes force you to look closely and think critically. You have to hunt down sneaky morphing objects, piece together weird collections, and unlock a ton of achievements as you dig into the heavy, ancient history of this strange dimension.

THE UNDERWATER BONUS CHAPTER

Beating the main storyline and saving the world is satisfying enough, but the game actually throws in a massive bonus chapter. It drags you deep into a completely different, magical underwater environment to keep the puzzle streak going.

Whether you are playing on a small phone on your daily commute or kicking back on the couch with a massive tablet, the whole experience is perfectly optimized so the graphics always look insanely crisp. Stop wasting your time on boring, repetitive puzzle clones. Step through the glowing portal, solve the mysteries, and help a desperate mother absolutely ruin the Dark Overlord’s entire career.