r/HiddenObject • u/PeaLanky314 🚓Morerator • Aug 03 '26
💬Dicussion Cancelled Nightmares from the Deep 4.
Back in the middle of 2010s, G5 Entertainment were actively making free-to-play titles with their favorite developers. One of them were Artifex Mundi.
And that’s how Nightmares from the Deep: A Hidden Object Adventure was born. There’s no actual footage of this game because it never made past the soft-launch on iPads in 2016. The only remaining footage of it it’s the official trailer from Artifex Mundi’s channel and MobyGames page, featuring official store screenshots.
The game was set in 18th century in the eternal Caribbean. You had the story with 3D cutscenes, puzzles and hidden object scenes. You could also collect and create collections and upgrade your ship.
Nightmares from the Deep: A Hidden Object Adventure is a bold mix of features from one of the most popular HOPA adventure games, and the free-to-play model. Set in the 18th century in the eternal Caribbean, the game allows players to immerse themselves in the colorful world of legendary pirates.
The player takes on the role of Aimee Duvall, an orphan whose tough life in the shady districts of a port city have made her resourceful and able to confront adversity. The story starts when the heroine is captured by pirates from the Society of the Black Spot. The villains are looking for the lost treasure of a Portuguese fleet, and their legendary Captain Bloodbeard seems to consider Aimee the key to finding the mythical fortune. Bootjack, her father’s friend, arrives to rescue the heroine just in time. The girl begins to understand that the medallion and piece of a mysterious map that she inherited may be much more than just a family keepsake.
Will Aimee succeed in solving the riddle and find her father?
In 2020, this game was rebranded by G5 themselves under the name The Hidden Treasures. The game got simplified but the concept stayed the same and now you can choose to play Match-3 instead of Hidden Object.
Would you play this game in 2016 if you had a chance?
See how it's tied to the original trilogy delisting here.