Mystery Matters

Investigate the secrets of Gardenville

Mystery Matters is an adventure game for players who enjoy crime stories, hidden-object searches, and puzzle-based progression. You follow a detective and an archaeologist through cases involving disappearances, murders, secret groups, unusual experiments, and other threats around the city. The story also includes character relationships, rivalries, and side investigations that add more than one thread to follow.

Search, match, and solve

Progress combines several types of play rather than relying on one puzzle format. Search hidden-object scenes for specific items, complete match-3 levels, and take on mini-games and logic puzzles tied to the cases. Different locations, including a manor, hospital, police station, and museum, provide settings for investigations and conversations with characters who may be withholding useful information.

Restore the city while the cases unfold

Solving mysteries also opens renovation work. You can repair and decorate the manor, its garden, and other parts of Gardenville as the story advances. Additional expeditions and police or supernatural investigations broaden the campaign, while team features and competitions give players ways to play alongside others. Some in-game items, including randomized items, can be purchased with real money.

At a glance

• Developer: Playrix
• Category: Adventure
• Rating: 4.75 from 97,462 reviews
• Installs: 5,000,000+

An internet connection is not required for every part of play, but the game needs connectivity for its initial launch, updates, competitions, and some additional features. That makes Mystery Matters a good fit for players who want a story-led puzzle game with several recurring activities, rather than a single self-contained mystery.