Point-and-click

9 Clues 2: The Ward

Single Player

4.0

Users · IGDB

2014

Released

Platforms

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📅 Release Info

Release DateSeptember 17, 2014

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Publisher

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Genres

Point-and-clickPuzzleAdventure

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About this game

9 Clues 2: The Ward is the second installment of Tap It Games' casual adventure series with hidden object puzzles, set in the 1950s America in which a young detective and her partner respond to a distress call from a psychiatric hospital on a secluded island.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Isolated psychiatric hospital and 1950s setting create atmosphere.
Investigation centers on a supernatural mystery.
Investigation, hidden-object scenes, and minigames provide variety.
The game uses hand-drawn environments and character artwork.

Cons

Brief main adventure for a full-priced release.
Many puzzles and investigations offer limited challenge.
Hidden-object sequences are repetitive and conventional.
Predictable story with characterization and twists less prominent than setting.

Pros & Cons are AI-assisted summaries, not our own playthrough reviews. Sources and how we make recommendations.

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Gameplay & themes

Point-and-click

9 Clues 2: The Ward

Single Player

4.0

Users · IGDB

2014

Released

Platforms

🔗🛒▶

📅 Release Info

Release DateSeptember 17, 2014

Developer

Publisher

🏷️ Game Details

Genres

Point-and-clickPuzzleAdventure

Playable on

PCPlayStationXboxNintendoMobile

Show all 11 versions ▾

LinuxWindows PhonePC (Microsoft Windows)MacPlayStation 4PlayStation 5Xbox Series X|SXbox OneNintendo SwitchAndroidiOS

Screenshots & Videos

About this game

Pros & Cons

Pros

Isolated psychiatric hospital and 1950s setting create atmosphere.
Investigation centers on a supernatural mystery.
Investigation, hidden-object scenes, and minigames provide variety.
The game uses hand-drawn environments and character artwork.

Cons

Brief main adventure for a full-priced release.
Many puzzles and investigations offer limited challenge.
Hidden-object sequences are repetitive and conventional.
Predictable story with characterization and twists less prominent than setting.

Pros & Cons are AI-assisted summaries, not our own playthrough reviews. Sources and how we make recommendations.

Where to Buy / Play

Official stores where this game is available. Links open the store page in a new tab.

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