I always feel bad that we have so little coverage for hidden object games given the ridiculously huge community behind them that’s powering the rapid-fire release schedule of hidden object game dev giants G5 Games and Big Fish Games (and others). They’ve actually gotten really cool over the years, and what originally were basically ultra-basic games that were just digitalizing the hidden object puzzles from kids magazines are now full-featured experiences chock full of varied content between finding objects, mini-games to do with those objects, and often fully fleshed out storylines that persist throughout entire series of these hidden object games.

If you haven’t tried one lately to see how the genre has evolved, here’s your opportunity to try out G5’s Abyss: the Wraiths of Eden ($6.99) in its entirety for free.

The good news is, if you find yourself enjoying this game, you’ll have what essentially amounts to a near limitless pool of other hidden object games to play through. Most of them are initially free to download to give you a taste of what the game is like then have a full game unlock IAP that’s usually somewhere between $5 or $10. Two good places to look for them are G5’s iTunes listing and Big Fish’s iTunes listing.