I spy with my little eye… the best hidden object games to play on Nintendo Switch, mobile, and all manner of handheld systems. right now. If you're a fan of puzzles and need some stimulation, these games can tickle your brain with some tantalizing scenarios. Pour a cuppa, grab a comfy chair, and get your mind working with these hidden object games.
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Here are the best hidden object games on portable platforms:
Lost and Found Co.
Portable platforms: Steam Deck
After garnering 200k wishlists, Lost and Found Co. released in March 2026, finally allowing us to get stuck in and search for lost parcels. Oh yeah, and you get to work with a tiny, dragon-shaped god at your side, and help it regain power.
The puzzle levels are colorful, busy, and have moving parts - but also tell a story as you go. You can hop into a demo to test it out and see if you want to become the company's latest delivery intern.
Finding Hannah
Portable platforms: iOS and Steam Deck
Not only are there plenty of objects to find in this game, but Finding Hannah offers a heartfelt story as we go through the levels, focused on different decades and stages of life. She wants answers and information about her life and turns to her mother and grandmother, leading us to discover things about each of them through the themed levels.
Plus, look at that art style - no harsh lines, plenty of bright colors, but not so bright that it'll strain your eyes while looking for the items you need to complete the level.
Crime O'Clock
Portable platforms: Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck
Do you like crime? Regardless of your answer, Crime O'Clock lets you investigate crimes as they unfold with densely packed maps that hold integral clues. Each area is a map you can zoom into, which you must comb through to find all the hidden hints.
Amongst streets and buildings, you can find the answers and work out how to prevent the crimes before they happen, using the power of time manipulation. Someone wants to mess with the timeline, and you musn't let that happen.
Under Leaves
Portable platforms: Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck
Under Leaves is a super adorable and colorful puzzle game, themed around animals and nature. In each level, themed around a specific color, you pick out hidden critters amongst the undergrowth in order to win.
You'll have a small animal friend to help you that points out which object needs to be found, and then off you go - searching away in the underbrush of whichever natural locale you find yourself in.
Wind Peaks
Portable platforms: Nintendo Switch, mobile, and Steam Deck
Wind Peaks follows a group of scouts as they head to the namesake area. Join them in ten different levels, each lovingly hand-drawn in a cartoon-inspired style, and pick out a laundry list of hidden objects amongst the trees of the forest.
This casual and laid-back experience is perfect for a quick coffee break, or a longer head-scratching time if you fancy it, as there are ten levels; do them all at once, or take your time.
Hidden Through Time
Portable platforms: Nintendo Switch, mobile, and Steam Deck
As the name may suggest, this game has levels themed during different time periods, like a medieval marketplace or Roman bathhouses, taking us through the four great ages. Hidden Through Time also comes with a map editor, allowing you to make your own creative puzzles to catch out fellow item hunters.
We also recommend the anticipated sequel, Hidden Through Time 2: Myths and Magic (also available on Nintendo Switch) for more time wimey object finding fun if the first set of levels isn't enough for you.
Hidden Folks
Portable platforms: Nintendo Switch, mobile, and Steam Deck
Hidden Folks is another classic hidden object game. There's a list of objects to find and hints available if you get stuck. This game has over 25 hand-drawn levels and an interesting soundtrack of human noises as sound effects, all on a black-and-white background.
You can change this to sepia or 'night mode', too. Hidden Folks could be considered a more challenging option as there are no colorful clues to give away the locations of items.
Tiny Lands
Portable platforms: Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck
The scenes in Tiny Land are a little more advanced - this time, the stages are 3D environments that can be turned around so we can get a better view, and they even have weather sprinkled over the top! Just because they're small, doesn't mean they're easier.
Visit a beach, a dirt bike track, or even an ocean filled with giant tentacle monsters while picking out hidden differences between the two scenes.