With so many Hidden Cats games releasing, almost on a monthly cadence, it was only a matter of time until the genre developers introduced a new cutesy animal to find. Publisher Silesia Games who have brought an abundance of cat hunting games to PC and consoles have now ported Find My Frogs to Xbox, Switch and PlayStation.

Is this simply a pallet swap of Hidden Cats or something toadally new? Our review.

Story and Gameplay

We have covered many ‘cats’ games here at GSC and they are a personal guilty pleasure of mine, providing a semi-regular cosy fix. Most recently with February’s Hidden Cats in Christmas and Hidden Cats in Istanbul before that. If you’re yet to play any in this genre, they are quite simply hidden object games where you’re looking for hundreds of the cats (or frogs) and a wealth of other hidden items. Laid out like a hidden object picture book, you move your cursor around beautiful hand drawn environments and squint to find everything sneakily tucked away.

There are >350 frogs to find in Find My Frogs cutesy play space, alongside many gnomes and other small secret objects. Whilst the frogs were often easy to spot, I have to say that too many of the other secret objects were incredibly hard to find. Having played around fifteen other similar games thus being well experienced, I expect to be able to spot most objects with little difficulty – especially when playing on a 50″ TV. Frustratingly, I found myself using the (unlimited, but with a cool down) hint tool all too frequently, naturally hampering the fun.

Some of the game’s extra items, the insects, offered little more than a thin line antenna to click on. It would take someone hours of clicking around everything in the hope of finding some of these critters without the hint at their disposal. Whilst I appreciate these are hidden object games, this unnecessary difficulty damaged the experience.

There is an entirely forgettable undertone story to Find My Frogs too. By helping Uncle Froger find all the frogs and toads, you’ll set up a late-game family photo. Much like the irritating story in Hidden Cats in Tokyo, it would have been better just left out.

Art, Audio and Design

Given the genre, it would be unfair to call Find My Frogs a pallet swap of the unbroken, yet fatiguing Hidden Cats. Hand-drawn environments are very pretty and there is the option to play in daytime or nighttime, or let the game transition for you. The transitions do make the swamp look pretty in different lights.

Though not expansive, the swamp village itself is one of the better hidden object environments I’ve seen. You can move between the core village and inside a number of tree burrows to find more toads, frogs and gnomes. The hopping creatures themselves have a variety of different fun designs and add some character to the village, much like the special cats you’ll find in Hidden Cats and its spin-off titles.

As well as the hand-drawn visuals, I did enjoy the game’s very tranquil soundtrack. As a budget title, being a one track wonder was to be expected. But, the chilled vibe the music gave ensured this was a very relaxing hour of object finding.

Conclusion – Left Me Pretty Unhoppy

Visually satisfying and a very cosy soundtrack mask the frustrations I had with the fundamental gameplay of Find My Frogs. The frogs themselves were fun to find, but the secret items would have been bordering impossible had it not been for the infinite hint tool.

If you’re a fan of the hidden object genre then Find My Frogs is likely another short-form entry for you. This is also for fans of easy achievement or trophy completions, whom can expect to secure an easy platinum or 1,000G in around an hour. If you’re new to the genre then I would definitely just recommend checking out the Hidden Cats series for titles of a higher standard.

Find My Frogs is now available on Xbox Series X|S & Xbox One, PlayStation 4 & 5 and Nintendo Switch (including Switch 2 via backwards compatibility). The game is also available via Steam. A sequel is also launching later this year.

GSC would like to thank publisher Silesia Games for a code provided for review. The review was played on Xbox Series X.