While for the most part console gamers enjoy more action-oriented, intense, or involved content, the Switch has more than proven there’s a place for lighter fare as well. Typically in the form of a puzzle game of some kind, there have been quite a number of great casual-friendly titles on the system, many that also have an all-ages appeal. Hidden in my Paradise checks that particular box, joining what is now quite a number of hidden object games on the system, though it also tries to flex its muscles to deliver some variation as well.

The main event, for the most part, are a series of stages that you’ll be able to seek out hidden objects in. With some similarities to the Hidden Through Time series, these aren’t just static scenes, there’s a certain degree of interactivity to it. This includes things you can activate, hidden areas you’ll reveal, and even some changes you’ll be able to prompt by changing things like the time of day. 

This is all pleasant enough, but as noted it’s also hardly unique. In the interests of doing things its own way there’s also a photography angle to pursue as well. It turns out that you can do more than simply interact with items in the scene, you’re also able to pick most of them up as well, to move around as you please. Using this capability each stage will also task you with recreating specific snapshots, which you’ll need to do some rearranging to accomplish. Sometimes the behaviors and shot recognition with this can feel a bit quirky, but in general it works well enough and is at least novel.

There’s an ability to set up your own scenes to share, and check out ones made by others as well, but I’m less convinced that this will give the game much more staying power for the average person. Working on these puzzles can be soothing, but given there’s only so much variety you’ll be able to squeeze out of doing this, it feels like this value add will only give you diminishing returns at best. Still, if you’re looking for something leisurely this is a fair option.