Best Hidden Object Games for Christmas 2025

The winter holidays are coming, and I am sure that many of you want to celebrate by playing some amazing Christmas-themed hidden object adventure games.

If that’s the case, I’ve got you covered! I’m here to share in today’s article the best hidden object games to play during Christmas 2025 and during the entire holiday season.

The list below is a mix of classics and new gems – all with a winter or Christmas theme. I am sure you will love them all, and we have a great choice of games to share below. So, without further ado, let’s jump right in to see the best HOPAs you can play this Christmas!

Christmas Stories: Clara and the Guiding Star

The intrepid young Clara is a tinkerer at heart, but she has an undiscovered bravery in her soul that must show itself when a dark mystery unfolds before her. Clara’s father is attacked and turned into a lifeless toy by Mouserinks, an evil entity who rose from a dark dimension.

Clara will soon discover that Mouserinks has victimized many others, and his reign of twisted terror may be far from over. But where exactly did Mouserinks come from, and why is he doing this? Play the game to find out!

Get it from Big Fish Games or Steam.

Bridge to Another World: The Christmas Curse

It’s almost Christmas, and your home is filled with holiday cheer as you prepare to celebrate! But when your daughter, Lily, is mysteriously whisked away to the North Pole through a magical snow globe, an adventure unlike any other begins!

With the help of new friends, it’s up to you to navigate a world transformed by the sinister Krampus to rescue Lily and safeguard the magic of Christmas. Can you do it before it’s too late?

Grab the game from Steam or Big Fish Games to find out.

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Fantastic Findings Hidden Seasons

This is not your regular hidden object game, but it’s one that you might enjoy quite a lot, as it takes the traditional genre and puts it into 3D. Modern, challenging, interesting – it’s definitely worth trying!

Get into the coziest Christmas spirit in this highly detailed hidden object game. Explore many varied levels packed with hidden items – search drawers, unwrap gifts, clean off dirt, cobwebs, eat treats, and find hidden cookies in a festive hunt full of surprises.

Give the game a try on Steam. It’s different, but really nice!

Christmas Fables: Holiday Guardians

Are you ready to be thrown into a Christmas story? Meet and make friends with many magical creatures, explore Santa’s factory, save Christmas, and enjoy the spirit of the holiday!

Gather your wits for an unforgettable detective story in this pulse-pounded new Hidden-Object Puzzle Adventure!

You can grab the game on Steam or Big Fish.

Living Legends: Frozen Destiny

Can you stop an evil Ice Queen before it’s too late? Friendly Fox has the perfect Winter-themed HOPA if you don’t want to go specifically with a Christmas theme.

It’s the night of your family’s grand Winter Ball, the perfect time for you and your beloved, Albert, to announce your engagement! Everything is set for a spectacular evening of fun and romance, until the Ice Queen arrives and kidnaps your fiancé!

That’s just the beginning of your troubles. As a dangerous cold sweeps the land and an icy curse is cast on your loved ones, you find yourself with few allies to help you track down the menacing Queen. But I am sure you can rise up to the challenge and solve the mystery!

Grab this game from Steam or Big Fish Games

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Dark Strokes 2: The Legend of the Snow Kingdom

From its breathtaking opening scene, in which a hunter saves a princess from an uncertain fate at the hands of a Snow Knight, to its stunning conclusion, The Legend of the Snow Kingdom will captivate you with a world abounding in beauty and detail, puzzles and mini-games unlike any you have solved, and a story of unprecedented depth.

Again, not really a Christmas-themed game, but mystery adventure that you will love to play during the holidays, while sipping on your hot chocolate!

You can find it on Steam or Big Fish.

Christmas Wonderland 15 (and the Entire Series)

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a new Christmas Wonderland! Christmas Wonderland 15 is crammed full of gorgeous Hidden Object scenes and superb mini-puzzles, guaranteeing hours of fabulous fun for players of all ages!

This is one of the best-known Christmas-themed hidden object game series and you have to play it too! (And remember that there are 14 more launched in the previous years – so if you run out of options, you can always try more!)

Grab the game from Steam or Big Fish Games.

Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove

The Celtic legend of Dire Grove has been passed down from generation to generation for centuries. Considered a fairytale, its telling was meant to frighten small children into staying in their beds through the night.

A recently unearthed artifact in the United Kingdom, however, proves the dark legend to be true! Use your wits and Hidden Object talents to follow the trail of a group of missing graduate students in this game.

Although it’s not really Christmas themed either, the chills and ice and setting make it a great play during the winter holidays, especially if you’re looking for a more intense adventure.

The game is also on Big Fish Games.

Dark Parables: Rise of the Snow Queen

Journey into the mythical Snowfall Kingdom and investigate the disappearance of children in Dark Parables: Rise of the Snow Queen!

From the ashes of the snow, the legendary Snow Queen rises and terrorizes nearby villages with her supernatural powers.

Rescue the missing children and stop the fabled Snow Queen before her sorrow brings upon the destruction of the world in this game.

A true classic, available on Steam and Big Fish Games.

Christmas Fables: The Magic Snowflake

Santa’s Toy Factory is on holiday overload (happens every year, get used to it). In an effort not to let his co-workers down, one of the elves has refused to take a sick day (elves getting colds, imagine that), and now there’s a vexed 10-year-old kid walking the streets of the city with a very (very!) dangerous artifact in his tiny sweet hands.

Now what do a common cold and an impending catastrophe have to do with each other, you may ask? Play the game to find out!

Get it from Steam or the Microsoft Store.

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Mystery Stories: Mountains of Madness

In Mystery Stories – Mountains of Madness, a chilling Hidden Object Adventure based on H.P. Lovecraft, you have to search for a missing expedition.

A polar researcher and her associate travel to a remote scientific base only to find that the expedition team is dead. For answers, they trek to the mountains where they discover what seems to bring all previous beliefs into question.

You can get the game from Steam or Game House.

Christmas Stories: Puss in Boots

You adopt a forlorn kitten on Christmas Eve, but little did you know what that innocent cat would get you into. It seems a thief has ransacked Santa’s purrrfect little toy town, stealing the Christmas star!

Why would anyone want to stop Christmas from coming? Find out by trying this game! Get it from Steam or Big Fish Games.

Christmas Eve: Midnight’s Call

Snow Hill is a magical town that preserves the Spirit of Christmas for the whole world. But now an evil sorceress threatens to plunge Snow Hill into eternal darkness!

Do you have what it takes to save Christmas? I am sure you do and, even though this is not a game to write home about, you’ll find it enjoyable if you playing during the Christmas holidays.

Another classic that has aged well, available in PLATINUM edition on Game House, but also available on Steam (Collector’s Edition).

Bridge to Another World: Christmas Flight

The fate of Christmasland depends on you in this high quality, holiday-themed HOPA created by Friendly Fox.

A quiet evening of holiday celebrations suddenly transforms into the flight of a lifetime when you’re kidnapped and taken to Christmasland!

A dangerous curse that freezes people’s hearts is taking over this enchanting and cheerful world, and your long-lost nephew needs your help to break it!

You’ll have to team up with new fantastical friends and embark in an adventure of a lifetime, with the ultimate goal of saving Christmas in time!

Get the game from Steam or Wild Tangent.

Wrapping up

These would be our top picks of Christmas-themed hidden object games to play during the winter holidays in 2025.

If you have other favorites that would fit this list well, let us all know in the comments down below. And no matter if you do or don’t… enjoy my recommendations above and enjoy the winter holidays, too!

Also, if you’re reading this article well ahead, maybe you’d like to also check out the best HOPAs to play on Halloween.