The Ghost Archives: Haunting of Shady Valley is a hidden-object puzzle game in which you take on the role of an agent of S.O.U.L, a secretive organization dedicated to solving problems related to ghosts. Your task is to deal with the hauntings that plague the abandoned mining town of Shady Valley.

A light-hearted puzzler with a spooky theme

If you've played other hidden-object puzzle games, you'll be familiar with the basic mechanics of The Ghost Archives: Haunting of Shady Valley. You travel around the area interacting with different ghosts, each of whom is your gateway to another puzzle mystery. The overall tone is humorous, although some of the ghosts are a little eerier than others. There are lots of different puzzle minigames, which helps keep the gameplay from getting repetitive; the only real annoyance is some of the fetch quests, which require you to go and find clues you may have already spotted but were unable to collect.

Simple ghostly fun

The Ghost Archives: Haunting of Shady Valley is a fun, not terribly serious ghost-themed puzzle game. Its well-drawn environments and fun characters make it worth a look for fans of the hidden-object puzzle genre.