New Yankee: Mary's Dark Side

I went in expecting a typical hidden-object grind, but New Yankee: Mary's Dark Side leans harder into turn-based puzzle solving than its genre label suggests. You're moving John and Mary around tile-based boards, collecting items and solving environmental locks to recover memory fragments. The "Dark Side" framing hints at something darker than the cheerful aesthetic delivers, which is fine, the tone stays light and narrative-driven rather than tense or horror-adjacent. The puzzle variety keeps things moving for 4-6 hours, though don't expect the strategic depth of a real tactics game. AI opponents feel more like obstacles than rivals, and the build-order decisions boil down to "use the items in the obvious order." It's solidly executed for what it is: a narrative adventure with puzzle mechanics, not a strategy game wearing casual clothing. Best played in short bursts rather than a weekend binge. Diego, Scout Team

Valve rates this game Steam Deck Playable.

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