New and Updated Hidden Object Games for April 2026: iOS and Android

April was a better month for hidden object on mobile than the first quarter of the year, with one genuinely new global launch, a run of meaty in-app updates from the genre's biggest live-service names, and a pair of soft launches worth keeping an eye on.

The month's clearest standout is Hidden Around the World, a cosy new release from the makers of Hidden in my Paradise. On the live-service side, June's Journey ran a packed Easter-adjacent Treasure Hunt, Hidden City pushed a Green Studio scene with a spring theme, and Seekers Notes opened up a new resort location. Here's the full list.

New and Updated Hidden Object Games for April 2026: iOS and Android

New This Month

Hidden Around the World

Release: 6 April 2026

Ogre Pixel, the Mexico-based studio behind Hidden in my Paradise and A Tiny Sticker Tale, launched Hidden Around the World on 6 April across iOS, Android, PC and Switch. You play as Laly, a photography apprentice, and her fairy companion Coronya, travelling between hand-drawn cities including Paris, Tokyo, New York, Venice and Mexico City.

The core loop blends hidden object scenes with snapshot recreation — you find items in each scene and rearrange them to match a given photograph, earning coins and gacha tickets that unlock decorations for a personal sandbox city. There's also a level editor that lets you build and share your own scenes, with access to other players' creations built in.

"We wanted players to have a relaxed, joyful time exploring famous cities, searching for tiny hidden objects, and completing fun missions," said Ogre Pixel director Steve Durán in the launch announcement.

Notable Updates

June's Journey

Update: Treasure Hunt, 30 March – 9 April 2026

Wooga's flagship hidden object game, June's Journey - Hidden Object, ran a Treasure Hunt event chain across the turn of April, wrapping up on 9 April. The promotion stacked five themed events — Celebrations, Perfume Parlor, Club Mysteries, Sweep the Board, and the core Treasure Hunt — with a bonus reward (a Spring Splendor decoration, a 5-Star Box, Skips and Compasses) for players who collected at least five Easter-themed decorations across the run.

A follow-up app update landed on 14 April.

Hidden City: Hidden Object

Update: Green Studio scene & Maze of Spring Mysteries event, April 2026

G5 Entertainment's Hidden City opened the Green Studio, a new hidden object scene, as the centrepiece of its April update. The framing: Easter is approaching but Shadow City is still buried in snow, and the Maiden of Spring has gone missing, failing to enter through the Gate opened for her. The Green Studio is in full bloom regardless, and the player's job is to search it for clues and find the Maiden before the city freezes over for good.

The Maze of Spring Mysteries event is built around this, with 35 quests and a reward line that includes the Spring Everbloom, the Bunny Cache, and unique avatars of the Spring Aesthetes. A new character called Florian joins the hunt. Alongside the main event, there's a Spring Picnic mini-event with a photo card reward, a Sky Race competition, and the Radiant Artifact Hunt.

Seekers Notes: Hidden Objects

Update: Jasmine Resort, April 2026

MyTona's long-running Seekers Notes rolled out a new location called Jasmine Resort in its April patch, alongside a main event titled Guardian of the Bay. The update introduces Madame Mali, the resort's owner, as a new character, adds Panya the Elephant as a desk guardian unlocked via the Emerald Mystery quest, and opens the Rabbit Café with a restaurant critic challenge to impress.

There's a lot running in parallel. The Colorful Adventure event tasks players with painting a picture; Starcatcher, Gremlin Fun, and Ice Cream for Yeti all run as mini-events with their own rewards; and the Magister's Path guild competition continues alongside them. On the systems side, the Talismans tab in the Inventory has been reworked and there's a Talisman search event that spans multiple locations.

The Secret Society – Hidden Mystery

Update: Decision Time / Festive Gazebo, April 2026

G5's other long-running hidden object staple ran its Easter-timed Decision Time event in early April, paired with a new Festive Gazebo scene. The premise: a magical photo reveals Amelia, a legendary Explorer trapped in a fresco for years, who will appear for one day only and is slowly vanishing as the painting fades. The player's job is to free her before her knowledge is lost.

Decision Time brings 30+ quests, five collections, and three event-themed rewards — the Easter Box, the Easter Treasure Talisman, and the Flower of Rebirth Artifact. A follow-up app version has since gone live via G5's support channel, keeping the game on its near-monthly rhythm.

On the Horizon

There weren't any firm hidden object release dates announced for May or June at the time of writing, but two soft launches from Metacore — the Finnish studio behind Merge Mansion — are worth watching. Both are Android-only, Google Play-only, and available in limited regions. Metacore has described its current wave of new-game projects as pre-alpha tests, so whether either reaches a global launch is an open question.

Hidden Heritage

Expected: soft launch in select regions, no global date

Hidden Heritage casts the player as a granddaughter helping her grandmother uncover decades-old secrets hidden under the city, following a cryptic clue left by Grandpa toward a buried fortune. The store description leans into the mischief of the premise — breaking holes into City Hall and the middle of Main Street is described as part of the scheme, with duct tape offered as the suggested cover-up tool.

The tone and setup sit recognisably in the same world as Merge Mansion's Maddie-and-Ursula family mystery, though the mechanic here is seek-and-find rather than merge.

Heritage Trail

Expected: soft launch in select regions, no global date

Heritage Trail is the road-trip sibling to Hidden Heritage, with the same granddaughter-and-grandmother pairing following a hidden map left by the grandfather to a string of obscure locations. Each stop reveals fragments of the grandfather's secret life, with relatives chasing the same trail adding competitive pressure.

It's the closer of the two to a traditional hidden object setup, with each location framed as a scene to search for clues.