- Meet The Charming Scruff Family.
- Immersive Storyline With Witty Banter.
- Unique And Fun Hint Mechanism.
- Innovative Mini-Games.
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The Scruffs need your help to save their beloved family home from being sold! Grandpa Scruff has a solution - a scavenger hunt to recover his valuable artifacts. But in a surprising twist, Grandpa Scruff reveals that he's been hiding something else - a shocking family secret! Help the Scruffs uncover the secret that will change their lives forever by finding lost items and putting together the clues they need! The Scruffs - laugh at their witty family banter and fall in love with their charm!
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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
This is my first Amazon game download and, since it's 'free' I can't see how I could possibly complain.
The start is a little depressing: daddy just got fired and the family needs to sell the house but... wait... grand daddy, an 'old timer' kind of... remembers that there was something that, if found, maybe they didn't have to sell the house.
What follows is a series of puzzles where you must find various items inside rooms full of hundreds of artifacts. Then, if you do find them, you restore a torn picture off its fragments and then... there's some secret code that it's revealed if you find more items and so on, and so forth...
Not bad, for something that's 'free' (it was so when I downloaded it). You get a story line and you it's a pretty good brain tease.
The following are notable features:
- Compatible with Windows XP, Vista.
- Plays in a window or 'full screen' - resolution seems to be 800x600.
- Time constrained or 'relaxed' mode.
- Some help is available if you really, really can't find an item.
- When played in a window, the game (clock) stops whenever the game is not the 'active' window.
- I experienced no display issues on a Vista laptop
- I found no evidence of any malware/spyware attached to this game. So far, the game played cleanly, strictly on my computer - did not have to reach out over the Net for anything.
Overall, not a bad game, if you have the time and the patience. I've been actually playing it for the past couple of days and, to my surprise, my 11 yr. old kid asked that I downloaded a copy to his own laptop.
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Notes:
- I had to install Amazon's 'downloader' software before downloading the game itself. It was pretty quick and it appears to be harmless.
- When installed, if you keep the defaults, all games go as subfolders inside a folder named Amazon Games.
The start is a little depressing: daddy just got fired and the family needs to sell the house but... wait... grand daddy, an 'old timer' kind of... remembers that there was something that, if found, maybe they didn't have to sell the house.
What follows is a series of puzzles where you must find various items inside rooms full of hundreds of artifacts. Then, if you do find them, you restore a torn picture off its fragments and then... there's some secret code that it's revealed if you find more items and so on, and so forth...
Not bad, for something that's 'free' (it was so when I downloaded it). You get a story line and you it's a pretty good brain tease.
The following are notable features:
- Compatible with Windows XP, Vista.
- Plays in a window or 'full screen' - resolution seems to be 800x600.
- Time constrained or 'relaxed' mode.
- Some help is available if you really, really can't find an item.
- When played in a window, the game (clock) stops whenever the game is not the 'active' window.
- I experienced no display issues on a Vista laptop
- I found no evidence of any malware/spyware attached to this game. So far, the game played cleanly, strictly on my computer - did not have to reach out over the Net for anything.
Overall, not a bad game, if you have the time and the patience. I've been actually playing it for the past couple of days and, to my surprise, my 11 yr. old kid asked that I downloaded a copy to his own laptop.
___________________
Notes:
- I had to install Amazon's 'downloader' software before downloading the game itself. It was pretty quick and it appears to be harmless.
- When installed, if you keep the defaults, all games go as subfolders inside a folder named Amazon Games.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
"The Scruffs" is a hidden object type game directed towards kids but the hidden objects are often very hard to find. As an adult you could consider this game worthy of your sleuth talents in finding all the stuff you're obliged to locate. How many kids know what an "epilator" is, let alone what one looks like? Often some very sophisticated orchids and other exotic plants are mixed into the jumble. Can you recognize an aloe verde? That will help! As an adult you will not be bored with the environments as the objects are often unusual. But kids will also revel in this game with its quirky story line.
There are jigsaw mini-puzzles to do along the way as you travel the world with the Scruffs, and these are entertaining. One object is featured in each puzzle and you will have to locate that object in the Scruff's messy house before you can proceed to the next level.
The "hint" mechanism, the little dog Scruffy, who jumps up and down ecstatically when you feed him a dog biscuit and he gets close to the hidden object is -well- funny. Ten year olds will love him but so will the older folk. This game will appeal over a wide spectrum of ages, an enjoyable escape for all!
There are jigsaw mini-puzzles to do along the way as you travel the world with the Scruffs, and these are entertaining. One object is featured in each puzzle and you will have to locate that object in the Scruff's messy house before you can proceed to the next level.
The "hint" mechanism, the little dog Scruffy, who jumps up and down ecstatically when you feed him a dog biscuit and he gets close to the hidden object is -well- funny. Ten year olds will love him but so will the older folk. This game will appeal over a wide spectrum of ages, an enjoyable escape for all!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
For the price, this game delivers a great deal. Other than the main scavenger hunt game, there is also a puzzle minigame, and two memory type minigames. The characters are fun and the artwork is good; however, the game gets pretty hard towards the end. This game can get kind of frustrating due to the nature of the game; however, the minigames break it up a bit and keeps it interesting. Depending on how perceptive you are, expect to finish it in about 10 hours.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Bright, cheerful hidden object game
Lots of hidden object games seem to lean toward the dark, eerie look & storyline. That gets tiresome for me, even though I like the genre. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Puzzler
Time killer!
Fun and exciting. Some of the items are really hidden or don't look like what you are searching for but it's fun still. Fun for wasting time without having to play shooting games.
Published 8 months ago by Leecharde R. Bersamina
fun game, but not meant to work with Vista 64bit
While I really like this game, I was having problems with the display. Error messages pop up asking if I want to debug. Read more
Published 12 months ago by MICHELLE N
Fun Hidden Object Game
I liked the Hidden Objects to find, but I tired quickly of the MiniGame of recognizing the changes put into the scene. Read more
Published 14 months ago by ~Lockenut~PP~
Scruff approved
Not a bad game. I bought it as a joke for my kids who call me "Scruff" because of my crew cut hair but right away we all got hooked on it. Read more
Published 15 months ago by VZ in Pgh
Very entertaining for the casual player
Admittedly I'm not your typical gamer, and I haven't been since Pong (yeah, I'm that old). I downloaded this game out of sheer boredom the other day. Read more
Published 17 months ago by George Howe
The Scruffs hidden items game
One of the best hidden object games I have ever tried out of about 6 games. Very good graphics, easy game flow and good options to play. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Paulwa
My newly crowned favorite hidden objects game
If there's a better hidden objects game than The Scruffs, I certainly haven't found it yet. It's a good thing this game is so much fun to play because it can also be quite... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Daniel Jolley
Very Enjoyable!
Another favorite HOG. I enjoyed playing this game. I also loved the little extras (finding differences). Read more
Published 17 months ago by Bbllvr
Enjoyable Diversion
I normally play 'big boy' games such as Grand Theft Auto and the like, but sometimes I want something light & simple. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Lumberg
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