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Find the missing woman lost in a mysterious Carnival of Horrors.

Dark Arcana: The Carnival is a hidden object, adventure and casual game developed and published by Artifex Mundi.
Released on October 28th 2014 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 11 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 736 reviews of which 657 were positive and 79 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Dark Arcana: The Carnival into these genres:

Hidden Object Adventure Casual Female Protagonist Point & Click Puzzle Mystery Horror Fantasy Atmospheric Singleplayer Indie 2D Story Rich Family Friendly Great Soundtrack

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System requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
Processor: 1.5 GHz
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Graphics: 128 MB VRAM
DirectX: Version 9.0
Storage: 1 GB available space

MacOS

OS: 10.6.8
Processor: 1.5 GHz
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Graphics: 128 MB VRAM
Storage: 1 GB available space

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 12.04 (32/64bit)
Processor: 1.5 GHz
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Graphics: 128 MB VRAM
Storage: 1 GB available space

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May 2025

I first played this game when I was very young with my sister and I later on searched everywhere for this game and finally found it here. I personally love this game, partially because of nostalgia. If you have ever played games by Artifex Mundi or any point and click hidden object game you won't find much new here. It does suffer from the same issues that many of these games do like very unintuitive puzzles and object placement, but that shouldn't take away from the experience. The puzzles are fun, if not frustrating at times, the story is good and the visuals are standard for a hidden object game. It was an overall enjoyable experience. I would definitely recommend getting this game on sale though, considering there is only 3 hours of gameplay. This is worth it for anyone who enjoys these types of games and it is also a good introduction to hidden object games for beginners. I feel that these game often don't get the love they deserve so despite its flaws this is a good game to add to your collection.

March 2025

Nice game with a good story. Only drawback is that some of the search puzzles are recycled. Usually those screens in other games are also recycled, but with other objects to search for. Here they have some searches with basically the same items in the same spot, which you already know by then. Can still recommend though.

March 2025

Another classic hidden objects games for me. Love the places around the map, especially in the mirror world. The Monaco can be a bit annoying but overall not too bad. The puzzles are not too hard. 8.8/10 would recommend.

Sept. 2024

Not bad! I'll give it 80%. It has a couple confusing things. First, after the first part of the game you get not one map but three. You have to use the tabs on the top left when using the map. Second, alternate matching game for an HO scene. IT's the cards with the starburst behind them that you must pair for an item in the HO to be eliminated. Aside from that, no major issues.

July 2024

I really like this typical artifex mundi style. The whole game was cool and the story pretty nice. I also like the voice of the protagonist very much. The puzzles were pretty easy though. The game was on expert pretty easy to pass. The characters very pretty nice too, even though i didnt really like the knife thrower. The monkey mechanics were pretty nice, even though its nothing new, its still a very cool feature. The bonus chapter, was pretty small but still a nice conclusion to the story. All in one: really fun. I can highly recommend it.

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Dark Arcana: The Carnival is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam.

Dark Arcana: The Carnival is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.79€ on Steam.

Dark Arcana: The Carnival received 657 positive votes out of a total of 736 achieving a rating of 8.39.

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Dark Arcana: The Carnival was developed and published by Artifex Mundi.

Dark Arcana: The Carnival is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Dark Arcana: The Carnival is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Dark Arcana: The Carnival is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Dark Arcana: The Carnival is a single-player game.

Dark Arcana: The Carnival does not currently offer any DLC.

Dark Arcana: The Carnival does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Dark Arcana: The Carnival does not support Steam Remote Play.

Dark Arcana: The Carnival is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Dark Arcana: The Carnival.

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Release 28 Oct 2014

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