History VideoGame / Phantasmat

Phantasmat is a {{hidden object game}} series distributed by Big Fish Games. The first game was created by Codeminion, the second was created by ERS Game Studios, and the third was created by Eipix Games.

The first game, ''[[http://www.bigfishgames.com/download-games/11073/phantasmat/index.html?channel=sem&identifier=usgooglsphantasmat&WT.srch=1&v1=7420305142&v2=phantasmat&v3=e&v6=g&gclid=CKeQlNSrs7MCFcN_Qgod5BEAsw Phantasmat]]'' deals with the protagonist having crashed their car on a stormy night, and winds up in the Drowned Dead Hotel. Soon, they start having flashbacks about the town and realize that the people here aren't what they seem.

The second game, ''[[http://www.bigfishgames.com/games/7522/phantasmat-crucible-peak/?pc Crucible peak]]'' was released by ERS Game Studios. It takes place in the Alps, and the protagonist winds up in a hotel and village that has been abandoned due to an avalanche years ago. It also seems as if someone is stalking them.

In the third game, ''[[http://www.bigfishgames.com/games/8471/phantasmat-the-endless-night-ce/ Endless Night]]'', you play the mother of a high school student who is headed to her prom. But events from the past are coming back to haunt you.

In the fourth game, ''[[http://www.bigfishgames.com/games/8613/phantasmat-the-dread-of-oakville/?pc The Dread of Oakville]]'', you are an author on her way to a book signing, only to become lost and then trapped in the ghost town of Oakville by a dark entity known as 'Mr. Nightengale'.

In the fifth game, ''[[http://www.bigfishgames.com/games/11339/phantasmat-behind-the-mask-collectors-edition/?pc Behind the Mask]]'', a relative of yours has invited you to a family reunion at the dilapidated estate. The other family members seem a little odd, but nice enough. But things take a dangerous turn when the clock strikes midnight...

In the sixth game, ''Town of Lost Hope'', a trip to a sports game takes a wrong turn as you and your family have to evade a dangerous serial killer.

In the seventh game ''Reign of Shadows'', you are making a trip to give your sister the news of your father's passing. A simple journey to deliver the will turns deadly as malevolent shadows start invading the Arcadia Resort.

* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: The Girl/The Young Bride fell in love with a stranger and waited to marry him at the church. Unfortunately, this was when the flood came in and she died waiting for a lover that would never come. The Collector's Edition expands on this with the Mayor's Wife having a friend who described the man's cheating affairs.]]

* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler: Otto gives a creepy one when he dies after causing the avalanche.]]

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In both games.

* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler:Both games end with the protagonist leaving the city they were stuck in, only to fall back as if they're going into a flashback. In these cases you're sent back in time to fix something involving one of the people there.]]

* ClosedCircle: The games take place in the ruins of a city. [[spoiler: The people there can't leave until they finally recognize the fact that they're dead.]]

* StableTimeLoop: When you first have a flashback of Greta, [[spoiler: her car crashed in the town square.]] When you find her car, [[spoiler: it's in an underground tunnel. However, the Collector's Edition has you go back in time and reveals that your actions to diffuse the bomb helped Officer Gunther call Greta and tell her to get out which would soon lead to her death at the town square. Thus, the first flashback is the right one.]]

The second game, ''[[http://www.bigfishgames.com/games/7522/phantasmat-crucible-peak/?pc Crucible peak]]'' was released by ERS Game Studios. It takes place in the Alps, and the protagonist winds up in a hotel and village that has become empty due to an avalanche years ago. It also seems as if someone is stalking them.

In the fourth game, ''[[http://www.bigfishgames.com/games/8613/phantasmat-the-dread-of-oakville/?pc The Dread of Oakville]]'', you are an author on her way to a book signing, only to become lost and then trapped the ghost town of Oakville by a dark entity known as 'Mr. Nightengale'.

The first game, ''[[http://www.bigfishgames.com/download-games/11073/phantasmat/index.html?channel=sem&identifier=usgooglsphantasmat&WT.srch=1&v1=7420305142&v2=phantasmat&v3=e&v6=g&gclid=CKeQlNSrs7MCFcN_Qgod5BEAsw Phantasmat]]'' deals with the protagonist having crashed their car on a stormy night, and winds up in the Drowned Dead Hotel. Soon, they start having flashbacks about the town, and realize that the people here aren't what they seem.

The second game, ''[[http://www.bigfishgames.com/games/7522/phantasmat-crucible-peak/?pc Crucible peak]]'' was released by ERS Game Studios. It takes place in the Alps, and the protagonist winds up in an hotel and village that has become empty due to an avalanche years ago. It also seems as if someone is stalking them.

* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:All people you meet in the games are dead at that point in time, the only exception to this rule is Father Litch and Officer Gutner in Crucible Peak's Collector's Edition since you're taken back in time prior to the avalanche.]]

** In the second game, one of the early Hidden Object scenes shows a container of Nitroglycerin, and Greta notes about Otto being a pyrotechnic guy. [[spoiler: One of the flashbacks shows a guy whose arms were burned with acid, and Otto has a sweater of sorts under his shirt.]]

* TheGhost: You find notes and a receive a phone-call from Father Litch and Officer Craig Guthner throughout the story. [[spoiler: You meet them in person in the Collector's Edition.]]

* SequelHook: [[spoiler: In the standard ending, the player meets with a shadowy figure as he uses the snowmobile and even by defusing the bomb in the Collector's Edition, there's still the matter of a timebomb that was not like Otto's own.]]

* SnowMeansDeath: The town in this game, and many of its inhabitants, died from an unforseen avalanche [[spoiler: caused by Otto's pyromania]].
* StableTimeLoop: When you first have a flashback of Greta, [[spoiler: her car crashed in the town square.]] When you find her car, [[spoiler: it's in an underground tunnel. However, the Collector's Edition has you go back in time and reveals that your actions to diffuse the bomb helped Officer Gunther call Greta and tell her to get out which would soon lead to her death at the town square. Thus the first flashback is the right one.]]

Phantasmat is a {{hidden object game}} series distributed by Big Fish Games. The first game was created by Codeminion and the second game is to be created by ERS Game Studios.

A beta for the second game, ''Crucible Peak'' has been released. It takes place in the Alps, and the protagonist winds up in an hotel and village that has become empty due to an avalanche years ago. It also seems as if someone is stalking them.

** In both games, a character will ask to leave with you. [[spoiler: Otto also flubs and says that he wants to make you stay here before saying "escape"]]
* GhostTown

** In the first game, [[spoiler: the Hotel Owner gets this when he killed the original owner in order to hide the money from his criminal past. The Mayor's Wife gets this after she poisons her husband in order to gain his money, realizing that she truly loved him.]]

* DeathByMaterialism: [[spoiler: Greta could've escaped the avalanche had she not wanted to take all of her possessions with her.]]

* TheGhost: You find notes and a phone-call from Father Litch and Officer Craig Guthner throughout the story. [[spoiler: You meet them in person in the Collector's Edition.]]
* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler: Otto gives a creepy one when he dies after causing the avalanche.]]

* ClosedCircle: The game takes place in the ruins of the city. [[spoiler: The people there can't leave until they finally recognize the fact that they're dead.]]

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The flashbacks are portrayed as this in the first game. In Phantasmat 2, only Peter's flashbacks are this. [[spoiler: This is because his problems aren't related to the avalanche. It stems from his divorce.]]

* GlowingEyesOfDoom: [[spoiler: The people you meet gain it as you uncover more and more about their past.]]

** In the second game, [[spoiler: Otto gets this when he realizes that he caused the avalanche that killed everyone, believing they were all dreams.]]

* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: The Girl/The Young Bride fell in love with a stranger and waited to marry him at the church. Unfortunately, this was when the flood came in and she died waiting for a lover that would never come.]]

* TheGhost: You find notes and a phonecall from Father Litch and Officer Craig Guthner throughout the story. [[spoiler: You meet them in person in the Collector's Edition.]]

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Out of all the people you meet, only Peter's flashbacks are this. [[spoiler: This is because his problems aren't related to the avalanche. It stems from his divorce.]]

* DeathByMaterialism: [[spoiler: Greta could've escaped the avalanche had she not wanted to take all of the possessions with her.]]

* SnowMeansDeath: The town in this game, and many of its inhabitants, died from an unforseen avalanche [[spoiler: caused by Otto's pyromania]].

* SnowMeansDeath: The town in this game, and many of its inhabitants, died from an unforseen avalanche.

* SetRightOnceWentWrong: [[spoiler: The collector's edition has Otto take you back just before the avalanche hit so you can warn the townspeople about his scheme and ensure their safety.]]

* {{Greed}}: [[spoiler: Greta could've escaped the avalanche had she not wanted to take all of the possessions with her.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: If you look closely, just as the Hotel Owner steps forward, [[spoiler: His eyes are glowing and he's covered in seaweed]].

* ClosedCircle: The game takes place in the ruins of the city. [[spoiler: The people there can't leave until they finally recognize the fact that they're dead.]]
* [[spoiler:DeadAllAlong: The Hotel Owner, Mayor's Wife and Girl/Young Bride have been dead ever since the dam broke.]]
* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler: The ending of the game has the protagonist close their eyes like they were getting a flashback. The Collector's Edition reveals that they've been sent to the past, moments prior to the dam breaking in order to let the Young Bride's spirit--who is in denial about her fiancee leaving her behind--finally be put to rest.]]

* GlowingEyesOfDoom: [[spoiler: All three souls gain these as you uncover more of their past and the more they deny it.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: The Hotel Owner gets this when he killed the original owner in order to hide the money from his criminal past. The Mayor's Wife gets this after she poisons her husband in order to gain his money, realizing that she truly loved him.]]

* Flashback: The protagonist gains these throughout the game. [[spoiler: They are crucial to understanding the backstories of the "spirits" that still linger.]]

* OrIsIt: [[spoiler: The ending of the game has the protagonist close their eyes like they were getting a flashback. The Collector's Edition reveals that they've been sent to the past, moments prior to the dam breaking in order to let the Young Bride's spirit--who is in denial about her fiancee leaving her behind--finally be put to rest.]]

The first game, [[