Manor Matters is mobile/PC game made by Playrix and Voki Games made in 2021. Unlike Playrix’s other games, which are mostly match-3s, Manor Matters is a hidden objects game.
You have inherited a large manor from a famous explorer named Christopher Burke. You’re taken to your new home by Carl, Mr. Burke’s assistant. Upon arriving at the manor, the two of you start renovating the place and discovering a series of mysteries. What kind of secrets does this manor hold?
Manor Matters contains examples of:
- Agent Mulder: Bill is this, as he firmly believes the mansion is haunted and any old legends attributed to the place, even when proven wrong.
- Birthday Episode: The Music Room section has you also planning for Peggy's birthday.
- Cat Up a Tree: During the first section of the manor, the cat gets stuck up a tree and you have to get it down.
- A Day in the Limelight: The Theater Area serves as this for Sabrina.
- Freudian Excuse: During the Memory Garden section on the Isle of Fog, Barbara's sister Jessica is very disapproving of her marriage to Hugh and actively tries to stop the wedding. It's later revealed that Jessica was dumped at the altar, and since then she lost all faith in romance.
- Hello, [Insert Name Here]: You can name the protagonist and the cat whatever you like.
- An Interior Designer Is You: You get to design each room however you like when you get enough stars to advance the story. You get to set the color and the style of the furniture you like and you get to change it if you want a different design. You can even choose the style of the restored relics.
- Love at First Sight: Bill met his wife she was on a tour in the town's orangery where he was doing repairs there. He fell off his ladder when he first saw her.
- Meaningful Name: Hugh Bright is a genius inventor.
- Microtransactions: The game is free to download, but you can buy energy and boosters and hints to make the game easier to play.
- Official Couple: Hugh and Barbara, Peggy and Takumi.
- "Scooby-Doo" Hoax: The ghost haunting the Guest Room area turns out to be Sabrina Fox because she was desperate for a story on her show.
- Ship Tease: Between Carl and Amelia.
- Strong Family Resemblance: Averted with Amelia and Peggy. They’re sisters, but they look nothing alike with Amelia having blonde hair and blue eyes while Peggy has black hair and green eyes.
- Played straight for sisters Barbara and Jessica though.
