Secrets of Magic 5: Back to School

secrets of magic 5 plays almost exactly like the first, second, third and fourth games in the series, so my review will be very similar as well. beatrix, victoria's student from som4, is back. I was hoping she'd turn evil and breathe some life (and narrative) into the series again, but it wasn't to be, they're just watching over the school while the boss is away. so all the dialog is about mandatory decorations,...

14 found this helpful, 2023-01-11

Secrets of Magic 5: Back to School is a pretty fun Halloween game. It combines match-3 game play with some hidden object scenes (in 3D which are cutely rendered) and jigsaw puzzles. You earn gold coins as you go along that allows you to buy Halloween decorations to decorate the school with. The items I find are a bit on the pricey side so some grind is needed. But all in all if your looking for some mindless...

7 found this helpful, 2021-10-25

Probably the best overall in the series. The match 3 formula has been refined even further and this game has also added a few small object find and jigsaw type puzzles to the mix. Steam achievements are back as well. There was one minor bug I encountered that required a level restart, but other than that, the game plays well and is a lot of fun.

2 found this helpful, 2023-11-20