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Mint's Hints

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2024

Should you play it?

Mint’s Hints is a cancelled children’s show, and you’ve found yourself on the old set. Find paw-shaped Hints with special ghost-detecting Flashbrights, and discover the secret behind the show’s closure with your Happy-Go-Lucky Notebook, but be careful, the stars of the show are after you.

What works

  • Unique flashlight mechanic and puzzle design
  • Nostalgic and creative mascot horror theme
  • Engaging story and atmosphere
  • Free to play with positive community support
  • Good voice acting and character design

Things to keep in mind

  • Short gameplay length and limited content
  • Frustrating chase sequences with tight timing
  • Performance and optimization issues reported
  • Lack of save system and skip dialogue options
  • Some mechanics feel scripted and reduce player autonomy

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Mint's Hints: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Competence.

Last update: 23/08/2026