Nyaf

Nyaf is a hidden-object game with hand-painted backgrounds and characters, funky music and three bonus games to unlock. You search for characters and other oddities, choosing how difficult the game is and how much help you receive. Progress saves automatically, so you can quit at any time without losing it.

Find the hidden characters

In Nyaf, look for hidden and less-hidden characters across detailed painted scenes. Choose from eight difficulty levels, from Very Easy to Hellish. Characters start out transparent, and the game offers help with finding the last six; you can turn off both features for a harder search. Playing earns coins that you can spend on two dogs that help you find characters, though buying them is optional. Other secrets are hidden too, without hints.

Bonus games

Playing Nyaf unlocks two games as you progress, while finding secrets unlocks the last one. Together, Nyaf and its three bonus games make up four games:

• MMPG: Fight an opponent in a minimalist battle game. Units unlock as you play the other games and are placed automatically, but you can erase them and reposition them. Use brute force with more units or take a strategic approach. After winning a level, you can unlock it and place as many units as you like.
• YANYAF: Search for small symbols across endlessly generated backgrounds. There is no goal or ending, except for one ending, and the game offers a challenge for players looking for tiny details.
• Secret Game: Find out what the bell is doing there.

Art, sound and music

The backgrounds and characters are hand-painted by Sébastien Lesage, with some artwork scanned from canvases measuring one by one metre. The original paintings glow in the dark, which accounts for their light green colour. Character sounds were recorded by the creator, their son and a friend, and are available in three languages; each character has its own sound set, which you can change if it bothers you.

The music is selected to match the current stage or game. Tracks come from Chris Huelsbeck, Chan Redfield, Chris Collins, LiQWYD, Alexander Nakarada and Jean-Philippe Rameau.