Half a Moon: 14 Days of Celebrating Women

I'm not actually sure if anyone has recced games before? Possibly someone recced the Nancy Drew games at one point. But I wanted to rec some of the hidden object-type puzzle games I've picked up over the years and greatly enjoyed, where the leads are generally women and the plots are somewhat entertaining or at least not too silly (I lie. Guest From the Future exists).

Actually, if you've played the Nancy Drew games, most of these are similar, though most of them have a lot less in the way of interactive conversations being part of the scoring/game-play.

Anyway, topping the rec list is the Grim Tales series. It's found on both Steam (up through the sixth game) and Big Fish games (as I believe they hold the release rights with the publisher, Elephant Games). Our protagonist is Anna Gray, a private detective who keeps having to rescue her family, and (surprise!) can travel into the past through pictures (she also has a convoluted Family History). The entire series has a backstory written by committee, so you can imagine how coherent parts of it are. It's still entertaining.
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The second rec is the Secret Order series. Our protagonist is Sarah Pennington, a member of the 'Secret' Order, who keeps having to step up and save the world. And sometimes, I'm pretty sure she is just standing there with a hand over her face going why is this my life. I think both Steam and Big Fish have this one. The only one I've never seen is the very first, so it's not on my list.
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Others (since, goodness, I've babbled a lot)
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