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Elephant Games

Country #51 Founded 2003 Website

Elephant Games is a casual game developer founded in 2003. The company started as an independent developer called White Elephant Games making casual games for all platforms. Later the name was changed to Elephant Games and it started working on hidden object games. Elephant Games are mostly know for their notably series: Grim Tales, Mystery Trackers, Surface and others. Elephant Games moved their headquarters' location from Russia to Armenia around 2022.

Elephant Games at a Glance

If you browse PlayPile looking for a company with a deep catalog in the casual genre, Elephant Games is a name you will encounter frequently. Founded in 2003 and active until at least 2025, this developer has released 123 games on our platform. The vast majority of these titles were developed by the studio itself, while they have only published four projects. Their output is heavily concentrated on PC for Microsoft Windows, with 90 versions available for Mac and 52 for iOS devices. They also touch mobile platforms like Android and Linux, but their reach is almost entirely defined by computer-based entertainment. The company's history shows a clear shift in productivity over time. They released only four games during the entire 2000s decade. Their output exploded in the 2010s when they produced 101 titles. This momentum slowed slightly in the 2020s with just 16 releases so far. The studio originally operated as White Elephant Games before rebranding to focus on hidden object games. They are best known for series like Grim Tales, Mystery Trackers, and Surface. Their genre focus is narrow and specific. Adventure titles make up 98 of their catalog, followed closely by Point-and-click at 77 and Puzzle at 75. Quality control appears inconsistent across their library. The average rating for the five titles with IGDB scores sits at 65.3 out of 100. While they have no poor-rated games in this sample, they also lack any great-rated entries above 80. Their top performers include Granado Espada from 2007, which holds a 75 score. The Mystery Case Files series and Christmas Stories collection generally land in the 60 to 71 range. RIP Trilogy stands out as their lowest-rated work with a score of 50. Recent releases such as Cursed Fables: A Gilded Rose and Crossroads: Fatal Truths continue this pattern of steady, mid-tier hidden object titles. In 2022, the studio relocated its headquarters from Russia to Armenia. This move coincides with their continued focus on collector's edition versions of their popular franchises. If you prefer casual games that rely on story and puzzle solving rather than action or strategy, this developer offers a substantial amount of content. However, players should expect a consistent formula rather than impressive innovation across their massive library.

123
Total Games
65.3
Avg Rating
2005
First Release
2025
Latest Release

Genre Breakdown

Adventure
38%
Point-and-click
30%
Puzzle
29%
Indie
1%
Shooter
1%

Platform Spread

PC (Microsoft Windows)
123
Mac
90
iOS
52
Android
10
Legacy Mobile Device
1

Release Timeline

2000s
4
2010s
101
2020s
16

Rating Distribution

0
80-100
4
60-79
1
40-59
0
0-39
Midnight Calling: Anabel - Collector's Edition game cover

Midnight Calling: Anabel - Collector's Edition

2017·PC
Grim Tales: Graywitch game cover

Grim Tales: Graywitch

2017·PC, Mac, iOS
Haunted Hotel: The Thirteenth game cover

Haunted Hotel: The Thirteenth

2016·PC, Mac
Surface: Virtual Detective game cover

Surface: Virtual Detective

2016·PC
Haunted Hotel: Silent Waters game cover

Haunted Hotel: Silent Waters

2016·PC, Mac
Mystery Trackers: Paxton Creek Avengers game cover

Mystery Trackers: Paxton Creek Avengers

2016·PC, Mac, Android +1
Grim Tales: Crimson Hollow game cover

Grim Tales: Crimson Hollow

2016·PC, Mac
Royal Detective: Legend of the Golem game cover

Royal Detective: Legend of the Golem

2016·PC, Mac, Android +1
Surface: Lost Tales game cover

Surface: Lost Tales

2016·PC
Just Bones game cover

Just Bones

2016·PC, Linux, Mac
Mystery Trackers: Winterpoint Tragedy game cover

Mystery Trackers: Winterpoint Tragedy

2016·PC, Mac, Android +1
Haunted Hotel: The Axiom Butcher - Collector's Edition game cover

Haunted Hotel: The Axiom Butcher - Collector's Edition

2016·PC, Mac
Grim Tales: The Heir game cover

Grim Tales: The Heir

2016·PC, Mac, iOS
Surface: Return to Another World game cover

Surface: Return to Another World

2015·PC
Haunted Hotel: The X Collector's Edition game cover

Haunted Hotel: The X Collector's Edition

2015·PC, Mac, iOS
Grim Tales: Threads of Destiny game cover

Grim Tales: Threads of Destiny

2015·PC
Haunted Hotel: Phoenix game cover

Haunted Hotel: Phoenix

2015·PC, Mac, Android +1
Haunted Hotel: Phoenix - Collector's Edition game cover

Haunted Hotel: Phoenix - Collector's Edition

2015·PC, Mac, iOS
Surface: Alone in the Mist game cover

Surface: Alone in the Mist

2015·PC, Android, iOS
Haunted Hotel: Eternity game cover

Haunted Hotel: Eternity

2015·PC, Mac, iOS
Grim Tales: The Final Suspect Collector's Edition game cover

Grim Tales: The Final Suspect Collector's Edition

2015·PC
Grim Tales 8: The Final Suspect game cover

Grim Tales 8: The Final Suspect

2015·PC, Mac, iOS
Haunted Hotel: Eternity - Collector's Edition game cover

Haunted Hotel: Eternity - Collector's Edition

2015·PC, Mac, iOS
Haunted Hotel: Death Sentence game cover

Haunted Hotel: Death Sentence

2015·PC, Mac, iOS
Surface: Game of Gods game cover

Surface: Game of Gods

2014·PC, Mac
Christmas Stories: Hans Christian Andersen's Tin Soldier game cover

Christmas Stories: Hans Christian Andersen's Tin Soldier

2014·PC, Mac, iOS
Haunted Hotel: Death Sentence - Collector's Edition game cover

Haunted Hotel: Death Sentence - Collector's Edition

2014·PC, Mac, iOS
Christmas Stories: Hans Christian Andersen's Tin Soldier - Collector's Edition game cover

Christmas Stories: Hans Christian Andersen's Tin Soldier - Collector's Edition

2014·PC, Mac, iOS
Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove, Sacred Grove game cover

Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove, Sacred Grove

2014·PC, Mac
Grim Tales: Color of Fright game cover

Grim Tales: Color of Fright

2014·PC, Mac, iOS
Royal Detective: Queen of Shadows game cover

Royal Detective: Queen of Shadows

2014·PC, Mac, iOS
Mystery Trackers: Blackrow's Secret game cover

Mystery Trackers: Blackrow's Secret

2014·PC, Mac, iOS
Haunted Hotel: Ancient Bane game cover

Haunted Hotel: Ancient Bane

2014·PC, Mac, iOS
Haunted Hotel: Ancient Bane - Collector's Edition game cover

Haunted Hotel: Ancient Bane - Collector's Edition

2014·PC, Mac, iOS
Grim Tales: The Vengeance - Collector's Edition game cover

Grim Tales: The Vengeance - Collector's Edition

2014·PC
Surface: Reel Life game cover

Surface: Reel Life

2014·PC, Mac
Mystery Trackers: Raincliff's Phantoms game cover

Mystery Trackers: Raincliff's Phantoms

2014·PC
Christmas Stories: A Christmas Carol game cover

Christmas Stories: A Christmas Carol

2013·PC, Mac, iOS
Christmas Stories: A Christmas Carol - Collector's Edition game cover
Rating 7.0

Christmas Stories: A Christmas Carol - Collector's Edition

2013·PC, Mac, iOS
Mystery Case Files: Fate's Carnival game cover
Rating 7.1

Mystery Case Files: Fate's Carnival

2013·PC, Mac
Haunted Hotel: Eclipse game cover

Haunted Hotel: Eclipse

2013·PC, Mac, iOS
Surface: The Pantheon game cover

Surface: The Pantheon

2013·PC, Mac
Haunted Hotel: Eclipse - Collector's Edition game cover

Haunted Hotel: Eclipse - Collector's Edition

2013·PC, Mac, iOS
Grim Tales: Bloody Mary - Collector's Edition game cover

Grim Tales: Bloody Mary - Collector's Edition

2013·PC
Grim Tales: The Stone Queen game cover

Grim Tales: The Stone Queen

2013·PC, Mac, iOS
Surface: The Soaring City game cover

Surface: The Soaring City

2013·PC, Mac
Grim Tales: The Stone Queen - Collector's Edition game cover

Grim Tales: The Stone Queen - Collector's Edition

2013·PC, Mac, iOS
Christmas Stories: Nutcracker game cover

Christmas Stories: Nutcracker

2012·PC, Mac, iOS