9 Clues 2: The Ward

A young detective and her partner answer a distress call from Mnemosyne Asylum, a psychiatric hospital on a remote island battered by storms. After a staff member dies soon after they arrive, they investigate the asylum’s past and the fire that devastated it four years earlier.

Explore the hospital in a point-and-click adventure, searching detailed scenes for hidden objects and using items to solve environmental puzzles. Detective Mode adds crime-scene investigations: find visual clues, then arrange them to reconstruct events.

The adventure combines 42 locations with 19 mini-games, including an option to play Mahjong in place of some hidden-object searches. Choose a difficulty level, use hints or skip puzzles, and collect items tied to achievements.

Players who enjoy the game often point to its eerie asylum setting, atmospheric artwork, and mystery that gives the hidden-object searches and puzzles a reason to keep exploring. Some find the story compelling and the pace relaxing, while others criticize its writing or predictability. Puzzles are commonly described as accessible, though some players find them too easy or repetitive.