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Enigmatis: The Mists of Ravenwood review: the park is the trap

Big Fish player rating

★ 4.7/5 · 105 customer reviews

Big Fish Games · checked September 26, 2026. This is a customer score, separate from our editorial assessment.

An abandoned camper with claw marks across its roof is a better invitation to a mystery than another anonymous letter. It puts a missing family, a physical threat and a nearby destination in front of the detective at once. Ravenwood Park might look like a pleasant stop among California's redwoods. The evidence suggests otherwise.

Enigmatis: The Mists of Ravenwood Collector's Edition official screenshot 1
Official Big Fish screenshot.

This is the second Enigmatis, sold by Big Fish as The Mists of Ravenwood and identified as Enigmatis 2 on Steam. The detective is still pursuing the preacher from Maple Creek. Returning players therefore have a reason to distrust the apparent calm before the park's own story unfolds. Newcomers can understand the immediate rescue, but starting with Maple Creek preserves more of the larger mystery.

Steam confirms that the evidence board returns. Hidden-object scenes feed a detective structure rather than replacing it, and the park gives the investigation a defined place to work through. Butterflies are optional collectibles in the advertised package. They offer another reason to inspect the artwork, although collecting every extra is a different ambition from simply following the missing family.

One Steam customer review praises the puzzle variety, helpful hints and fast-travel map, but also says the challenge could be stronger. That is a useful combination of observations. A map can remove unproductive walking without making the deductions harder. Someone coming from the first game's repeated trips may value that convenience more than a veteran puzzle solver values another accessible mini-game.

Enigmatis: The Mists of Ravenwood Collector's Edition official screenshot 2
Official Big Fish screenshot.

A good setting for a controlled mystery

Ravenwood's strongest pitch is its controlled setting. A visitor attraction is designed to guide people along a route, which makes it a fitting location for a story about appearances and manipulation. This is an editorial reading of the premise, not a claim that every twist lands. The screenshots establish the park's visual identity; they cannot tell you whether its suspense will work for you.

Choose it for a supernatural investigation with a continuing cast and a setting that does some narrative work. It is a less obvious purchase if your priority is difficult, self-contained logic puzzles. The Collector's Edition includes a bonus adventure about the park's past according to the listings. Play the main story first. A prequel can still reveal information that the main case expects you to discover gradually, and there is little benefit in spoiling the park before you enter it.

Research note: this editorial review compares the official Big Fish and Steam listings with the linked customer accounts. It is not a hands-on review. Sources checked September 26, 2026; prices, ratings and package contents can change.

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