The Final Cut series is a six-game hidden object mystery adventure franchise from Eipix Entertainment, built around one of the more soap-operatic setups in the genre: a family fractured by a dead film director father, a half-sister with a body count, and a movie projector that keeps turning up as both a plot device and a gameplay mechanic.
This otherwise solid series ran from 2012 to 2015, and unlike a lot of Big Fish Games series that trail off into rumor and cancelled sequels, this one has a clean, confirmed ending. You simply have to appreciate this (although I’m sure most of us would’ve welcomed more games in the same universe).
Either way, I have for you below every game in the Final Cut HOPA series listed in order, with descriptions and everything you should know. Let’s jump right in!
Eipix’s Final Cut Game Series List
Final Cut series by Eipix. Listed in order of release. Including Collector’s Editions (CE)
From: Eipix Entertainment. | Publisher: Big Fish Games. | Genres: Detective, Mystery Games, Hidden Object, Puzzle.
1. Final Cut: Death on the Silver Screen
PC release: May 2012.
Plot: The one that started it all. You return to your father’s Art Deco mansion and the golden-age studio backlots where he made his name, only to start uncovering a history you never knew existed.
The story sets up the family mythology the rest of the series leans on: a hidden past, a vengeful killer, and an invention worth dying over.
It’s still the most tightly reviewed entry in the franchise, and it’s the game to start with if you want to play the series in its intended order (or when nostalgia hits).
2. Final Cut: Encore
PC release: July 2013.
Plot: Your murderous half-sister has escaped… And you’ve got the last piece of your father’s treacherous film projector.
The breakout success story returns for an encore as you uncover the truth about your father’s dark secrets. And find out who’s really behind his death and his deadly invention in Final Cut: Encore.
3. Final Cut: Homage
PC release: March 2014.
Plot: A serial killer calling himself “the Director” targets your father’s legacy directly, casting you as the star of his own twisted production.
Homage leans harder into the cat-and-mouse structure than the first two games, using the projector mechanic to let you flip between real locations and the Director’s staged film sets.
4. Final Cut: The True Escapade
PC release: November 2014.
Plot: Your brother is directing a revival of a long abandoned project. A brilliant, one can say fabled, masterpiece that wrecked many careers, “The True Escapade”.
With you assisting him and your fiancé playing the villain in the movie, its success is assured.
But an accident on a scene makes your fiancé a prime suspect for murder and in the hands of a shadowy kidnapper with strange motives. Suddenly you are thrust in the spotlight in a murder mystery of your life.
5. Final Cut: Fame Fatale
PC release: May 2015.
Plot: Audrey Quinn is the silver screen’s latest It Girl, but her reclusive lifestyle has fans and reporters clamoring for information.
When a concerned friend asks you to investigate Audrey, you realize that her reclusiveness wasn’t just the act of a spoiled star – it was for her own protection.
It seems someone got behind the scenes of Audrey’s life… with tragic results.
Now you find yourself racing to find answers before the curtain goes down in this dazzling Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game!
6. Final Cut: Fade to Black
PC release: December 2015.
Plot: Your friend, Bernard, contacted you with an urgent cry for help… He’s been investigating dirty dealings between two rival movie studios and suspects the film feud may soon turn deadly.
But when you arrive to help him, you find that tragedy has already struck – your friend is dead.
Follow the clues he left behind to continue his investigation and avenge his death. But stay on your guard – not everyone is who they seem in this Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game… including you!
Where to actually play the Final Cut Series
The first five games, all as Collector’s Editions with the bonus chapters and extra content, can be purchased from Steam (except for the sixth and final game in the series).
Big Fish Games also lists these games, as well as Game House. However, as far as the former is concerned, keep in mind that Aristocrat Leisure pulled funding for new Big Fish development, sold the studio off, and BFG Entertainment’s takeover in early 2026 has been a bit rocky so far.
One more note on the developer: Eipix itself was absorbed into Playrix in 2019 and hasn’t put out a new HOPA series under its own name since. Final Cut remains one of its most complete and best-reviewed series from the golden age era of HOPAs.
More Big Fish Games Series
For more HO adventure game series on Big Fish Games! See my posts:
- Grim Tales Games Series List.
- Haunted Hotel Game Series List.
- Mystery Trackers Series List.
- Riddles of Fate Series List.
- Hidden Expedition Games List.
- Phantasmat Game Series Order.
And also Top Free Full Version HOPA Games for PC – there are some amazing classic on my list, as well as newer games I am sure you will enjoy.
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Final Cut series looks good. Playing the first one. Has Art Deco style graphics.
Hi, if you’re looking for more hidden object games that use the Art Deco style and era.
You might also like: Dead Reckoning Games (also by Eipix) and Agatha Christie Hidden Object Games!