Puzzle Agent

Puzzle Agent

Steam Deck Verified

Telltale · Puzzle · Jul 7, 2010

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $4.99. It has been as low as $1.99.

89%
Very Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 169 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise33% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
in case of a yes: really enjoyed the style and humor of this quirky little game. personally found the puzzle difficulty pretty good, the hints actually helpful without giving too much away at once (and plenty available), and the story & characters fun.
169 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Puzzle Agent features a great story with genuinely scary premises and moments, despite the disarming cartoon visuals.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Let's get the positives out of the way: The voice acting is really good and fitting to each character.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The most annoying things, however, are just little things throughout my gameplay, like:
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters169 reviews
Graphics41 reviews
Audio36 reviews
Gameplay25 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty52 reviews
83%
Interface6 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $4.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.