Puzzle Agent

Created with indie comic artist Graham Annable's unique narrative and visual sensibilities, delivered with the distinctive Telltale storytelling style, Puzzle Agent is sure to challenge, thrill and engage in…

86 30 June 2010 from $1.75

Adventure Point-and-click Puzzle Action Comedy Horror Mystery

Puzzle Agent is an adventure developed by Telltale Games, released 30 June 2010 on PlayStation 3, Wii, iOS and Mac. It currently starts at $1.75 at Gamesplanet. The main story takes about 3 hrs to finish.

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What Puzzle Agent is

Puzzle Agent is an adventure game developed by Telltale Games and released in 2010. It is available on PlayStation 3, Wii, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Telltale Tool.

The premise, in the publisher's words

When White House inquiries to the Scoggins Eraser Co. are answered only with curious puzzles, Nelson Tethers from the U.S. Department of Puzzle Research is sent on the case. The strange events in Scoggins will challenge every ounce of Tethers’ expertise, and possibly his very wits too, with brainteasers at every turn: mazes, logic puzzles, riddles, and more. He soon realizes that these - along with the clinically pre-occupied townspeople, secret societies, and peculiar sounds from the forest - are intimately connected to the core mystery. And what's with the gnomes?

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, horror and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Puzzle Agent holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 86% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 16 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 3 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 4.7 hrs, roughly 1.6 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $1.75, that works out to about $0.58 per hour of the main story, or $0.37 per hour if you finish everything.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.0 GHz +, 512MB of RAM and 64MB DirectX 8.1-compliant video card. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $1.75 at Gamesplanet, 65% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Puzzle Agent launched on 30 June 2010, within three weeks of Limbo, Xenoblade Chronicles, Singularity and LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Limbo, Xenoblade Chronicles, Singularity, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Puzzle Agent yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

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Quick answers

Puzzle Agent — frequently asked questions

When did Puzzle Agent come out?

Puzzle Agent was released on 30 June 2010 for PlayStation 3, Wii, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

How much does Puzzle Agent cost?

The cheapest current price for Puzzle Agent is $1.75 at Gamesplanet, which is 65% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.

What are the minimum PC requirements for Puzzle Agent?

At minimum, Puzzle Agent needs 2.0 GHz +, 512MB of RAM, 64MB DirectX 8.1-compliant video card graphics, 220MB of storage.

How long does it take to beat Puzzle Agent?

The main story of Puzzle Agent takes around 3 hrs, or 4.7 hrs for 100% completion.

Is Puzzle Agent worth it?

That depends on what you want from it, so here are the numbers rather than an opinion: the cheapest price we track today is $1.75, and the main story takes about 3 hrs, which works out to $0.58 per hour of play. Our cost-per-hour tool compares that with other games.

How many GB is Puzzle Agent?

The PC version needs about 0.2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("220MB"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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