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Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. Mar 31, 2011
    90
    The story is not that deep, but still the game manages to incorporate a lot of characters and locations. City of Secrets gets my warmest recommendation.
  2. Apr 29, 2011
    80
    While not perfect, the game offers a lot to get excited about. Excellent visuals and voice work, and a wonderfully fun story to play through make City of Secrets well worth your time.
  3. Apr 15, 2011
    80
    City of Secrets is a very eye-catching and solid game, but the story and characters are too forgettable for this to become a true adventure classic.
  4. Apr 15, 2011
    80
    City of Secrets channels classic adventure titles like Sam & Max and while it falls short of this mark it still provides an entertaining diversion suited for fans of the genre.
  5. Apr 11, 2011
    75
    If you can look past the flat humor and bland story, City of Secrets is classic point-and-click adventure fun.
  6. Apr 19, 2011
    70
    The characters and world that Aidem Media has created are great, easily on par with some of the more memorable characters of adventure games of old. If this is what we can expect from this company, color me excited to see what they do with a sequel.
  7. Jan 21, 2026
    60
    It's pretty to look at, and the puzzles are so-so (some are patently obvious; others require the fortunately-included help system to EVER figure out). Just don't expect too much out of it. There may yet be room in America for Rex the Dog and Mr. Moles, but City of Secret wasn't the best way to introduce them.
  8. Jan 21, 2026
    60
    If you can get over the fact that you might be using hints often, even if you're an old hand at adventure games, City of Secrets offers a few hours of cute 'n' clever entertainment at a respectable price, though younger kids will probably get the most out of it.
  9. Apr 29, 2011
    50
    Unfortunately, it also features some of the things that remind us why adventure games fell out of the mainstream, with tedious fetch quests, aggravating scenarios and a spirit-crushing trash-sorting mini-game conspiring to gradually strip the joy out of it all.
  10. Apr 19, 2011
    50
    City of Secrets is attractive and welcoming to newcomers, but the plodding story, forgettable characters, weak puzzles, and atrocious voice-acting ensure it's destined to stay a secret.

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