Puzzle Agent

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  • Summary: E3 Best of Show! IGN and MSNBC.com

    A Puzzling Adventure with a Twist 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    E3 Best of Show! IGN and MSNBC.com

    A Puzzling Adventure with a Twist

    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?

    * Plentiful puzzles to challenge your neurons. See if you can find every puzzle to solve the mystery of Scoggins -- mazes, logic, riddles, brainteasers and more.

    * Investigate the strange, peculiar and mind-boggling to crack the case! Your discoveries provide clues to the larger mystery crippling the town, or uncover puzzles that must be solved to reveal answers ... or even more questions.

    * Hunting for Hints: Chewing gum helps Agent Tethers think and solve. Find and collect gum wads around the town to uncover hints if you get "stuck" in any puzzles.

    * Creative collaboration with indie comic artist Graham Annable (Grickle comics and animated shorts)    … Expand
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. TouchArcade
    Jan 29, 2011
    90
    It's better served as an exceptional entertainment experience rather than an exceptional game.
  2. AppSpy
    Jan 29, 2011
    80
    Puzzle Agent is a interesting take on the puzzle-adventure genre that's happy to poke fun at the sheer oddity of a puzzle-obsessed town.
  3. Slide to Play
    Feb 20, 2026
    75
    Nelson Tethers' adventure to Scoggins, Minnesota may be short-lived, but it'll certainly entertain you.
  4. 148Apps
    Feb 20, 2026
    70
    Complaints aside, this is a great-looking game with a compelling storyline, good voice acting and intriguing puzzles. It may not be Monkey Island, but it certainly points the way for iPhone/iPad developers to embrace the best parts of old-school game design.
  5. GamePro
    Feb 20, 2026
    70
    An interesting minimalist art style and full voice acting makes the game feel like an interactive cartoon at times, and overall fantastic writing supports a genuinely engaging story.
  6. IGN
    Jan 29, 2011
    65
    Yes, Puzzle Agent is a nearly lockstep Professor Layton clone, but unfortunately its puzzles are not as good as its inspiration's stumpers. And that's what ultimately undoes Puzzle Agent.

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