Agent A: A Puzzle In Disguise

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 34
  3. Negative: 3 out of 34

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  1. bergcamp101
    Sep 14, 2020
    7
    Very decent game, with a nice plot, which makes it bigger and better, then just mediocre point and click puzzle.
  2. MindWanderer
    Jul 2, 2020
    7
    A decent point-and-click puzzler, but lacking polish. Agent A is supposed to be an elite counterspy, but their dialogue comes across as goofy and self-congratulatory, more like Roger Wilco or Guybrush Threepwood than James Bond. It's also missing a lot of punctuation. The overall effect makes it feel like the story and the dialogue were written by different people who weren't talking toA decent point-and-click puzzler, but lacking polish. Agent A is supposed to be an elite counterspy, but their dialogue comes across as goofy and self-congratulatory, more like Roger Wilco or Guybrush Threepwood than James Bond. It's also missing a lot of punctuation. The overall effect makes it feel like the story and the dialogue were written by different people who weren't talking to each other.

    Chapter 3 contains a broken puzzle: there's a laser puzzle where you're supposed to point the lasers at sensors, but I lucked into the right placement and the sensors just appeared out of nowhere. I'm not sure if the sensors are just invisible, or if the game forgets to check if you've made them emerge before checking to see if you've pointed them in the right direction.

    There's also decent amount of backtracking involved, especially in Chapter 5, which can be tedious.

    If you like the puzzle style of The Room or Myst, but the lowbrow humor of Space Quest or Monkey Island, this is a decent endeavor. Not worth the full price, but it goes on deep discounts often, and it's worth your time and a couple bucks.    … Expand
  3. drlowdon
    Jun 26, 2022
    7
    Agent A has been assigned to catch a dangerous enemy spy known as, Ruby La Rouge, and his investigation soon leads him to her secret lair full of puzzles.

    These types of games can be very frustrating at times, but aside from a handful of occasions, the puzzles here are all logical and possible to solve with a bit of thought. Add a layer of sly humour on top and you have a fun little    Agent A has been assigned to catch a dangerous enemy spy known as, Ruby La Rouge, and his investigation soon leads him to her secret lair full of puzzles.

    These types of games can be very frustrating at times, but aside from a handful of occasions, the puzzles here are all logical and possible to solve with a bit of thought. Add a layer of sly humour on top and you have a fun little five to six hour adventure-puzzle game that more than justifies it’s price.    … Expand
  4. nusco
    Nov 11, 2020
    7
    It's easy to pigeonhole "Agent A" as yet another bland point-and-click adventure for smartphones. Aside from the nicer than average graphics, it sure looks like one of those hidden objects casual clickers with escape-the-room situations and fidgety puzzles. And indeed, this game is by no means short on fidgeting and room escaping–but it's also a competently made, charmingly designedIt's easy to pigeonhole "Agent A" as yet another bland point-and-click adventure for smartphones. Aside from the nicer than average graphics, it sure looks like one of those hidden objects casual clickers with escape-the-room situations and fidgety puzzles. And indeed, this game is by no means short on fidgeting and room escaping–but it's also a competently made, charmingly designed adventure that strikes a good balance between being too easy and frustrating. Its tongue-in-cheek 1960s spy story tone is perfectly delivered by the nice, clean graphics, that go a long way towards making the game a pleasure to interact with. Usually, hiding essential items behind pieces of scenery feels lazy. In this game, the graphics is clean enough to make them feel like legitimate puzzles.

    Pity about the terrible grammar in the text, that's about the only sloppy part of the game. It would have been so easy to hire someone to fix the punctuation. But that shortcoming aside, Agent A is a good enough casual game to appeal to dedicated gamers, and probably a perfect family adventure to play with pre-teens. Seriously, for a game that's often on sale at 1 buck on the eShop, you cannot ask more from Agent A: A Puzzle in Disguise. I, for one, will certainly buy a sequel.    … Expand
  5. fhaaruk
    Apr 25, 2021
    7
    Excellent, short puzzle game with very clever mechanics. It is a little annoying to play with the joysticks so I’d suggest just using touch. However, double tap feels unreliable so I ended up using B button to go back. Game has a fun little story and each puzzle feels new and interesting. One big annoying factor is sometimes you have to go back and forth a lot which can get tedious,Excellent, short puzzle game with very clever mechanics. It is a little annoying to play with the joysticks so I’d suggest just using touch. However, double tap feels unreliable so I ended up using B button to go back. Game has a fun little story and each puzzle feels new and interesting. One big annoying factor is sometimes you have to go back and forth a lot which can get tedious, especially given no fast travel between scenes so. Superb game for its price if you enjoy puzzle games. If you manage to get it on sale, it’s a steal! Only negative points for its control’s clunkiness and long times for going scene to scene which slows the game down and adds artificial length.… Expand
  6. JAG7
    Jan 31, 2022
    7
    It’s a good game but some of the puzzles are not that obvious to find what to do or use the items for. Had to look for a guide a couple of times, which made the experience a little frustrating. You’re also running around too much. I wouldn’t say the best but it’s miles away from the worst. Just a good time.
  7. ochjago
    Nov 22, 2021
    7
    Nothing extraordinary, but nice to play. The riddles could have been more difficult at times and some of them less obvious - if you want to be nitpicky :)
  8. fteo
    Jan 25, 2022
    7
    Easy but clever game with nice vibe and aesthetics. Better to play handheld and using the touchscreen. There are some times that it felt that it made me run around the map on purpose, but overall it was fun. It is kind of short in length but I wouldn't want it to be longer.

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#98 Best Switch Game of 2019
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#90 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2019

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Gaming Age
    Nov 21, 2019
    75
    If you want anything more than a few nice-looking puzzles, you won’t really find that in Agent A. It’s a fine little puzzle game that you can fly through in five hours or so, but if you expect anything more than that you’ll be disappointed.
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  2. Switch Player
    Oct 25, 2019
    70
    With its humorous spy theme and its satisfying, varied puzzles, Agent A is great fun. Admittedly, it’s currently cheaper and probably more at home on mobile, but it’s still a solid point-and-click addition to the Switch library.
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  3. NintendoWorldReport
    Oct 7, 2019
    85
    Overall, Agent A: A Puzzle In Disguise is a clever and straightforward adventure-puzzle game. It’s much more accessible and condensed than something like Myst or The Witness, but it’s easy to complete over the course of a few evenings. Unfortunately, the Switch port seems to have done away with the challenges and achievements of the mobile versions, so there isn’t really any reason to replay Agent A after completing it. Regardless, I can highly recommend assisting Agent A in her mission as it’s a fun distraction that doesn’t overstay its welcome. This review will self-destruct in five seconds. Good luck, Agent!
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