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SeriesPuzzle Agent

Puzzle Agent

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First release
Jun 30, 2010
Genres
Adventure, Point-and-click, Puzzle · Mystery, Action, Horror, Comedy
Platforms
Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Mac, iOS

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 more ways than you can shake a cryptogram at!

Also known as Nelson Tethers: Puzzle Agent, Scoggins Erasers, Grickle101.exe

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Storyline
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?Read more

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?

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jun 30, 2010
Mac
Jun 30, 2010
iOS
Sep 01, 2010
All 7 release dates
iOS
Sep 02, 2010
PlayStation 3
Apr 19, 2011
Wii
Jun 2011
PlayStation 3
Jun 01, 2011
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
2h
Main + Extras
3h
Completionist
5h
Age ratings
ESRB E10+PEGI 12
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Keywords
casual, detective, short, funny, surreal
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At a Glance

Critic Score
86
Main Story (IGDB)
2h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
3h
Completionist (IGDB)
5h
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