Agent A: A puzzle in disguise
Genres: Puzzle, Escape Room, Mystery, Point & Click, Story Rich, Adventure
Play modes: singleplayer
Release Date: 29-8-2019
Developer: Yak & Co
Our verdict
8.5/10
- Difficulty: Easy
- Players: 1
- Playtime: 4–6 h
Agent A: A Puzzle in Disguise is a point-and-click escape room game with a 1960s spy look. You sneak through the hideout of enemy spy Ruby La Rouge, picking locks, hacking gadgets, playing the piano and feeding her cat. It has around 100 inventory puzzles spread over 35 locations. It suits solo players who want a light, funny puzzle game for a few evenings.
Steam reviews are overwhelmingly positive (2,071 of 2,179). Players praise the mid-century art, the humour and puzzles that mostly make sense, with no way to get stuck in an unwinnable state. Several say it starts as a single escape room and later opens up into a Myst-like set of linked locations.
Recurring complaints: backtracking in the last chapter gets tedious, scene transitions are slow and many puzzles are straightforward. Most players finish in four to six hours, and a few felt that was short for the price. It is widely recommended, especially on sale.
Pros
- 1960s spy style with gadgets, hidden switches and humour
- Around 100 inventory puzzles with no unwinnable states
- Opens up from one room into a Myst-like set of linked areas
Cons
- Lots of backtracking in the final chapter
- Slow transitions between scenes
- Short and mostly easy for the full price
About
You play as Agent A in this stylish secret agent world full of retro futuristic contraptions, hidden gizmos, gadgets and clever logic based puzzles. But do be warned… Ruby La Rouge is no spy to be taken lightly! Explore a labyrinth of perplexing puzzles in this quirky game of cat and mouse that’ll have you wondering whether you’re the cat… or the mouse!!
Notice something strange or out of place? Making mental notes and observations (like a good secret agent) will aid you in solving tricky puzzles later on. As you explore Rubys secret hideout, collecting objects and using them cleverly is crucial in unlocking a trail of puzzles leading you ever closer to your target!
• Stylish 1960's inspired art
• 35 unique environments to explore
• 100 inventory-based puzzles
• 50 puzzle screens
• 30 achievements to collect, for the trophy hunter in all of us
What's new?
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v5.0.1 fixes:
- unlock achievements fix
- hacker puzzle fix, the numbers were running too fast on pc’s capable of high frame rates
- improvements to windowed / fullscreen handling
