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Puzzle Agent 2

Telltale · 2011-06-30

SteamGOG

ActionAdventureCasual

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person, Side view

Releases: Jun 30, 2011 (iOS), Jun 30, 2011 (Mac), Jun 30, 2011 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Agent Nelson Tethers just solved his biggest case yet. So why isn't he satisfied? Venture back to eerie Scoggins, Minnesota to solve the mystery of "the Hidden People" once and for all!

Puzzle Agent 2 is an Action, Adventure, and Casual game released in 2011, priced at $4.99, with Very Positive (87% of 1158 reviews) and an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners.

1
playing now
87%
positive of 1.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
IGDB user rating (26 ratings)
3.7h
to beat · rushed 2h · completionist 4h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Puzzle Agent 2 is an adventure/puzzle game by Telltale Games, in collaboration with Graham Annable. It is the sequel to Nelson Tethers: Puzzle Agent (2010). It was released on June 30, 2011.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 27 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 47k–93k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,163 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2020-11-25) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 108 of 158 observed days · $9.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
111120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
221Jul 2012Jul 2026Jul 2012 — avg 7 · peak 19Nov 2012 — avg 4 · peak 27Mar 2013 — avg 1 · peak 5Jul 2013 — avg 7 · peak 18Nov 2013 — avg 3 · peak 12Mar 2014 — avg 2 · peak 8Jul 2014 — avg 2 · peak 9Nov 2014 — avg 1 · peak 6Mar 2015 — avg 2 · peak 10Jul 2015 — avg 3 · peak 11Nov 2015 — avg 3 · peak 11Mar 2016 — avg 3 · peak 11Jul 2016 — avg 5 · peak 15Nov 2016 — avg 3 · peak 13Mar 2017 — avg 2 · peak 12Jul 2017 — avg 9 · peak 40Nov 2017 — avg 4 · peak 17Mar 2018 — avg 3 · peak 9Jul 2018 — avg 3 · peak 12Nov 2018 — avg 3 · peak 9Mar 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Jul 2019 — avg 2 · peak 9Nov 2019 — avg 3 · peak 8Mar 2020 — avg 2 · peak 10Jul 2020 — avg 3 · peak 12Nov 2020 — avg 3 · peak 13Mar 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2021 — avg 4 · peak 11Nov 2021 — avg 3 · peak 8Mar 2022 — avg 2 · peak 5Jul 2022 — avg 2 · peak 9Nov 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Mar 2023 — avg 1 · peak 5Aug 2023 — avg 1 · peak 6Jan 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Nov 2024 — avg 2 · peak 5Jan 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8Jul 2026 — avg 2 · peak 6
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$0.492015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $1.992015-08-17 — best price $9.992015-12-11 — best price $2.482016-05-06 — best price $2.492016-10-17 — best price $2.002017-03-17 — best price $9.992017-09-05 — best price $9.992018-01-12 — best price $2.492018-05-28 — best price $9.992018-10-26 — best price $2.492020-10-29 — best price $1.242021-04-26 — best price $9.992021-12-22 — best price $0.492023-01-05 — best price $4.992023-06-12 — best price $0.932023-08-11 — best price $4.992023-11-01 — best price $1.042024-01-18 — best price $4.992024-03-26 — best price $4.992024-05-31 — best price $4.992024-08-05 — best price $1.192024-11-01 — best price $2.142025-01-13 — best price $1.782025-03-17 — best price $1.092025-05-22 — best price $4.992025-08-19 — best price $4.992025-11-05 — best price $2.992026-02-18 — best price $4.442026-04-08 — best price $1.242026-06-15 — best price $3.592026-08-17 — best price $4.142026-09-19 — best price $9.992026-10-14 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5542026-05-31 — 15 pageviews2026-06-04 — 9 pageviews2026-06-08 — 22 pageviews2026-06-12 — 13 pageviews2026-06-16 — 10 pageviews2026-06-20 — 14 pageviews2026-06-24 — 12 pageviews2026-06-28 — 13 pageviews2026-07-02 — 13 pageviews2026-07-06 — 13 pageviews2026-07-10 — 8 pageviews2026-07-14 — 7 pageviews2026-07-18 — 8 pageviews2026-07-22 — 11 pageviews2026-07-26 — 11 pageviews2026-07-30 — 47 pageviews2026-08-03 — 18 pageviews2026-08-07 — 15 pageviews2026-08-11 — 19 pageviews2026-08-15 — 11 pageviews2026-08-19 — 10 pageviews2026-08-23 — 7 pageviews2026-08-27 — 18 pageviews2026-08-31 — 18 pageviews2026-09-04 — 12 pageviews2026-09-08 — 28 pageviews2026-09-12 — 7 pageviews2026-09-16 — 12 pageviews2026-09-20 — 12 pageviews2026-09-24 — 11 pageviews2026-09-28 — 12 pageviews2026-10-02 — 13 pageviews2026-10-06 — 20 pageviews2026-10-10 — 16 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

52
achievements tracked
86.3%
earned "Puzzle: Moon Focus"
59.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,17826%52

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

FunnyShortActionCasualComedyPuzzleMysterySurrealAdventureDetective

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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