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Puzzle Agent cover art

Puzzle Agent

Telltale · 2010-07-07

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

ActionAdventureCasual

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jun 2011 (Wii), Jun 30, 2010 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 30, 2010 (Mac), Sep 02, 2010 (iOS), Apr 19, 2011 (PlayStation 3)

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!

Puzzle Agent is a $4.99 Action, Adventure, and Casual game released in 2010, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 2838 reviews).

1
playing now
89%
positive of 2.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
86/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (33 ratings)
3h
to beat · rushed 2h · completionist 4.7h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
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 is an adventure/puzzle game by Telltale Games, in collaboration with Graham Annable. It is the first game to come out of Telltale's pilot project. The game was influenced by the works of David Lynch, Stanley Kubrick and the Coen brothers. This is one of two Telltale Games titles that have an original character, the other being Telltale Texas Hold'em.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 60 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity up 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 27,656 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 114k–228k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,845 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2020-11-25) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 93 of 173 observed days · $4.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
232320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

912026-09-15 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 9 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 4 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 5 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 5 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 6 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 5 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
442Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 19 · peak 43Dec 2012 — avg 6 · peak 23May 2013 — avg 8 · peak 218Oct 2013 — avg 5 · peak 16Mar 2014 — avg 4 · peak 13Aug 2014 — avg 3 · peak 10Jan 2015 — avg 6 · peak 35Jun 2015 — avg 11 · peak 42Nov 2015 — avg 6 · peak 17Apr 2016 — avg 31 · peak 106Sep 2016 — avg 7 · peak 20Feb 2017 — avg 6 · peak 22Jul 2017 — avg 22 · peak 92Dec 2017 — avg 10 · peak 28May 2018 — avg 6 · peak 18Oct 2018 — avg 4 · peak 12Mar 2019 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2019 — avg 3 · peak 12Jan 2020 — avg 4 · peak 18Jun 2020 — avg 5 · peak 18Nov 2020 — avg 6 · peak 22Apr 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11Sep 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Feb 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Jul 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Dec 2022 — avg 4 · peak 14May 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2023 — avg 2 · peak 9Mar 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Aug 2024 — avg 3 · peak 9Jan 2025 — avg 3 · peak 16Jun 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Nov 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14Apr 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.95$0.492015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $0.992015-07-16 — best price $1.242015-12-01 — best price $4.992016-05-06 — best price $1.292017-01-02 — best price $4.992017-06-21 — best price $4.992018-01-22 — best price $1.492018-08-08 — best price $2.492020-06-15 — best price $4.992021-01-21 — best price $2.002021-07-15 — best price $0.502022-01-27 — best price $1.242022-12-22 — best price $0.992023-05-12 — best price $1.252023-07-10 — best price $1.042023-08-28 — best price $1.492023-11-01 — best price $1.042024-01-04 — best price $1.132024-02-29 — best price $4.992024-04-19 — best price $1.102024-06-12 — best price $0.992024-07-31 — best price $4.992024-09-24 — best price $3.922024-11-14 — best price $2.492025-01-10 — best price $1.992025-03-03 — best price $1.292025-04-24 — best price $2.502025-06-17 — best price $3.592025-08-21 — best price $4.992025-10-27 — best price $1.502026-01-08 — best price $1.422026-03-18 — best price $1.332026-04-15 — best price $1.502026-05-23 — best price $1.492026-07-09 — best price $4.992026-08-19 — best price $1.992026-09-15 — best price $4.992026-10-05 — best price $4.992026-10-14 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

63112026-05-31 — 31 pageviews2026-06-04 — 30 pageviews2026-06-08 — 39 pageviews2026-06-12 — 21 pageviews2026-06-16 — 18 pageviews2026-06-20 — 27 pageviews2026-06-24 — 25 pageviews2026-06-28 — 30 pageviews2026-07-02 — 24 pageviews2026-07-06 — 46 pageviews2026-07-10 — 21 pageviews2026-07-14 — 27 pageviews2026-07-18 — 11 pageviews2026-07-22 — 35 pageviews2026-07-26 — 24 pageviews2026-07-30 — 63 pageviews2026-08-03 — 24 pageviews2026-08-07 — 17 pageviews2026-08-11 — 31 pageviews2026-08-15 — 24 pageviews2026-08-19 — 28 pageviews2026-08-23 — 25 pageviews2026-08-27 — 40 pageviews2026-08-31 — 25 pageviews2026-09-04 — 25 pageviews2026-09-08 — 21 pageviews2026-09-12 — 25 pageviews2026-09-16 — 30 pageviews2026-09-20 — 41 pageviews2026-09-24 — 23 pageviews2026-09-28 — 24 pageviews2026-10-02 — 36 pageviews2026-10-06 — 25 pageviews2026-10-10 — 24 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FunnyShortActionCasualComedyHorrorPuzzleMysterySurrealAdventure

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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