Puzzle Agent

You play Nelson Tethers, an agent in the FBI’s Puzzle Research Division, sent to the snowy town of Scoggins after its eraser factory stops production. As he investigates, the factory and the town’s unusual residents become part of a larger mystery.

Explore illustrated locations, speak with townspeople, and solve puzzles to move the investigation forward. Challenges include mazes, logic problems, riddles, and other paper-and-pencil-style brainteasers.

Discoveries connect the puzzles to the town’s strange events and can reveal further challenges. Collect chewing gum around town to get hints when you’re stuck; puzzle errors and hint use affect your rating, but not the story’s progress.

Players often enjoy the steady stream of puzzles, the quirky characters, and Scoggins’ odd, sometimes eerie mystery. Reviews also frequently appreciate the hand-drawn presentation and dry humor. Some players find the puzzles repetitive or the rules unclear, and several criticize the story’s abrupt ending.