Agent A: A Puzzle in Disguise
Release Date Developer Publisher 19 Oct 2016 Yak & Co. Yak & Co.
In Agent A, you play as a secret agent tasked with capturing escapee Ruby La Rouge after she destroys your boss’s boat. The player must solve point-and-click puzzles to uncover hidden rooms, defuse devious traps, and discovering the mysteries within Ruby’s hideout.
The puzzle design for the game is moderately challenging — though accessible to new solvers — and pokes fun at the tropes within spy movies. Everything you discover on your mission is there for a reason and will be used at some point (even the giant, stuffed, yak head), with the entire house being used for a five-part story — though sections are cleverly cordoned off to prevent players from having too many choices.
While the game went on longer than I expected, the constant discovery made the game still feel fresh as you uncovered new mysteries. Even when stumbling around trying to find the next clue, Agent A injects humor to make the fruitless searches just as enjoyable as a big breakthrough.