The Academy: The First Riddle

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The Academy: The First Riddle is a puzzle adventure game developed by Pine Studios and published by Snapbreak Games. It was released on June 19, 2020 for Microsoft Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android.

Reception[edit]

The game received mixed reviews, its PC version scoring 59 on Metacritic from an aggregate of 9 reviews.[1] Peter Mattsson of Adventure Gamers gave it three stars out of five, citing awkward and limited puzzle mechanics but praising its visuals and duration.[2] Pocket Gamer was similar in its verdict, praising its mysterious and vibrant setting, but criticized the controls and puzzles, also giving it three out of five stars.[3] Shacknews gave it 6 out of 10, criticizing the characters and dialogue as unexciting.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Academy: The First Riddle Critic Reviews for PC". Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  2. ^ "adventuregamers.com/articles/view/the-academy-the-first-riddle". adventuregamers.com. 26 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  3. ^ "The Academy The First Riddle review - "Unproblematic Potter with some caveats" | Articles". Pocket Gamer. 19 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  4. ^ "The Academy: The First Riddle review - Detention". Shacknews. 24 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2020-07-24.