Layton: Curious Village in HD

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About this game

Digitally remastered in HD for mobile devices and with new, never-before-seen animated cutscenes, it’s time to run the cerebral marathon with Professor Layton and the Curious Village.

The tale begins as Professor Layton, a true English gentleman and famous archeologist, drives to the remote settlement of St. Mystere with his apprentice, Luke, in response to a request from the widow of a wealthy baron. The baron’s will indicates that the family treasure, the Golden Apple, is hidden somewhere within the village, and whoever finds it will inherit the whole of the Reinhold Estate. The Professor and Luke must search the town for clues leading to the precious heirloom.

Featuring a distinctive artistic style that oozes old-world charm, the game’s quirky cast of characters instantly comes to life. The animated cutscenes, remastered in HD, tell key parts of the tale in gorgeous detail. And ever-present in the background, the original soundtrack, beloved by many players, keenly captures the mood of the Layton universe.

Based on the "Atama no Taisou" (lit. "Head Gymnastics") books by Akira Tago, Professor Layton and the Curious Village brings together more than 100 brain teasers including slide puzzles, matchstick puzzles, and even trick questions to flex players’ observation, logic, and critical thinking skills. In addition, rather than just selecting challenges from a list, players uncover puzzles through conversations with the villagers or by investigating their surroundings.

If you are obsessed with mind-bending puzzles, Professor Layton and the Curious Village is for you!

Game Features:
• 1st installment of the Layton Series
• Over 100 puzzles, designed by Akira Tago, that can be tackled on the way to solving the case
• New! Exclusive, never-before-seen animation footage
• Beautifully remastered in HD for mobile devices
• Engaging mini-games that include collecting gizmos and pieces of a mysterious painting, as well as pursuing side characters
• Offline play after initial download

This game can be played in Englishand French only.

Ratings and reviews

Absolutely amazing game. Great story line and aesthetics, and great puzzles. The puzzles may become quite challenging at times, which make my brain be used for its purpose - think. Took me about 5 dedicated days to get to the finish line. For more casual players, this game may take several more days. Great game! Worth everything and more.

Completed the game in about 9 hours (that's probably not good but I'm honest 🫠). The game is very well remastered for mobile, which works perfectly for this game as it originally came out on the Nintendo DS. The mobile platform actully improves how the puzzles run as capacitive touch screens are much better than the DS's old resistive one. I would give 5 stars, however there was 1 puzzle that I couldn't complete because there was no way to input the answer properly. I definitely recommend

Don't let the $10 pricetag scare you: this is a full-length, beautiful game (that was originally $35 on the Nintendo DS in 2008) with amazing music, visually arresting art, a compelling story, and ZERO microtransactions. I played some of it via the original DS release when it hit the States in 2008, and I must say, this Nintendo DS game has transferred PERFECTLY to smartphones (see also: The World Ends With You), with high-resolution art and music. Don't be on the fence: this is a must-download!

What's new

Bug fixes.