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

So glad that there is a mobile version of this game. I been a fan of Layton after we got the 'Unwound Future' for 3DS, so what a treat to find out that there is an app! It's so charming and sometimes brain racking frustrating! lol But I'm so glad I finally got to play this. It was shorter than I expected, but no complaints because I know there are more puzzles waiting for me!

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

A nice, creepy little detective story takes you from one logic puzzle to the next. I overthought quite a number of puzzles that looked like they wanted me to do math, but you don't really. A few of the puzzles were extremely difficult for me to solve, even with hints, but fortunately all puzzles are optional. Challenging and engaging! The animation sequences at key story points are very enjoyable!

What’s new

Implemented compatibility updates for Android 16 and newer operating systems.
* There are no changes to the game content in this update.