The Academy: The First Riddle

The game received mixed reviews, its PC version scoring 59 on Metacritic from an aggregate of 9 reviews.^[1] Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received weak approval, being recommended by 29% of critics.^[2] Peter Mattsson of Adventure Gamers gave it three stars out of five, citing awkward and limited puzzle mechanics but praising its visuals and duration.^[3] 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.^[4] Shacknews gave it 6 out of 10, criticizing the characters and dialogue as unexciting.^[5]