Puzzle Agent 2 HD vs Dawn, P.I.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Puzzle Agent 2 HD
An agent returns to a mysterious town to uncover the truth behind a series of strange occurrences and a missing person. This sequel to an award-winning game features a dark, humorous narrative filled with challenging puzzles.
- Solve challenging puzzles
- Uncover a dark mystery
- Engage with dark humor
- Explore an eerie town
- Experience a narrative adventure
- Sequel to an award-winning game
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**NOTE: Not compatible with iPhone 7 devices and iPad Pro devices.** Agent Nelson Tethers just solved the biggest case of his career. So why isn't he satisfied? There’s still the case of a missing eraser factory foreman, a whispering madness is still creeping from mind to mind, and a troubling recurrence of... creatures... is lurking into the town. The FBI's Department of Puzzle Research has marked the case closed -- are they sweeping it under the rug? Or worse, do they not even care? Worried that the case will languish forever unsolved, Tethers must go rogue and venture back to the eerie town of Scoggins, Minnesota to solve the mystery of "the Hidden People" once and for all. Sequel to award-winning Puzzle Agent: * TouchArcade – Best of iPad 2010 * IGN – Best iPhone Game of E3 2010 * PC Gamer – Puzzle Game of the Year 2010 * Adventure Gamers – Game of the Year CREEPY PUZZLE ADVENTURE WITH MYSTERY & DARK HUMOR! _____________________________________________ MORE GREAT ADVENTURES BY TELLTALE GAMES: Walking Dead: The Game Back to the Future Tales of Monkey Island Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space Minecraft: Story Mode Tales from the Borderlands Gift this App: Click the arrow next to “Buy App” on the iTunes® App Store. Never miss out on great deals, news and updates. Visit us at… TelltaleGames.com facebook.com/TelltaleGames twitter.com/TelltaleGames youtube.com/TelltaleGames
Dawn, P.I.
Step into the shoes of a high school detective in this hand-drawn, point-and-click adventure game. Explore a mysterious high school, find clues, solve puzzles, and interrogate characters to uncover the truth behind strange occurrences.
- Point-and-click gameplay
- Investigative puzzles
- Character interrogation
- Hand-drawn animation
- Mystery solving
- Explore school environment
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What mystery lurks in Marlowe High? Become a detective in this point-and-click adventure game and solve the case! If you enjoy detective stories, escape games and puzzles, Dawn, P.I. is the game for you. Become Dawn, a high schooler with a penchant for investigation and occasional property damage. Explore the school to find clues and solve puzzles to ultimately get to the bottom of the case: why is Meg's horoscope suddenly working? Is someone interfering with the school paper? Why are people missing? Why is the librarian so annoying? And what in the world is "The Guiding Wind"? Fully hand-drawn and -animated, Dawn, P.I. will transport you to a cartoon noir world, where you'll have to be sharp and creative to advance in every step. Sweep rooms for objects to help you on your investigation and interrogate everyone to uncover their hidden secrets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dawn, P.I. at Free against Puzzle Agent 2 HD's $2.99. Dawn, P.I. also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 52 months). Puzzle Agent 2 HD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (52 vs 16). On rating, review sentiment, ads and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Dawn, P.I. is free to download; Puzzle Agent 2 HD costs $2.99 up front. Dawn, P.I. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Puzzle Agent 2 HD asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Puzzle Agent 2 HD against 4.6 for Dawn, P.I.. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 16 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Puzzle Agent 2 HD's written reviews are positive against 67% of Dawn, P.I.'s.
Puzzle Agent 2 HD ships an update every 52 months, Dawn, P.I. monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Puzzle Agent 2 HD | Dawn, P.I. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (52 ratings) | 4.6 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.9% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 52 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 219 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | LCG Entertainment, Inc. | Bruno Maestrini |
Customer experience
Puzzle Agent 2 HD
Dawn, P.I.
Bugs and requests
Puzzle Agent 2 HD
Reported bugs
10 issues- Game crashes and freezes
- Sound issues (skipping, stuttering, looping)
- Animation glitches
- Unresponsive controls
- Dialogue not playing
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- Game stuck in a loop or on a specific screen
- Puzzles not working correctly (e.g., missing elements, incorrect logic)
- Voice skipping issues
- Screen turns white
- Cutscene issues
Requested features
9 requests- Bring back Puzzle Agent 1
- Update Puzzle Agent 1 for modern devices
- Make Puzzle Agent 1 available on the App Store
- Create Puzzle Agent 3
- Add a skip puzzle option
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- Improve puzzle instructions
- Make puzzles more challenging
- Add more content
- Make the game longer
Dawn, P.I.
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Puzzle Agent 2 HD
No in-app purchases
Dawn, P.I.
- Full Game$2.99
Questions
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