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The Academy: The First Riddle

The Academy: The First Riddle

The Academy is a puzzle-packed adventure set in a school filled with mystery. Leave your mark on Arbor's Academy and find out why it only welcomes the best and the brightest.

Released Jun 19, 2020 Developer Pine Studio Publisher Snapbreak Platforms Windows · Mac AdventurePuzzleMysteryThird PersonSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ $7.99 (US · as of 2026-05-15)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

66.0%positive94 reviews
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I attempted to play the game for just under 30 minutes. The entire thing was awful. Those were not puzzles. You can solve a puzzle. That was total garbage and there is nothing you can do to change my mind.”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

43achievements
15.5%median completion
2.1%rarest: Just Pine
86.2% of players 64.7% of players 57.6% of players 42.1% of players 40.5% of players 35.9% of players 35.4% of players 32.8% of players 27.9% of players 27.2% of players 24.2% of players 23.2% of players 22.7% of players 22.6% of players 21.7% of players 20.9% of players 18.8% of players 17.5% of players 17.3% of players 15.6% of players 15.5% of players 15.5% of players 14.5% of players 14.3% of players 14.2% of players 14.2% of players 9.5% of players 9.0% of players 8.2% of players 8.0% of players 6.7% of players 5.8% of players 5.8% of players 4.9% of players 4.4% of players 4.2% of players 4.1% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.0% of players 2.8% of players 2.5% of players 2.1% of players 86.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
86.2%Let's Do This — Finish the entrance exam
64.7%Rookie — Solve 5 puzzles
57.6%Quick Thinking — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
2.1%Just Pine — Hidden achievement
2.5%I'll Need Those for Later — Hidden achievement
2.8%Uncaged Birds — Hidden achievement

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 16, 2020
The Academy Update 1.02 in now in beta

Hi guys! For the last few months, we got a lot of your feedback for both Steam and Mobile versions of the game. First of all, a big thank you to every single one of you who supported us over the last

Jun 25, 2020
The first week of The Academy

Hello students! We wanted to give you a quick update on all the work that's been done on The Academy within its first week of release. We also wanted to say how sorry we are due to the technical diffi

Jun 19, 2020
The Academy: The First Riddle is out now!

Hello, Students, and Welcome to the Academy! As the school’s headmistress, it’s my honor to show you some of the features that await you as soon as you enroll. The Academy has always attracted the mos

Jun 04, 2020
The Academy opens its doors on June 19

Attention, students! We’re proud to announce that The Academy’s doors will open on Steam on the 19th of June . Mark your calendars and get ready for a summer full of puzzles. :) To celebrate the occas

Apr 29, 2020
The Academy Tour

Why hello there, future students! Since we're so close to the release date, we decided to show you the setting of your next puzzle-filled adventure. Stick around, the school tour is just about to star

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie
Player tagsAdventure · Puzzle · Mystery · Third Person · Singleplayer · Relaxing · Story Rich · Family Friendly · Beautiful · Casual · Conversation (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal *
Achievements43
Official sitehttp://theacademygame.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2 Ghz Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: 2GB, Shader Model 2.0 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 4 GB available space