Professor Layton and the Curious Village

In the curious village of St. Mystere, townsfolk speak to each other in riddles, lock their doors with sliding puzzles and hide their secrets within brainteasers. When a wealthy baron passes away, his will…

88 15 February 2007

Point-and-click Puzzle Visual Novel Mystery

Professor Layton and the Curious Village is a point-and-click developed by LEVEL-5, released 15 February 2007 on Nintendo DS, Android and iOS. The main story takes about 11.5 hrs to finish.

Verified 10 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Wikipedia

What Professor Layton and the Curious Village is

Professor Layton and the Curious Village is a point-and-click game developed by LEVEL-5 and released in 2007. It is available on Nintendo DS, Android and iOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

When the wealthy Baron Augustus Reinhold passes away, his will reveals a hidden treasure in the village of St. Mystere. Unable to locate the treasure themselves, the baron's family calls upon renowned puzzle expert Professor Layton and his apprentice, Luke, for help. Upon the pair's arrival, their search for the treasure is interrupted by the suspicious death of another member of the Reinhold family. Now with two mysteries on their hands, Professor Layton and Luke must work their way through the village's many puzzles, riddles and brainteasers to find the truth.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Professor Layton series

Professor Layton and the Curious Village is the first of 12 entries we hold in the Professor Layton series. The next entry was Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box in 2007. Its critic score of 88 is 4 points above the series average of 84. The highest-rated entry is Professor Layton and the Unwound Future at 93.

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How it was received

Professor Layton and the Curious Village holds a critic score of 88 out of 100. That places it above 91% of the 501 rated point-and-click games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2007 averaged 64, so it scored 24 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 85, across 205 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 11.5 hrs.

What it launched against

Professor Layton and the Curious Village launched on 15 February 2007, within three weeks of Peggle, Crackdown, Jade Empire: Special Edition and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2. It reviewed better than all of them.

Released around the same time: Peggle, Crackdown, Jade Empire: Special Edition, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2.

Cheats and codes

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