The Academy: The First Riddle

Puzzle adventure with hundreds of riddles and a school mystery

Pine Studio · Published by Snapbreak · Released Jun 19, 2020

Reviews: Mixed; 63% of 86
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 1; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update on Steam: 5 years ago; Nov 25, 2020
Minimum PC: 2GB; 3 GB RAM · 4 GB disk; Full requirements

What is The Academy: The First Riddle?

You explore an academy in this single-player, third-person puzzle adventure, solving puzzles and talking with students and staff as you uncover the school's secrets.

For you if...

+you like a relaxed pace and plenty of dialogue

Not for you if...

−you prefer action-focused play to reading and solving riddles

What players say

63% of 86 reviews are positive

Players praise the school atmosphere, art style, and story. Common complaints focus on confusing or poorly translated puzzle instructions, answers players consider arbitrary or incorrect, and repetitive puzzles.

Screenshots and trailer

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The Academy: The First Riddle system requirements

Minimum: 2GB, 3 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

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

Does The Academy: The First Riddle have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does The Academy: The First Riddle run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 43
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal.

Does The Academy: The First Riddle use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam