The Agency: Chapter 1

[h1] Can't tell much about this one except it's boring. [/h1]

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The Agency: Chapter 1 is not a game, it's an e-book that's been dumped on Steam masquerading as a game. As a visual/interactive novel, this doesn't feature any notable gameplay, it's just a lot of clicking through badly written dialogue that would never have been accepted or published in print, which poses the question, "How did something this badly written end up on Steam?". When someone hoping to become an author is unable to get published in print, they spend $100 and dump their high school fan-fiction onto Steam, under the guise of a game. It's not even the whole e-book, the authors couldn't even write a complete book without having to run off to kickstarter to try get people to pay them to write the rest of the book. I wish there was a kickstarter to pay them not to write any more crap e-books to pollute Steam with. Steam is for games. Not books. This crap e-book swaps the traditional high school anime fan club dropout fantasy/slice of life fanfiction for a high school anime fan club dropout "steampunk" fanfiction. For those who don't know (so lucky), Steampunk is just goths who discovered the colour brown. Visual novels/e-books are tedious at best... imagine the bes…

The Agency: Chapter 1, developed and published by Sapphire Dragon Productions, is a steampunk mystery visual novel that serves as the introduction to a larger episodic narrative. It tells the story of Jack Beckwith, a war survivor who arrives in a vast imperial capital hoping to start anew, only to find himself caught in a web of secrets, investigations, and political intrigue. This opening chapter establishes the tone, characters, and world of The Agency, laying the groundwork for what appears to be a story of conspiracy and moral ambiguity in a post-war society struggling to rebuild. It is more of a narrative prologue than a complete standalone experience, designed to introduce the mechanics and atmosphere that will define the series as a whole. The game’s world-building is its most striking strength. The steampunk setting is grounded not in spectacle but in tone and texture—the smoke of factories, the hum of machinery, and the rigid class system of a city emerging from conflict. There’s a clear sense of history here, as if every alley and institution carries the weight of past trauma. The writing reflects this atmosphere, adopting a formal and deliberate style that matches the …

Pretty ugly (the characters especially), the writing is pretty bland (Though efforts have been made on world building). And the puzzles (litteral puzzles actually) are pretty bland. Furthermore there will only be 2 chapters as the game was abandoned. So good news there are really no reasons to buy it!

I am 32 years old. My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and we adopted our son together. Both are now 4 years old. When we were going through our separation, I felt lost and unhappy. I was self-destructive. One day, I was so angry with everything spiraling out of control that I punched a concrete wall in a moment of overwhelming emotion. This resulted in breaking my fifth metacarpal in my right hand—the hand I worked with, played games with, and used to carry my children to bed—the hand I desperately needed to ensure I could continue providing. Upon learning the severity of the self-inflicted damage, I became almost suicidal. Keep in mind that just a few months before this, I was the happiest man, with no history of depression or anxiety. I had never experienced anger outbursts, nor was I the type to break down and cry, but I was in a tough situation that truly prevented me from seeing the light on the other side. With nothing better to do, I looked for a game I could play WITH ONE HAND while recovering. Somehow, I stumbled upon this game and read some of the comments. I decided it was worth a try... I must admit I didn't beat the game, nor did I play as much as some of y…