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Osmo Detective Agency – Adventure Game Review
Osmo Detective Agency is a Adventure/Family/Education game from Tangible Play Inc, first launched in 25th October 2018.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 460+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Osmo Detective Agency Stand Out
ABOUT DETECTIVE AGENCY
Get your maps, your magnifying glass, and detective skills! As the head of your own detective agency, your job is to travel the world helping people solve mysteries! But be careful! You’ll need sharp eyes, a clever mind, and a taste for adventure. Are you ready to crack the case?
GET HANDS-ON WITH THE CLUES USING OSMO MAGIC!
Search for hundreds of clues and solve mysteries using your magnifying glass and the maps.
MASTER NEW SKILLS WITH EVERY MYSTERY!
Learn about geography, landmarks, and local culture — clues are everywhere! Bring your critical thinking into play, as you connect the dots and unravel the mystery!
SOLVE MYSTERIES AROUND THE WORLD!
Explore eight exciting maps, including Paris, New York City, Beijing, Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, and Cairo, Osmo Town, and The World!
*Play your favourite Osmo Detective Agency on both iPhone and iPad! Use your iPhone with the Osmo Base for iPad and Detective Agency game hardware – each can be found at playosmo.com.
*Requires the Osmo Play System and Detective Agency Play Pieces (including a Magnifying Glass, a Map Holder, and eight Maps) to play, found at www.playosmo.com.
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Please see our device compatibility list here: https://support.playosmo.com/hc/articles/115010156067
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Compatible iPhones:
iPhone 12, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max
iPhone 13, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max
iPhone 14, 14 Plus -
Not compatible:
iPhone 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max
iPhone 12 Mini,13 Mini
iPhone SE (1-3)
iPhone 11 Series and older
ABOUT OSMO — 21ST CENTURY PLAY AND LEARNING
Osmo uses the screen to create a new healthy, hands-on learning experience that promotes creativity, problem-solving and social interaction. We do this with our reflective artificial intelligence technology.
This Adventure game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Osmo Detective Agency is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 21st November 2023
Recent improvements include:
- Improved onboarding experience for the users, better values and incentives for account creation
Download & Availability
Osmo Detective Agency is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Osmo Detective Agency on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
This is us, Madison Marie Leslie. We really love that app. And a companion is really cool. Im glad we found one of the apps to use on the iPhone app that you have on the phone and we can use it to do that for our phone and we have an iPad Air and we have our phone and a tablet so we can play games with it. Ciao.
We Love The Game But Now Im Moving on to 4th Grade. Which Means That we know How to Multiply So we can access Settings. But we dont Want To. So Please fix it. Overall Its Fine. No bugs for us. We just wish that the game was a little bit more interesting if thats to much to ask. We got bored after 30 minutes. Great game overall.
Man. Thats a lot of good maps! ADD UPDATE we WANT MORE MAPS!!!!!! You might have to make a chapter 2 or something but still. We want more maps! Please.
So we were so excited to play this game because we havent played it in so long! We were setting up our map, and we just kind of gave up because it is very like strict and it wants you to make it like perfect so it doesnt recognize it and we and Ive been sitting here for like almost like 30 minutes and Im getting annoyed.
Got it a year ago, and now it barely picks up the magnifying glass! God, the coding one too, they just dont seem to work right.
When our child first played it he loved it the game is so awesome.
Im absolutely in love with this game and it works great just whenever we pick up the magnifying glass it reminds to have but Im not using it so could you maybe fix that.
Its amazing really. From time to time little things dont work but we know how to fix it.
Based off the negative reviews it seems like a lot of the past bugs have been fixed. Kids love it.
Why do we always go to rio we want to go somewhere different.
We got this game for our birthday and we love it so much and Im happy! LOVeit Im 8year old.
Our kid played this game for 10 hours straight if you have the money buy it.
Its ends too soon, we WANT MORE CASES!!! But otherwise GOOD GAME.
We love this app but its not worth waiting two hours for it to load/work!!!Uther wise we love this game.
Why is downloading taking 20 mins.
Love the game so so much and recommend this to everyone.
We dont understand we just got the game yesterday working fine but and it was fun today we got on it and its just loading Im very disappointed because it was so fun please fix this bug.
They thought that all the characters were interesting.
Great game.epic ending.we have no feedback.
So Im only 7 we play this a lot theres Literally no issues in this app its wonderfull.
It was going great but then it started us over and we were mad.
We love it ,but the mystery is to short.
Hi we love this game it is a lot of fun! We are glad you guys made this game! And it is perfect for any age even people over 12.
Why? The end dr.hoots toy just.
Its a good game but its way to short.
We love this app so much and anyone who doesnt give it at least one star is not fun.
We like this game because when Dr. Hoot goes to jail your little helper (whos name we forgot) admits that she was actually Dr. Hoots toy. Dr. Hoot uses her toys for evil. Osmo, by looking at thumbnail of the game you guys make it look fun.
Love the idea behind this game. Our daughter very excitedly plays with it, but we usually end up giving up after unsuccessfully getting the game to work. It would be nice if the red camera mirror piece came in a wider size, as well. The small camera mirror cant pick up the pictures that the child is supposed to find. It wont even detect when weve put the correct game board in front of it. So, we keep trying, and have to move the board and or the whole tablet and base to get it to pick up the picture. We can hold completely still with the magnifying glass over the picture, the circle gets so close to closing, signifying that the child has found the correct item or place, and then it just stops and tells you to keep looking. So frustrating, because we know our daughter would enjoy this so much if it wasnt so non user-friendly.
It may look really fun but every game was boring boring boring ugh.
It is the best game ever we love you show much show much you made it.
This game is great! Our kids had so much fun with the challenges and maps plus the facts and pictures were interesting. Two issues: 1. Game is a bit short. Given that the product is not terribly cheap, we had expected more games/challenges. 2. There are are few bugs on the Rio game. The game will do a green circle showing it recognizes that the clue has been found but when the timer goes off it shows that it was not found. Overall though, fun game. Thanks Osmo for making great, interactive products.
We love this app but its short. We finished the story in one month. Yet, it is so much fun. Our sister loves it too and we give it 5.
We love Osmo set Because we love Osmo.
This app is one of the apps that our kid loves! Thanks Osmo.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 4.0.3
- Size: 637.12 MB
- iOS: 15.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Tangible Play Inc
Last updated: 21st November 2023 | Genre: Adventure, Family | Developer: Tangible Play Inc