Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Professor Layton and the Curious Village is a puzzle adventure video game for the Nintendo DS system. It was developed and published by Level-5 in Japan and published by Nintendo worldwide. It was released in Japan in 2007 and worldwide the following year. It was re-released in Australia using the British English localisation and European artwork to replace the previously released North American localisation. Curious Village is the first game in the Professor Layton series, followed by Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box. An enhanced mobile port of Curious Village featuring additional cutscenes, subtitled "HD for Mobile", was released in 2018.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2007
- Developer
- Level-5
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 15 February 2007 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Level-5 |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo DS |
| Genres | Puzzle |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1195476, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Professor Layton and the Curious Village? How long to beat it
Total play time for Professor Layton and the Curious Village is about 14.2 hours to do everything, and around 11.6 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 11.6h | 378 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 13.5h | 397 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 14.2h | 305 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Professor Layton and the Curious Village sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Professor Layton and the Curious Village lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 70ahead of 22% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 34ahead of 75% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Professor Layton and the Curious Village
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Common questions about Professor Layton and the Curious Village
What platforms is Professor Layton and the Curious Village on?
Professor Layton and the Curious Village is available on Nintendo DS. It first released in 2007.
Who made Professor Layton and the Curious Village?
Professor Layton and the Curious Village was developed by Level-5 and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Professor Layton and the Curious Village?
about 11.6 hours for the main story, 13.5 hours with the main extras, 14.2 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.