These represent the difficulty of a puzzle. Be careful—making incorrect guesses will lower the number of Picarats you earn.

If you are stuck on a specific puzzle number, you can find step-by-step solutions and hints on these community-driven sites:

Aside from the main mysteries, you can unlock minigames like "Ideal Meal" (unlocked in Case 2), where you match dishes to specific diners. Platform Differences

The Layton's Mystery Journey Walkthrough blog and Takumi's Guide offer comprehensive guides for every case.

If you prefer seeing the solution in action, there are video archives of all puzzles with solutions available. Gameplay Quick Facts

It typically takes about 18.5 hours to finish the main story and up to 35 hours for 100% completion.