Counter Agents
Released Dec 2016
Counter Agents is a spy-themed, head-to-head multiplayer game where your objective is to sneak around guards, steal the briefcase, and make it to an exit point before your opponent!
91% positive · 167 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Counter Agents launched on December 1, 2016 as a free-to-play, student-originated indie game. The store description explicitly states "Counter Agents will be completely free! No in-game purchases, and no priced DLC," indicating it was designed as a complete, self-contained product from the start.
The developers shipped one notable post-launch update on January 26, 2024 — a quality-of-life patch that improved lighting, visual effects, controller support, performance, and UI. However, this same post also announced "ConSPYration," a new spiritual successor game from the same developers (now operating as Moon Tales Studios). This successor had already been announced on December 28, 2023, with messaging that explicitly positions it as building on and improving everything Counter Agents offered.
The framing of both posts — celebrating Counter Agents' legacy while directing players to a new, more fully-featured follow-up — strongly signals that the January 2024 patch was a farewell update rather than the beginning of ongoing support. There has been no developer communication since January 26, 2024, and no future content has been announced for Counter Agents. The store description's promotion of ConSPYration at the very top further reinforces that the developers have moved on to their successor title.
Counter Agents launched as a finished product with no paid DLC or live-service structure, received one maintenance/polish update in early 2024, and the studio has since pivoted focus to ConSPYration. The game is complete.
Evidence
Developers announced ConSPYration as a new game that 'utilizes and improves on all of the best elements of Counter Agents,' framing Counter Agents as a legacy title.
Store description states the game will be 'completely free' with 'no in-game purchases, and no priced DLC,' indicating a complete, self-contained product by design.
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Developer
Publisher
Counter_Agents_Team
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · PvP · Local/Split Screen
About this game
Check out ConSPYration! Made my the Devs who brought you Counter Agents!
Counter Agents is a spy-themed, head-to-head multiplayer game where your objective is to sneak around guards, steal the briefcase, and make it to an exit point before your opponent. Take on the solo-player challenges, compete with your friends in multiplayer mode, and enjoy creating your own maps with the brilliantly simple level editor!
Counter Agents originally started as a student program prototype project during the Fall of 2015 and gradually took shape to what it is today. The original goal was to take an arcade game dating 1983 or earlier and build off of existing mechanics to create something new and unique. The game we were inspired by was 005 (1981), one of the very first stealth games. Of the various 005 game modes, we loved the scenes where you had to avoid policemen with flashlights. We took this idea and created a customizable multiplayer experience with more 3D levels. Keeping the project alive between projects, we have playtested, iterated and polished Counter Agents tirelessly over the past year. Now we’re excited to finally bring it to Steam!
Key Features:
Counter Agents is a spy-themed, head-to-head multiplayer game where your objective is to sneak around guards, steal the briefcase, and make it to an exit point before your opponent. Take on the solo-player challenges, compete with your friends in multiplayer mode, and enjoy creating your own maps with the brilliantly simple level editor!
Counter Agents originally started as a student program prototype project during the Fall of 2015 and gradually took shape to what it is today. The original goal was to take an arcade game dating 1983 or earlier and build off of existing mechanics to create something new and unique. The game we were inspired by was 005 (1981), one of the very first stealth games. Of the various 005 game modes, we loved the scenes where you had to avoid policemen with flashlights. We took this idea and created a customizable multiplayer experience with more 3D levels. Keeping the project alive between projects, we have playtested, iterated and polished Counter Agents tirelessly over the past year. Now we’re excited to finally bring it to Steam!
Key Features:
- Three game modes include Single Player Challenge, Multiplayer (1-4 players), and Level Editor. The goal of each mode is to find and steal a briefcase and escape, all while avoiding guards, detectives, and other players.
- Top-down view of a 3D environment. There are 3 floors that promote clever level design and strategy.
- Level editor has a simple UI with a drag and drop mechanic so that anyone can create complex designs. Players can post levels to the online community for anyone to play and rate.
- All original music and audio by our composer, Lance Montgomery.
- Counter Agents will be completely free! No in-game purchases, and no priced DLC.
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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