Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box

Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
North American box art
Developer(s)Level-5
Matrix Software (iOS, Android)
Publisher(s)Nintendo DS
iOS, Android
  • WW: Level-5
Director(s)Tatsuya Shinkai
Producer(s)Akihiro Hino
Composer(s)Tomohito Nishiura
SeriesProfessor Layton
Platform(s)Nintendo DS, iOS, Android
ReleaseNintendo DS
  • JP: November 29, 2007
  • NA: August 24, 2009
  • AU: September 24, 2009
  • EU: September 25, 2009
  • KO: September 8, 2011
iOS, Android
  • JP: December 5, 2018
  • NA/EU: June 20, 2019
Genre(s)Puzzle, Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, known in Australia and Europe as Professor Layton and Pandora's Box, is the second game in the Professor Layton series by Level-5. It was followed by a third game, Professor Layton and the Unwound Future. The game follows Professor Layton and his self-proclaimed apprentice Luke as they travel cross-country by train to solve the mystery behind a mysterious box that is said to kill anyone who opens it. An enhanced mobile port of Diabolical Box, subtitled "HD for Mobile", was released on December 5, 2018.