Picross X: Picbits vs. Uzboross

released on Aug 04, 2022

Picross X is a high-speed, 5x5 nonogram puzzle game


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Very addictive take on the Picross formula involving filling in grids with hint numbers. Instead of traditional large puzzles, this one focuses on rapidly solving 5x5 puzzles, sometimes under certain conditions. This makes for a faster and reflex-based gameplay that can be very hard to put down.

At first I imagined a game about 5x5 grids would be quite boring for picross veterans, but I was wildly surprised by how much they can make such tiny puzzles feel interesting.

Picross X trades the laid back puzzle solving for a fast paced action marathon of solving little squares and it works. I played with touch controls and I feel like it is necessary for the optimal experience, playing with buttons feels clunky and slow. The game adapts itself to each control scheme, but touch controls are definitely the most fun way of playing.

Over time the luster does fade a bit, even with all the variety in gimmicks it feels like you have seen too much of everything. This doesn't erase the achievement of creating a fun action version of Picross, and I really enjoyed my time with it.