Picross 3D's my favourite "take" on the number-based picture logic puzzle subgenre that's particularly popular in video games. Round 2 improves upon an already stellar concept of chiselling away blocks to produce a simple 3D sculpture by having you paint the blocks either blue or orange, with blue representing a normal cube, and orange representing a piece that's shaped. This makes for more challenging puzzles, but also more rewarding puzzles, with the end results looking like wooden toys for children.

I recently replayed this and was blown away by how it's still the most addictive of Nintendo's own picross/puzzle titles, and honestly the lack of a Picross 3D 3 on the Switch is proof that somebody, somewhere is slipping.

Reviewed on Sep 06, 2022


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