PictoQuest

Nice little Picto game with an actual end. Especially at the current price

A cute game with a hard difficulty curve towards the end, well worth the price if you're a nonogram/picross lover. If you're scared off by the difficulty curve thing, get it on sale. Pros: -Interesting nonograms, power ups are easy to acquire and quests will give you freebies -Decently long run time for this style of puzzle game, I've clocked about 10 hours on it Cons: -Difficulty curve hits HARD once you're at about 80% completion. I finished the first 83% of the game in one sitting, the last 20% has taken a few days. -Enemy attacks are somewhat inconsistent and unforgiving, they will attack not only when you make mistakes, but also if you're simply taking too long or if you're marking off squares. It's fine at first but becomes downright cruel during 20x20 grids. -This might be my personal skill issues but once you get into the 20x20 grids, the low inventory size and scarcity of power up/health items means you will frequently be going into puzzles with a full inventory and then end up with no items left. I know it's about logic moreso than using power ups but in the late game, especially on quest maps where you're not allowed to make any mistakes or boss maps where you…

PictoQuest is a cute and enjoyable little puzzle game, especially suited to younger children or anyone new to nonograms. The RPG elements, charming presentation, and short length make it an easy game to pick up and finish without becoming a huge time commitment. The main downside is that the puzzles are too easy for most players over 10, and because the puzzles aren't randomised, you can brute-force your way through them rather than solving them logically. Still, if you're looking for a simple, relaxing puzzle game for yourself or a younger player, PictoQuest is a pleasant little adventure—and short enough that you'll probably finish it with plenty of time left on the Steam refund clock.

I got this for under a dollar played it on Steam Deck. The puzzles aren’t that hard, but it was a blast to go through them. I think someone could take this formula and do better. Easy 100% that’s fun to play though. Something to play between more serious games or you’re looking for something cozy.

As a fan of picross games, there isn't much to complain about in Pictoquest--lots of puzzle variety, unique challenges and an item system that has, more than once, saved the day for me. I must say, though, the timed puzzles scattered throughout the game can have the vibe for a picross title. Definitely worth buying on sale, if you enjoy picross.

A picross/nongram game as you would expect. Unfortunately, the world does not zoom out, there are no color variants of puzzles and the time pressure when facing enemies make this stressful and not a relaxing puzzle game for me. Can't whoelheartedly recommend