Arizona Rose and the Pirates' Riddles

This game makes other casual picross/nonogram games look hardcore in comparison. The puzzle design is utterly devoid of any challenge since you aren't solving the outline of a picture, you're solving a filled in picture. I also really hated how I was forced to make mistakes or use hints in order to unlock achievements. I could have forgiven all of that for the price I paid for this ($2.50), but what makes this game the absolute WORST picross game I ever played is the design of the board. Filled squares are colored based off of the solved picture, which is fine (I guess), except for the fact that the squares have textures on them. Plus, empty squares are transparent. Couple these with the fact that there is a background picture means that I frequently had difficulties distinguishing between filled and empty squares, especially on the larger puzzles. That's right, the biggest challenge in this game is trying to determine what squares are filled in or empty. Oh, and you'll also be prompted to enter your name and email address to sign up for game updates from the developer. #$*(&* you, I paid for this game! Update: I just completed the game and somehow this game has became even w…

Arizona Rose and the Pirates’ Riddles, developed and published by Anawiki Games, is a logic puzzle adventure that builds its entire experience around nonogram challenges while dressing them in a light pirate-themed narrative. It follows a familiar structure for the genre, offering a large collection of puzzles tied together by the idea of uncovering hidden treasure, but it does so with a clear focus on accessibility and steady, relaxed progression rather than innovation. At the center of the game are nonogram puzzles, where players must use numerical clues to determine which cells in a grid should be filled in order to reveal a hidden image. The mechanics are straightforward but require patience and careful reasoning, especially as the puzzles grow in size and complexity. Early levels ease players into the logic, making it approachable even for those new to the format, while later stages demand more precision and attention to detail. The satisfaction comes from gradually uncovering each image, turning what begins as a blank grid into a recognizable picture through consistent deduction. The pirate theme provides a simple framework for progression. Players accompany Arizona Rose on…

Excellent picross maps, a few impossible fill the space with pieces (much harder than Tetris), some story and some hidden object puzzles. Learn from me - use the mouse drag feature starting on level 1 that I learned about on level 8. Don't use it when going for the 12 multiplier achievement on levels 10 and up. I wasted a few hours not using these tips.

Love the mechanics and have enjoyed the simple but intriguing story.

Probably not suitable for people with impaired vision. (Details at end of review.) Other than that, this is a pretty decent nonogram game, with some extra (skippable) puzzles and a basic storyline which doesn't get in the way. I'd say it probably took me about 10-15hrs to complete the game, and the rest of the time was attempting to get the final achievement. There is a strategy for it, but it still requires luck and patience. I wouldn't recommend this for achievement hunters who want an easy 100%. More on visual difficulties: - The squares that you mark off disappear, showing the background image which is usually very "busy". - The squares that get coloured in have a sort of "fuzzy" texture. - The puzzles are marked off in 5x5 grids, with obvious gaps between them, which surprisingly led me to making many mistakes thinking that a square was marked off when actually it was just the grid gap. - When hovering over a square, the clues for that row & column do light up slightly but not enough to be obvious. This makes it harder to be sure you're on the right row/column, especially on larger puzzles.

Great