Mosaic of the Strange

As a lover of sudoku and number puzzles of all kinds, this game and all the others like it from this dev really hit the spot. I'd like one million more pls and thanks.

The little case files on real world mysteries were quite interesting.

Fans of Picross and weird happenings should both try this game; Every solved puzzle grants you a file on a related creature or event, things like: Mothman, Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, Area 51, Polybius... This game gripped me from start to finish that I couldn't really play anything else during my free time. Even staying up all night and day when I first started. It was less the story that pulled me and just the files themselves. I wanted to know what every new puzzle would tell me at its end until there was nothing left to give. I love the combo of minesweeper's number system with picross' focus of filling in blocks, it made it so easy to reach a flow state! While I liked most of the music, there was one track that was super eerie and almost borderline annoying to me. Also tried this on steamdeck and personally I recommend inverting the controls for it. Pretty enjoyable to slide the cursor around and tap the L2 and R2 buttons!

I am just loving this game. So addictive. Despite the description, I don't feel this is either picross or minesweeper. I also love the case files when you complete a region. Amazing amount of content for the price even if not on sale.

I've played several of this developers other games and enjoyed them, but this one is on another level! The same fun puzzles but now with a storyline where you get to solve a murder mystery while learning about various alien encounters, unsolved murders, and mythological creatures. There's also several levels of difficulty which make it easy to adjust your style of play - I played on level 3 out of 5 and the puzzles were challenging but still doable (and the hint system is pretty great when you get stuck). Highly highly recommend!!

After many hours, I have finally completed the last game in Mark Ffrench's catalogue of games. I think this is my favorite (Or at least in my top 2). A stark departure from their previous games in the fact that it is not a singular giant puzzle, rather, there are multiple locations, where you steadily make progress unlocking more puzzles as you complete key items/decorations scattered around the various settings. The hardest difficulty was a fair challenge. I struggled a lot, but grew to have it feel like second nature. Giving the game a story was a nice change, and the having it themed around the occult is also cool. I'd recommend either downloading the demo, or trying out the other free games in their library to see if this kind of game clicks with you. Overall, I look forward to the next game they make.