Newton's Life at Home - Pixel Art Jigsaw Puzzle

Even if I didn't already think this was especially good among other jigsaw puzzle games, I'd be recommending this one because IT LETS YOU ZOOOOM OH MY GOD WHY DON'T MORE JIGSAW GAMES LET YOU ZOOM?! Being able to zoom in on the puzzle makes the higher piece counts actually enjoyable, which is usually a huge shortcoming with these types of games. MY EYES THANK YOU, DEV!! But even without the zoom feature, this is probably the best jigsaw game I've played. I do digital jigsaw puzzles to relax after work, and this one eclipses every other one I've played because: 1) the fact that it's pixel art allows me to still understand what I'm looking at even on small pieces 2) the animated portions aren't so berserk that they become difficult to look at 3) the repeating backgrounds are spaced in such a way that you can actually develop a sort of strategy for how to complete them instead of blindly clicking them in every empty spot 4) the bright, vaporwave-y color palette is a refreshing change of pace from all the dark and drab puzzles out there 5) Newton is a cat. It's a cat game. Like, come on. [i]It's an animated pixel art cat game.[/i] If you don't like cat games, get off my internet. Als…

It's cute and relaxing, but there's only 5 puzzles—even with different difficulty options, I doubt I'll get much replay value. I can't imagine tackling the harder puzzles with all the animation, so once I beat them on the easy or relaxing mode, I probably won't play much more. I enjoy the music, though it's just one looping track—I wish there was more variety. Also, I encountered a glitch where one piece got locked in the wrong place; it didn't stop the puzzle from being completed, but it stayed on top, making it hard to see the picture underneath. That said, you really can't beat the price, so if you're into a few cute puzzles, I'd recommend it.

It's pretty cute. There's only 5 puzzles though (with several different difficulty options), but to be honest I probably wont get much play out of this. I cant imagine trying to finish the harder puzzles with all of the animation going on, so once I beat them on relaxing and easy I will probably not touch this again. But it's cute and relaxing for what it is. I like the music I just wish there was more of it. Its just one song on a loop. Basically, I wish the game had more puzzles. I did encounter a glitch where one of the pieces was locked into the wrong place. It didn't stop me from completing the puzzle but it kept laying above everything so it was hard to see the picture underneath. Once I placed the last piece besides that one the puzzle was completed even though the one piece was stuck in the wrong place. Honestly, you cant beat the price so if you want a few cute puzzles to play with I would recommend it.

It takes so long to load the puzzles and all of the pieces are exactly the same shape, making it super difficult to fill in big patches of solid colour. I don't know if it was intended to be this way, but it is quite annoying.

Let's sum up my experience with this game. Is it fun? If you like jigsaws, sure, though it depends on the level of difficulty you set it on. Some of the levels have sections where the only viable solution I found was brute force on pro and challenging modes. It's not a big deal but it can take a while to get through. Having a podcast to listen to while doing it will make it go so much faster. What about achievements? As of now, there's one for every level of difficulty on every level. If you were wondering if you could get multiple simultaneously by completing them in the higher difficulties, the answer should be "yes" but it isn't. I asked about it a year ago arguing that it was repetitive and at that time it was fixed. However, I came back a year later and I think the save update might have broken it for some reason. My bad for not replying to the thread sooner but life happened along the way. And the presentation? It's cute, the pixel art is pretty and it has it's style. What's more notorious though is that the puzzles are static images. Nevertheless, I'd like for there to be more variety as in more frames of animation and more tracks, since the only one present can start to …

After 31 hours, I have finally finished all of the puzzles. The pixel art and color scheme are incredibly cute. I bought not too long after the release, while there was a bug that prevented achievements from popping up. The developers worked hard and it was fixed in about the same week. If you have a couple bucks to spare and are looking for a cozy puzzler, this one's one I recommend!