Puzzle Girls: Cheryl

Puzzle games using pictures from other Dharker products. Decent.

Cheaply made, only a third of it is useful.

Puzzle Girls: Cheryl is a casual puzzle title developed and published by Dharker Studios, a studio well known on Steam for producing a wide range of visual novels, character-focused games, and light puzzle experiences. As part of the broader Puzzle Girls series, this entry focuses on a single illustrated character named Cheryl and presents players with a collection of tile-based puzzles that gradually reveal character artwork as they are solved. The game does not attempt to build a narrative-driven experience or complex progression system. Instead, it focuses entirely on the relaxing and methodical process of assembling scrambled puzzle pieces to reconstruct full illustrations. The core gameplay revolves around a straightforward tile-swapping mechanic that most players will immediately recognize. Each puzzle begins with an image divided into numerous square pieces that have been shuffled randomly across a grid. The player’s task is to swap the tiles into their correct positions until the complete picture is restored. The challenge lies in carefully studying the fragments of the image—color gradients, edges of shapes, and small visual details—to determine where each piece belongs. …