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Art-Therapy: Cross Stitch (2024)

Art-Therapy: Cross Stitch cover
Developer
S1im Software
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual
Rating
4.6 of 5, 23 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.7 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

You relax into a gentle, meditative rhythm of clicking to place colorful pixels on a grid, crafting intricate cross-stitch patterns one stitch at a time.

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What players say

Players say it is a relaxing cross-stitch style puzzle game where you match symbols to fill pictures, ideal for listening to podcasts or audiobooks. Several reviewers note that some symbols look too similar and there are no keyboard shortcuts for colors, which slows down play. A few players suspect later artwork is AI-generated and criticize the clunky UI with a non-muting volume slider.

Screenshots

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