Piczle Cross: Rune Factory (2025)

Developer: Score Studios LLC
Publisher: Rainy Frog Co. Ltd.
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Casual, Indie
Rating: 4.3 of 5, 61 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 18 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A gentle, customizable nonogram puzzle game with a cozy fantasy aesthetic, letting you tackle puzzles at your own pace while unlocking lore about Rune Factory characters and creatures.

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What players say

Players say it offers hundreds of puzzles with both black-and-white and color variants, adding a lot of content. Fans of picross get good value regardless of Rune Factory knowledge, though the controls lack some modern picross conveniences and the helper tool has glitches.

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