Relaxing, zen atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Absolutely Zen.... very relaxing and great for the mind”
Steam review · 7.1 h played ↗
Pixel Puzzles: Japan
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Mostly Positive · 77%Mostly Positive · 77%Pixel Puzzles2014Puzzle · Casual · Simulation
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A relaxing, Japan-themed jigsaw game with pretty art, but the floating-piece pond makes grabbing the right piece frustrating on bigger puzzles. Skip it if you want precise controls or mid-puzzle saves.
Great for
Jigsaw fans wanting a free, easy, calm game and quick achievement completion
Main risk
Clicking never grabs the piece you want on big puzzles, and there's no save
What players love
Easy achievements and free price
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“FREE, relaxing puzzle, easy to complete 100%.”
Steam review · 54.7 h played ↗
Beautiful Japanese artwork
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The unique puzzle shapes, the beautiful images, the fact that the pieces are literally in water as you play.”
Steam review · 8 h played ↗
Soothing music and sound
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“thanks to the Japanese-style natural and cultural background and sound effects that fit the theme of the game”
Steam review · 13.6 h played ↗
Varied difficulty and piece shapes
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The difficulty is a balanced scale from easy sets of 60 pieces to the hardest at 350 pieces.”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗
Koi pond floating-pieces concept
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“This is probably the most creative interface I've seen for a jigsaw game on PC or mobile.”
Steam review · 15 h played ↗
What players complain about
Can't reliably pick the piece you click
Mentioned in ~2 in 3 negative reviews
“you literally can't pick up the piece you are after because you get every piece under it, beside it, within 3 inches of it, etc.”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
No save mid-puzzle
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“TL:DR Would be a yes, except for one pesky lil' issue - NO SAVE.”
Steam review · 8.1 h played ↗
Repetitive, annoying music; settings don't save
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“No matter how much you turn the music off or down, it blares at full volume again on the next launch.”
Steam review · translated · 9.6 h played ↗
Pieces can't connect to each other
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Instead, a piece get stuck into place if you put them on the correct spot. Kinda kills the experience, it's not really jigsaw puzzling this way.”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
Blurry, low-quality puzzle images
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“The photos are too low quality and badly processed, so all the colors are dull and washed out.”
Steam review · translated · 9.9 h played ↗
Too easy, little content for the price
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“You do not "rotate" the pieces, they are pre-fixed to be alligned correctly the moment you "fish" them out of the pond.”
Steam review · 12.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified85 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP
ProcessorCore 2 Duo
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 9.0 Compatible
Storage85 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP
ProcessorCore 2 Duo
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 9.0 Compatible
Storage85 MB available space
OSWindows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP
ProcessorCore 2 Duo
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 9.0 Compatible
Storage85 MB available space
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