As usual, Picross S7 shows the amount of dedication and quality work developer Jupiter put into its Picross S titles. The new touch control function is much appreciated, but this could generally do with a few more features to spice it up a little. However, for anyone enjoying a relaxing day of puzzles, this title comes highly recommended.
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Picross S7
2021 Jupiter Corporation75Good
Playtime
ModerateTypically 25 hours
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Available on
- $9.99
Details
- Launch
- December 23, 2021
- Developer
- Jupiter Corporation
- Publisher
- Jupiter Corporation
- Themes
Overview
The seventh entry in the Picross S series adds more puzzles in the same familiar model, with the addition of touchscreen controls.
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Reception
Press78
Good- OpenCritic78from 3 reviews
Picross S7 offers an addicting and content-rich experience for people who love logic puzzles. The main idea of Picross is explored through a varied selection of puzzles, with some modes that change the rules a little to bring more variety. The new touch controls make the matches really fast, though this option is a little imprecise in the larger puzzles....
Other than that, it’s another few hundred nonogram puzzles just like the last several hundred nonogram puzzles. But who are we kidding, at least this one is, er, innovative in how it boldly introduces an all-new control scheme — one which, admittedly, returns from the (3)DS era of the long-running series. At this rate, we might even get HD rumble support...
It amazes me how the inclusion of a single feature can completely revamp a tried and true puzzle formula. Picross S7 is still more of the same, which isn’t exactly a bad thing for us nonogram addicts, but the long-awaited implementation of touch-based controls improves this particular sequel so much to the point of rendering its predecessors obsolete...
You know you've really established something special when the name of your game becomes synonymous with all games within a given subgenre...