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2013PC, Steam Deck verified97 % positive7.99 €

You restore lost pixel artworks to a gallery by using logic as your brush. Its absurd painting titles make each puzzle a small comic moment.

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Pixel art
  • Cosy, great for unwinding
  • Lots of humour
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Paint it Back special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Handshakes

93 %Match

2022PC, Steam Deck verified98 % positivefree

Brings what grabs you about Paint it Back: puzzles to figure out, pixel art and a cosy mood to unwind.

A charming sokoban-style puzzler where you guide two hands through tricky levels so they can finally share a handshake. The puzzles challenge without frustrating, wrapped in playful humor and pixel art.

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Snakebird Primer

Puzzles and brain teasers

You guide snakebirds through compact, charming puzzles where every move matters. This entry adds yellowbird and starts gently, serving as an easy on-ramp to the tougher series.

Picross Touch

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A classic nonogram puzzle game where you use number clues to fill in grid cells and reveal a hidden pixel image. Every puzzle is solvable by pure logic, making it ideal for relaxed brain-teasing.

McPixel

Lots of humour

Absurd point-and-click comedy in bite-sized 20-second scenarios where trial and error reveals ridiculous ways for McPixel to stop the bomb, with many gag endings to discover.

The Darkside Detective

Lots of humour

A funny pixel-art point-and-click adventure where Detective Francis McQueen solves short, self-contained supernatural cases. Quirky puzzles and pop-culture nods keep it light and charming rather than frustrating.

Tidalis

Puzzles and brain teasers

A block-matching puzzle game where you link colored blocks with directional arrows into "streams" to clear them. Many game modes, special blocks and over 100 adventure levels give it depth and variety.

Pixross

Puzzles and brain teasers

Pixross is a calm collection of over 150 nonogram puzzles where you use number clues to reveal pixel pictures. Extra challenges and unlockable customizations add cozy variety.

Last Call BBS

Lots of humour

A collection of compact puzzle games framed as downloads from a retro dial-up bulletin board. The final Zachtronics release offers clever tinkering challenges wrapped in nostalgia and dry humor.

Picross S

Puzzles and brain teasers

You solve nonogram-style grids where numbers along the edges reveal which cells to fill until a hidden picture appears. Jupiter's long-running handheld series makes its Switch debut here, offering calm, focused puzzling.

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