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Paint by Words

The game is a fun and educational combination of Hangman and Crossword, plus some PbN vibe :) Fill in the missing letters in the crossword puzzles to unveil distinct regions of one big pixel art. Use your…

3 November 2025

Paint by Words is a puzzle, released 3 November 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Paint by Words is

Paint by Words was released in 2025. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game is a fun and educational combination of Hangman and Crossword, plus some PbN vibe :) Fill in the missing letters in the crossword puzzles to unveil distinct regions of one big pixel art. Use your brain power to convert boring grayscales into colorful pixel art fellows!
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How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Paint by Words launched on 3 November 2025, within three weeks of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, ARC Raiders, The Outer Worlds 2 and Dispatch.

Released around the same time: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, ARC Raiders, The Outer Worlds 2, Dispatch.

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When did Paint by Words come out?
Paint by Words was released on 3 November 2025 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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