Pixel Puzzles: Japan (2014) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Pixel Puzzles: Japan

Pixel Puzzles: Japan combines traditional jigsaw puzzle style gameplay with light video-game interactivity. As you build puzzles your monk will gain higher consciousness states. The higher the level of your…

60 17 April 2014 Free to play

What Pixel Puzzles: Japan is

Pixel Puzzles: Japan is an indie game developed by Decaying Logic and released in 2014. It was published by KISS ltd. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on GameMaker.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Pixel Puzzles: Japan combines traditional jigsaw puzzle style gameplay with light video-game interactivity. As you build puzzles your monk will gain higher consciousness states. The higher the level of your monks concentration the bigger the puzzle you can attempt. All hand drawn in a beautiful Japanese aesthetic, Pixel Puzzles: Japan is perfect for puzzlers and gamers alike.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are educational and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 26 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Pixel Puzzles: Japan holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 13% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 9 points below the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

A full completion run takes around 10 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Core 2 Duo, 1 GB RAM and DirectX 9.0 Compatible. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Pixel Puzzles: Japan launched on 17 April 2014, within three weeks of Child of Light, Monument Valley, The Elder Scrolls Online and FTL: Advanced Edition. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Child of Light, Monument Valley, The Elder Scrolls Online, FTL: Advanced Edition.

Pixel Puzzles: Japan — frequently asked questions

When did Pixel Puzzles: Japan come out?

Pixel Puzzles: Japan was released on 17 April 2014 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

Is Pixel Puzzles: Japan free?

Yes — Pixel Puzzles: Japan is free to play.

What are the minimum PC requirements for Pixel Puzzles: Japan?

At minimum, Pixel Puzzles: Japan needs Core 2 Duo, 1 GB RAM, DirectX 9.0 Compatible graphics, 85 MB available space of storage.

How many GB is Pixel Puzzles: Japan?

The PC version needs about 0.1 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("85 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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