Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams

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Beautiful Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!

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+10

95%

Audience ScoreBased on 727 reviews

music28 positive mentions

stability4 negative mentions

The game offers a beautiful and customizable environment, enhancing the overall puzzle experience.
Gameplay closely mimics the real-life jigsaw puzzle experience, allowing for free movement and manipulation of pieces.
The soundtrack is enjoyable and adds to the relaxing atmosphere of the game.

Controls can be unintuitive, making it difficult to rotate and snap pieces together at times.
The game can experience performance issues, especially with larger puzzles, leading to lag and crashes.
Some users report missing pieces and glitches that can disrupt gameplay, such as pieces getting stuck or disappearing.

music
85 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
64%
4%
The music in the game has received largely positive feedback, with players praising its diverse selection, which includes various electronic genres like lo-fi, dubstep, and chill tracks. Many users appreciate the extensive soundtrack, which lasts around 10 hours, enhancing the overall puzzle-solving experience, while some express a desire for even more variety. Overall, the music is seen as a standout feature that complements the game's relaxing and immersive atmosphere.
- “The soundtrack is absolutely incredible.”
- “It's like ten hours of music and every second of it is better than a free game has any right to be.”
- “For a free puzzle game, this has a really surprising amount of depth to it; the soundtrack is absolutely fantastic.”
- “The music that comes with it is a bit blah but easily replaced with my own music.”
- “The game has music, but I wish for more variety.”
- “Hour 1: why is there EDM music in a puzzle game?”
graphics
32 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
44%
47%
9%
The graphics of "Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams" are widely praised for their stunning visuals and tranquil atmosphere, which enhance the overall immersive experience. Players appreciate the aesthetic appeal of the puzzles and the ability to customize their virtual environment, although some note the lack of extensive graphics settings and potential performance issues on lower-end devices. Overall, the game's graphics are considered a standout feature, contributing significantly to its enjoyment and engagement.
- “Drawing comparisons to classics like Tetris, Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams offers a refreshing twist on puzzle games, with visually stunning graphics and a tranquil atmosphere that truly set it apart.”
- “An immersive experience, Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams surpasses similar titles with its stunning graphics and engaging mechanics.”
- “The visuals are stunning, you can customize the room you puzzle in as you like with various assets to create your place of zen.”
- “One downside is that the game is quite graphically intensive.”
- “There's no graphics settings that I can see, and running this on the Steam Deck chews through battery.”
- “Sadly, your graphics tweaks are few and far between.”
gameplay
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
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The gameplay in "Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams" offers an immersive and realistic jigsaw puzzle experience, enhanced by stunning graphics and engaging mechanics that introduce new elements in each level. While the core mechanics revolve around traditional puzzle assembly, players may encounter minor physics glitches, such as pieces getting stuck or not connecting properly. Overall, the game successfully combines basic jigsaw gameplay with a charming 3D environment, making it enjoyable despite some minor issues.
- “The gameplay feels as close to the real thing as you can get with the rooms, the way the pieces are dumped on the floor/table when you start a jigsaw puzzle, the ability to have randomly flipped pieces and being able to rotate the pieces in less than 90-degree increments.”
- “An immersive experience, Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams surpasses similar titles with its stunning graphics and engaging mechanics.”
- “Each level introduces new mechanics, keeping the gameplay fresh and surprising.”
- “Minor gripes I have with the gameplay itself: the physics like to glitch a bit when moving pieces; they can get stuck on others and flip around, or connections aren't made if one of the pieces lies under another sometimes.”
- “While gameplay consists of very basic jigsaw puzzle assembly, this is done from a forced 3D perspective as you hover over a table and need to wrestle with getting the right view of your 3D table (in one of a number of charming 3D backdrops) as well as rotating the puzzle pieces and getting them to fit.”
- “The gameplay is literally just doing a jigsaw, but for some reason I'm really into it.”
optimization
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization is generally well-received, with users praising its graphics, 3D space, and seamless interactions. However, some players report performance issues, particularly with mouse look controls and lag when moving multiple pieces simultaneously, suggesting a need for additional optimization settings. Turning off motion blur has been noted as a helpful workaround to improve performance.
- “The graphics and cozy vibes, the well-rendered (and well optimized) 3D space and its customization, the various ways of seamlessly interacting with the pieces, the multiplayer, and the player-friendly business model (free-to-play with multiplayer, and buying any single $5 pack unlocks the ability to import images as puzzles), it all adds up to what seems to be easily the best game in the genre, at least for me, as someone who is not an enthusiast of said genre.”
- “Thanks to being able to turn off motion blur and maybe some optimizations done on the game, moving pieces no longer feels sluggish.”
- “It lags a little when you move too many pieces at once, but you can turn motion blur off and that helps with performance.”
- “This game is *really* performance dependent.”
- “I had a very hard time playing this game, as they have zero optimization on mouse look-type.”
- “And yes, they should add more settings and optimization to fix it.”
atmosphere
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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25%
The atmosphere of "Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams" is highlighted by its visually stunning graphics and tranquil ambiance, creating a refreshing twist on traditional puzzle games. Players appreciate the customizable options that enhance the cozy environment, complemented by soothing music and the ability to share the experience with friends. Overall, the game is praised for its relaxing and immersive atmosphere.
- “Drawing comparisons to classics like Tetris, Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams offers a refreshing twist on puzzle games, with visually stunning graphics and a tranquil atmosphere that truly sets it apart.”
- “There are many positive things about this game such as the music, the ability to customize your room to provide a cozy atmosphere, being able to play with your friends, and the fact that you can hang the completed puzzles up on the walls when you're finished with them.”
- “Very well done and super relaxing atmosphere.”
stability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability is frequently criticized, with users reporting numerous bugs and glitches that disrupt gameplay, including freezing issues and pieces falling through the game environment. While developers are responsive to troubleshooting, these persistent problems detract from the overall experience.
- “But where there are great additions to an otherwise simple game, there are bugs and glitches everywhere.”
- “Every time I get even just a minute into it, everything freezes and I have to close and reopen it.”
- “Can be a little buggy at times, and if you move a bigger pile of pieces on the table, there will be some that fall through onto the floor.”
replayability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams provides a calming experience but lacks complexity and replayability compared to other puzzle games. However, purchasing the $5 DLC for custom puzzles significantly enhances its replayability by allowing players to use their own images.
- “The game is infinitely more playable due to this.”
- “Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams offers a tranquil experience, but pales in comparison to other puzzle games in terms of complexity and replayability.”
- “I definitely recommend getting the $5 DLC for the custom puzzles to those who want to use their own images, as that adds to the replayability.”
emotional
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players report that the game delivers a profound emotional experience, often described as an intense rollercoaster that challenges their mental resilience. Engaging deeply with its puzzles can evoke strong feelings, highlighting its unique emotional depth compared to other titles in the genre.
- “Brace yourself for an emotional rollercoaster, and may your mental fortitude endure the onslaught of perplexity.”
- “Spending 10 hours with my friend on a single puzzle makes me want to cry inside.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
The story aspect of the game is perceived as lacking depth, especially when compared to high-end AAA titles, but it may appeal to puzzle enthusiasts who appreciate its unique lore. While some users find the narrative engaging, it ultimately feels underwhelming given the game's simplistic nature as a free jigsaw puzzle.
- “The lore is the most incredible; it's better than every game with an amazing story!”
- “This would be fine if it were a AAA game with high-end graphics and a story for the ages, but this is a free jigsaw puzzle game with 25 images.”
- “If you're into that, if you really love puzzles, have enough space on your computer to run the Mars mission, and want all the ice cream along with the truck it jingled in on, this game is seriously your thing.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be authentic yet potentially tedious, particularly when searching for specific pieces like edge ones. While there are features to enhance immersion, such as flipping pieces, this can also test players' patience, especially for those accustomed to more streamlined mobile game mechanics.
- “Though it feels authentic to flick through the pile for some edge pieces, it can feel a bit tedious and test your patience, especially for those who play certain mobile games with the edge separation feature.”
- “There's even a setting to have some pieces flipped over for a more immersive experience, although it can be quite tedious.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is highlighted by its quirky physics, such as the ability to lose and summon pieces, and the amusing interactions with the environment, like moving chunks of pieces around. Players also appreciate the lively soundtrack and the game's free-to-play model, which adds to the overall fun experience. Recent updates, including stickers and cursor trails, further enhance the comedic elements.
- “The physics are almost too real; the fact you can lose pieces (but summon them to the table if you really don't want to search everywhere) is so funny. You can move chunks of pieces to different surfaces around the room to give your table some space. The soundtrack is banging, it's free, but with one singular purchase, you've basically got an unlimited game, and they just added stickers and cursor trails!”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is praised as one of the best free-to-play titles on Steam, featuring no ads and requiring only a single DLC purchase to unlock custom puzzles, which can be sourced from the workshop or the player's PC.
- “It's one of the best free-to-play games on Steam, with no ads, and the purchase of only one DLC unlocks custom puzzles, which you can get from the workshop or from your PC.”