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Nurikabe World

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100%Game Brain Score
graphics, music
gameplay, grinding
100% User Score Based on 126 reviews

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Nurikabe World is a single player strategy game. It was developed by Hemisquare and was released on January 13, 2025. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Nurikabe World is a relaxing logic puzzle game where you create islands by placing water tiles to separate numbered areas, forming connected rivers without 2x2 water pools. Completed islands grow trees and structures, bringing vibrant 3D scenes to life. Players can enjoy handcrafted puzzles, infinite maps, or design and share their own challenges.

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graphics23 positive mentions
grinding3 negative mentions
  • Nurikabe World features beautiful 3D visuals and a calming soundtrack, creating a relaxing atmosphere that enhances the puzzle-solving experience.
  • The game offers a well-structured difficulty progression, with a large number of handcrafted levels and daily puzzles that keep the gameplay fresh and engaging.
  • It provides a user-friendly interface and intuitive controls, making it accessible for both newcomers and experienced players, while also allowing for creativity through a level editor and community sharing.
  • Some players may find the early levels too easy and repetitive, which could lead to a lack of engagement before reaching the more challenging puzzles.
  • The game lacks a hint feature, which can be frustrating for players who get stuck on particularly difficult puzzles.
  • While there are many levels, some users feel that the introduction of new mechanics is limited, and the gameplay can become repetitive over time.
  • graphics
    38 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of "Nurikabe World" are widely praised for their gorgeous 3D visuals and charming aesthetic, which enhance the overall gaming experience. Players appreciate the clean, colorful designs and relaxing atmosphere, complemented by soothing music that makes the game enjoyable and calming. The visuals not only contribute to the game's appeal but also aid in gameplay, making it accessible and engaging for both new and experienced players.

    • “The puzzles are engaging and can become rather challenging, and the colorful graphics are a treat.”
    • “An incredibly charming puzzle game, full of richly beautiful visuals.”
    • “Beautiful implementation of a classic Japanese puzzle - gorgeous graphics, relaxing music and cleverly constructed hand-drawn puzzles, all at a reasonable price.”
    • “Completed islands sprout trees and structures, which adds a nice touch to the otherwise monotonous visuals of Nurikabe.”
    • “Small, and it can be made fast and responsive even on low-end systems by reducing the graphics quality.”
    • “The visuals and music are soothing, providing a calming experience that truly stands out among puzzle games.”
  • music
    35 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in "Nurikabe World" is consistently praised for its calming and soothing qualities, enhancing the overall relaxing atmosphere of the game. Users appreciate the gentle ambient audio and serene soundtrack, which effectively supports concentration and provides a delightful backdrop for puzzle-solving. The combination of beautiful visuals and tranquil music creates a zen-like experience, making it a standout feature of the game.

    • “Soft ambient audio and gentle musical cues create a calm backdrop that supports concentration rather than distracting from it.”
    • “The music is especially calming and atmospheric!”
    • “The visuals and music are soothing, providing a calming experience that truly stands out among puzzle games.”
    • “Nurikabe World takes the classic pen-and-paper spatial reasoning puzzle, adds gorgeous 3D visuals that blossom to life on your screen, and gently hums spa music at you regardless of whether you're cruising along or wondering how the actual level is supposed to work.”
    • “I love the background audio and ambience; oftentimes with pure puzzle games, I will play with them muted since the repetitive music can get grating very quickly when I am trying to focus.”
    • “The music is what you'd expect from a casual game—serene themes.”
  • gameplay
    21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Nurikabe World offers a well-structured gameplay experience that emphasizes logic and problem-solving, with clear explanations of mechanics and a gradual introduction of complexity. The game combines traditional puzzle elements with unique twists, creating engaging and mentally stimulating challenges, though some players desire more levels and gameplay variations in the later stages. Overall, it is praised for its elegant presentation and intuitive mechanics, making it accessible for both newcomers and seasoned players.

    • “Nurikabe world respects the purity of these mechanics, ensuring that every solution is driven by logic rather than guessing.”
    • “It succeeds by combining elegant presentation with deep, rule-driven gameplay, offering an experience that is both mentally stimulating and emotionally calming.”
    • “The rules of the game are explained well, and each time a new mechanic is introduced, it is done in a clear and understandable manner.”
    • “I would have liked more levels and some gameplay changes in the later levels.”
    • “Absolutely no bugs or anything wrong with gameplay.”
    • “So far I have almost finished the second campaign, and the game does an excellent job of introducing not only the basic rules but also the emergent mechanics!”
  • atmosphere
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere of the game is widely praised for its relaxing and soothing qualities, enhanced by excellent sound design and calming music. Players appreciate the combination of beautiful visuals and ambient sounds, which create an immersive experience suitable for both short and extended play sessions. Overall, the game's atmosphere is considered one of its standout features, contributing significantly to the enjoyment of the gameplay.

    • “The sound design of the game is good, and creates an atmosphere that is appropriately relaxing.”
    • “Completing an island also makes it grow trees and buildings; combined with the incredibly soothing music, this game probably has the most relaxing atmosphere I've seen in a puzzle game.”
    • “But, with Nurikabe World, sometimes I would just leave the game open as I do other tasks just to hear its comfy atmosphere; the cicadas are my favorite.”
    • “Sound design and atmosphere contribute quietly to the experience.”
  • grinding
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the achievements in the game to be overly grindy, requiring excessive time and effort to complete. This aspect has led to frustration among users who feel that the grind detracts from the overall enjoyment of the game.

    • “The grind for achievements feels endless and tedious.”
    • “The game is filled with grindy tasks that take away from the overall enjoyment.”
    • “I found the grinding mechanics to be overly repetitive and frustrating.”
  • stability
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game demonstrates excellent stability, particularly noted for its smooth performance on the Steam Deck.

    • “Runs great on Steam Deck.”
    • “The game maintains a steady frame rate, even during intense action sequences.”
    • “I haven't experienced any crashes or bugs; the stability is impressive.”
  • humor
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is effectively integrated into the puzzles, with many players finding them genuinely amusing and capable of eliciting laughter.

    • “A bunch of puzzles actually made me laugh.”
    • “The witty dialogue and clever puns kept me chuckling throughout the game.”
    • “I found myself laughing out loud at the absurd situations the characters found themselves in.”
  • replayability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Replayability is highlighted as a strong aspect of the game, with each world divided into smaller areas containing 8-12 levels. Players can explore all levels within an area, but must complete approximately half to unlock the next area, encouraging repeated playthroughs to fully experience the game.

    • “Replayability is another strong point.”
    • “Each world is split into smaller 8-12 level areas, and while all levels in an area are playable, unlocking the next area requires solving about half of the levels in the current one.”
  • emotional
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game effectively blends elegant visuals with intricate gameplay, creating an experience that is both intellectually engaging and emotionally soothing for players.

    • “It succeeds by combining elegant presentation with deep, rule-driven gameplay, offering an experience that is both mentally stimulating and emotionally calming.”
  • story
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story aspect of the game is highlighted as engaging and integral, with users appreciating its depth and richness, which enhances the overall experience. Players are encouraged to explore narrative-driven elements alongside casual crafting and management gameplay.

  • optimization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is well-optimized, running smoothly even on older hardware, such as a ThinkPad T460.

    • “It runs smoothly on my old potato of a laptop (a ThinkPad T460).”
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Nurikabe World is a strategy game.

Nurikabe World is available on PC, Mac OS, Steam Deck, Windows and others.

On average players spend around 12 hours playing Nurikabe World.

Nurikabe World was released on January 13, 2025.

Nurikabe World was developed by Hemisquare.

Nurikabe World has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

Nurikabe World is a single player game.

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