Pixaw Puzzle

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Pixaw Puzzle is a single player casual puzzle game. It was developed by BIGJAM and was released on February 2, 2019. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Complete the picture with blocks!

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79%

Audience ScoreBased on 470 reviews

music4 positive mentions

monetization76 negative mentions

The game offers fun, challenging, and relaxing puzzles with satisfying pixel art.
The gameplay is smooth with a nice learning curve and a variety of puzzle difficulties.
The concept of assembling pictures from colored blocks is unique and engaging, suitable for casual play and brain exercise.

Excessive and unskippable ads disrupt gameplay and frustrate many players.
The recent introduction of a costly subscription paywall locks previously free content, which alienates and disappoints longtime players.
The game suffers from bugs and crashes, poor progress saving options, lack of cloud backup, and some UI annoyances like small buttons and no mute option.

monetization
83 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
5%
3%
92%
Monetization is widely criticized for excessive, often unskippable ads, with many players frustrated that paid ad removals are undermined by new subscriptions costing around $8 weekly to access full content and ad-free play. While some find ads tolerable or short, the frequent interruptions and locked levels behind ads diminish the experience, leading to strong negative reactions toward the aggressive and costly monetization changes.
- “The in-app purchases are not forced on you, and the ads are not super frequent.”
- “This game is great and I'd be happy to pay for no ads and more levels, but not for that much.”
- “Then I thought no problem I paid so there would be no ads, right?”
- “And then they updated it, and now you have to pay for some idiotic subscription just to play the extra levels, and they added unskippable ads. It's just turned into a slow and cash grab.”
- “I had already paid to get rid of ads, and I loved the puzzles so it was worth it, but now the devs are asking for $8/week to remove ads and access all the content.”
- “I paid to remove ads before the 'VIP' update, now I'm expected to pay even more to access things that were accessible before this update.”
music
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
31%
46%
23%
Users find the game's music soothing and relaxing, enhancing the overall experience, but many are frustrated by the inability to easily mute or turn off the music and sound effects, especially during ads. The forced background music is a common complaint, with requests for better sound controls or music variety as levels progress.
- “Music is very soothing.”
- “The music gives a great touch; just maybe changing the music as you progress in levels would be my recommendation.”
- “The game is great, so smooth, the music is so relaxing, and I really love all the creativity around this.”
- “Even though I have my phone on silent and all music turned off on the app, when an ad pops up it starts blasting music. Sometimes there is even the option of turning the sound off and even when it shows that it is turned off, I have to double click it to actually turn it off.”
- “There isn't any way to turn off the music or sounds without just muting my phone, which doesn't work for me because I only play games like these to focus on listening to podcasts.”
- “I normally like to play music when I play games like these and for this game you cannot mute the background music which is a bit annoying.”
gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
The gameplay is described as simple, fun, and easy to grasp, with appealing pixelated graphics. However, the gacha elements and in-game currency feel mostly ineffective, and frequent ads disrupt the overall flow. VIP access being optional and puzzles earnable through gameplay are seen as positive aspects.
- “VIP access is now half the price and optional; all puzzles can eventually be earned through gameplay.”
- “Really fun game, nice graphics, gameplay is simple and easy to grasp, love the pixelated aspect of it.”
- “Fun gameplay, nice graphic.”
- “The gacha aspect of the game feels useless because it neither adds to nor detracts from the gameplay.”
- “You get an ad after almost every level, and it really disrupts the flow of gameplay.”
- “The coins and gems seem to have no significant use in the gameplay.”
graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
Users praise the game's graphics for their charming pixelated art style and appealing visuals, which enhance the overall fun and engaging experience. The artwork is consistently described as cute and enjoyable, complementing the simple gameplay.
- “Really fun game, nice graphics, gameplay is simple and easy to grasp, love the pixelated aspect of it.”
- “Quite a cute game, with a fun art style and puzzles that keep you entertained for hours!”
- “I really like the pixel style graphics too.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users appreciate the game but have noted a recent increase in bugs, leading to stability issues that affect the overall experience.
- “It's a great game and I've spent a lot of time on it, but I've noticed the game has become really buggy.”
- “I really liked the game but it's so buggy lately.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game runs smoothly once started, but it faces significant optimization issues that require improvement.
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game offers satisfying and relaxing gameplay with high replayability, supported by short and unobtrusive ads that do not disrupt the experience.
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor is consistently praised for being genuinely funny, adding an enjoyable and entertaining element to the experience.