Pixel Draw
- August 22, 2018
- Boogygames Studios
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Get on itch.io Store"Pixel Draw" is a relaxing color-by-number pixel art game, offering a variety of images to choose from. Its intuitive design and smooth performance make for easy coloring, allowing you to fill in boxes with matching numbers and use long tap to color neighboring cells faster. With no artistic skills required, it's a simple and enjoyable way to unwind.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game is a fun and addictive anti-stress pixel art experience, reminiscent of paint by numbers.
- There are a variety of pictures to choose from, and the DLCs offer a range of complexity from simple to detailed.
- Many players find it enjoyable as a casual time-waster, providing a good way to relax.
- The controls are frustrating, as the left mouse button is used for both coloring and moving the picture, making it tedious to fill in pixels.
- The user interface is clunky and obtrusive, taking up too much screen space and lacking essential features like an erase function.
- The expansions do not add new content but rather repeat existing images, leading to disappointment among players.
- gameplay3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The gameplay has been criticized for its lack of flexibility and cumbersome mechanics, as players are required to click each tile individually without the option for more efficient controls. Many feel that the game overly guides players, detracting from the overall experience.
“It looks nearly the same as the mentioned sandbox, but unfortunately, the gameplay is much worse.”
“While this might be good for some, it would have been a nice option to turn off; the whole game feels like it's holding my hand with this mechanic.”
“No click-and-drag mechanics; you must click every tile individually.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, particularly due to cumbersome controls and the requirement to fill in text within images in the first DLC pack, which adds to the overall frustration.
“All because of the tedious controls.”
“In the first DLC pack in particular, images also have text in them which is incredibly tedious to fill in.”
- music2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The music aspect of the game features around five instrumental tracks that players can choose to enable or disable, allowing for a customizable audio experience.
“There are about 5 instrumental tracks that I noticed when I had the music on.”
“There are about 5 or so instrumental tracks from what I was able to tell when I had the music on.”
“The option to enable or disable sounds and music is available.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The graphics are characterized by a simplistic pixel art style that can be created with a limited color palette, often requiring meticulous attention to detail. While the final images may be visually appealing, the process can be labor-intensive and may not justify the effort for some users. Additionally, the reliance on mouse input for small pixel art raises questions about the necessity of using a graphics tablet.
“Without taking any more time to fully inspect each image and the entirety of pixel art, I cannot say that I learned anything that wasn’t already in the video. Such pixel art (sprites included) can be made with less than 20 different digital colors in total, and small pixel art may have to be done exclusively with the mouse in some cases, so I don’t know if a graphics tablet will work or even be necessary.”
“I am sure several of these images will look nice after completion, but I don’t find it right that we have to put so much work into it. Other than for graphics, the only other use you can have with this is to train your less dominant hand with the mouse, like how I did.”
