Puzzle Together

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Puzzle Together is a single player and multiplayer casual puzzle game. It was developed by IronZog and was released on December 9, 2020. It received positive reviews from players.

Multiplayer jigsaw puzzles with voice chat! Play on your own or with friends, and feel like you're all sitting around the same table. Hundreds of puzzle images, or use your own!

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Audience ScoreBased on 1,932 reviews

music19 positive mentions

monetization14 negative mentions

Very relaxing and enjoyable multiplayer puzzle experience that allows you to play cooperatively with friends or strangers, featuring an intuitive interface and satisfying puzzle mechanics.
Ability to customize puzzles by uploading your own images, and a variety of puzzle sizes available (up to 3000 pieces), plus a built-in radio feature for music enhances the ambiance.
The game is free to download with a changing selection of free puzzles, smooth multiplayer function, and responsive developer support that improves the experience over time.

The monetization system is frustrating, requiring payment for most puzzles beyond a small free selection, including custom puzzles above 40 pieces, often charging per puzzle which feels like a cash grab.
Heavy use of AI-generated images in puzzles is criticized for poor quality and unethical practice, with inadequate filtering options and players disliking paying for such content.
Technical issues including server connection problems, multiplayer desyncs, bugs, and occasional performance problems detract from the overall gameplay experience.

music
60 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
32%
63%
5%
The game offers a diverse and extensive in-game radio system with over 100 stations spanning many genres, allowing players to enjoy a customized and relaxing musical experience while puzzling. Many users praise the quality and variety of music, as well as the ability to share the same soundtrack with friends, enhancing social play and creating a chill ambiance. However, some find certain music or stations annoying, but overall the music is considered a strong and unique feature that elevates gameplay.
- “The music in this game is phenomenal, with so much variety.”
- “The best part is that you can vibe with your friends to the same music at the same time!”
- “There's also several options to enhance the experience, such as music customization - they have several 'radio' options that seem to play random songs.”
- “Sometimes the music is annoying, but the puzzle is fun.”
- “Its been 5 months that we came back to it again and since then we have no music channels as we used to.”
- “Its probably a crypto miner, it also uses weird bootleg versions of songs in a list of like millions of radios.”
gameplay
48 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
56%
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The gameplay is widely praised for its solid, intuitive mechanics, responsive controls, and engaging cooperative puzzle-solving experience, especially when played with friends. However, some users note repetitiveness in puzzle variety, occasional minor bugs, and frustration with paywalls limiting access to AI-generated puzzles. Overall, the tactile puzzle piece manipulation and collaborative features provide a satisfying and immersive gameplay experience despite occasional drawbacks.
- “Mechanics are the best ones I've seen to this day.”
- “The game mechanics are great, it's super easy to navigate the board and manipulate the pieces, and you can even play with others.”
- “The game features a diverse array of puzzle types, each with its own mechanics and solutions. This variety keeps the gameplay engaging and ensures that players are constantly presented with new and interesting challenges.”
- “Puzzle credit is the game currency needed to unlock parts of gameplay that let you create many more puzzle pieces, like 1000 or so. Without it, you are stuck with only 40 pieces every time unless someone spends real money for you.”
- “I really like this game and its mechanics and UI, but I don't understand why there is a paywall for doing AI-generated puzzles. I understand paying for art done by real artists, but AI puzzles can be generated by anyone who downloads the game.”
- “Game and gameplay are bland and boringly repetitive: pieces are randomly rotated and the sorting mechanism tends to get really weird (really? spirals? Everyone who has made bigger jigsaw puzzles knows it's better to use rows of pieces).”
monetization
34 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
6%
53%
41%
The game's monetization is widely criticized for heavy reliance on microtransactions, expensive purchases for additional puzzles and features, and unclear pricing, making it feel like a cash grab that significantly detracts from the overall experience. Many users suggest a simpler, one-time purchase model or ad-supported free content as better alternatives.
- “This is an in-app purchase hell; you can only do puzzles up to 40 pieces for free. Even uploading your own image requires payment to make bigger puzzles.”
- “The monetization of this game makes zero sense and just ruins the overall experience.”
- “Advertises itself as a free game, but is actually riddled with microtransactions and subscription-based purchase options.”
graphics
33 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
36%
55%
9%
The game's graphics receive mixed reviews, with praise for its charming, whimsical, and vibrant art style that enhances a playful atmosphere. However, some users criticize the 3D graphics for being overly demanding on hardware, leading to performance issues even at lowest settings. Overall, while visually appealing and fitting the game's cooperative puzzle nature, technical optimization and graphical customization options are limited.
- “The game’s art style is charming and whimsical, contributing to an inviting and playful atmosphere.”
- “The visual design is vibrant and imaginative, with a consistent aesthetic that enhances the overall experience.”
- “This game is ground breaking, it has stunning graphics, perfect sound design and so much more.”
- “The 3D graphics are unnecessary and make the game too heavy for non-gamer friends who don't have a good machine and just want to put together some pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, making them not want to play it in the end.”
- “I put it all to the absolute lowest graphics settings and it still runs at 11fps unless I separate a small section to work on and zoom in to only work on those.”
- “Stranger 2: I'm playing this puzzle game with the lowest graphic quality as well, I can't see the shape of those pieces, it's like building in Minecraft.”
humor
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is often described as lighthearted and amusing, especially when playing with friends, with funny interactions like moving or stealing puzzle pieces adding to the fun. While some find the humor charming and enjoyable, others criticize attempts at humor in AI-generated content as lazy. Overall, the humor enhances the social and casual puzzle experience, making it both entertaining and relaxing.
- “Like being stuck in a dad joke marathon, Puzzle Together multiplayer jigsaw puzzles tickle the brain and the funny bone equally!”
- “Reason number 8: when playing with friends it is very funny to move the box out of the blue on the part where your friend is playing.”
- “Really nice with friends, you can steal pieces which is funny... definitely best to play with friends.”
stability
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, particularly in multiplayer mode, with frequent bugs, glitches, freezes, and connection problems that hinder smooth gameplay. While the core concept is praised, persistent technical problems and buggy code detract from the overall experience.
- “Multiplayer no longer works, have been through various troubleshooting steps, both on my end and on my friend's side.”
- “Constant elongated freezes even at the lowest settings for some odd reason, and this is on a device able to run up-to-date COD games.”
- “If you get the message 'Are you still there?', the puzzle freezes and you have to close the game, restart it, and rejoin the group.”
story
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
34%
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The game either has no story or a very minimal one, with some users comparing it to titles like "Temple Run" where the narrative is not a focus. Overall, the story aspect is sparse and not a significant part of the experience.
- “If you focus on the main story, you can expect a few hours of gameplay (10 - 20 hours).”
- “Epic story.”
- “Story.”
- “No story.”
- “This game has no story.”
- “Like playing 'Temple Runner' for the story.”
replayability
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
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33%
Replayability is mixed: while some appreciate the game's realistic mechanics and scalable puzzles up to 2000 pieces offering extended play, others find the limited puzzle variety and capped piece counts in certain modes reduce long-term engagement. Technical issues and uneven difficulty also impact the desire to replay.
- “The puzzle mechanics are realistic and there is much replayability with the free puzzles as you can scale them up to 2000 pieces.”
- “ Infinitely replayable.”
- “It's fun, replayable, simple, and a great co-op game to play with family, friends, and strangers!”
- “One of the significant drawbacks of Puzzle Together is its limited replay value.”
- “This lack of replayability may lead to a sense of unfinished satisfaction for some players.”
- “Its limited replay value, inconsistent puzzle difficulty, occasional technical issues, and lack of depth in puzzle variety may hinder the overall experience.”
atmosphere
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
28%
29%
The game features a charming, whimsical art style that creates a relaxing and inviting atmosphere, ideal for casual play with friends. However, some disruptive players can detract from the overall experience, making the social atmosphere feel less friendly for certain users.
- “Wonderful atmospheric game for spending time with friends.”
- “The game’s art style is charming and whimsical, contributing to an inviting and playful atmosphere.”
- “Atmosphere is relaxing, and there is no pressure to complete a puzzle in one go.”
- “More people should report those players because it ruins the atmosphere.”
- “Most players are not rude, but if you are looking for a friendly atmosphere, then this might feel lacklustre.”
grinding
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
14%
86%
Grinding in the game is described as tedious and repetitive, resembling real-life puzzle-solving but hindered by an uneven difficulty curve and limited controls. While some find it frustrating, others appreciate it as a way to pass time during game updates or breaks. Overall, the grinding can feel slow and monotonous but occasionally intense.
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- “This uneven difficulty curve can affect the overall experience, making some segments feel tedious or frustrating.”
- “Though making jigsaw puzzles is mostly the same boring stuff, the inability to rotate with another button or swiping the mouse makes the rotating of pieces (which only go one way) very tedious and annoying quickly.”
optimization
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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50%
The game's optimization is generally praised for running smoothly even on low-end hardware, enabling a seamless co-op experience. However, some minor technical issues and bugs have been reported, and certain users find alternative mods more optimized for specific gameplay aspects.
- “Reason number 11: the game runs smoothly, even on low end hardware.”
- “Even though the game and co-op runs smoothly.”
- “Puzzle Together is incredibly optimized, allowing it to be played on a diverse range of computers.”
- “Some players have reported technical issues, such as minor bugs or performance glitches.”
- “If you have Tabletop Simulator, then there isn't really a point to buy this since the mod 'Jigsaw Join 2' seems to be much more optimized for puzzling on mouse and keyboard.”
- “Can't be for performance reasons these days...”
emotional
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the game emotionally impactful, highlighting its heartwarming and wholesome nature. It fosters connection through collaborative play and delivers a powerful lyrical and emotional experience that can evoke both laughter and tears.
- “Heartwarming game.”
- “A wholesome little puzzle game that you can play with friends or other community members.”
- “10/10 rager, must get if you want to cry or laugh.”