Do you like picross games that don’t try to give you a headache but at the same time manage to offer you a challenge? If your answer is yes, then I would say that Gizmos: Steampunk Nonograms is a game right for you. With features designed to make it enjoyable for both experienced players and rookies alike, Gizmos: Steampunk Nonograms has a good number of puzzles that should keep one busy long enough (30h+) for the modest price of only $5. On top of that you’ll get to solve a few extra jigsaw puzzles (those can be skipped by the way, if you’re not a fan of the genre) and also take delight in the funny story set in a steampunk universe, which is delivered via fully-voiced, animated interludes.

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The levels scale progressively from a 10x10 grid to a 30x30 grid, with the first level explaining very well how to solve a nonogram and acting like a step-by-step tutorial for new players. Solved blocks appear grayed out in the column / row number indicators, but only if it’s clear which block represents that specific number (the game won’t spoil the solution to you) and when a row / column is fully solved, the remaining blank tiles will be automatically filled in. Tiles marked wrong will be immediately shown and replaced with the correct ones. However, this consumes one of the "lives" you have available for that level (the number of "lives" depends on the grid size). When all lives are depleted, the level ends (for example, for a 10x10 grid, you have 6 lives available which means that you can make a maximum of 6 mistakes).

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Each of the levels can be logically solved (no guesses needed), and there are also up to 4 hints per level available, in case you get stuck. The hints charge progressively when marking tiles correctly. For those who like to spice things up a bit, you can try to meet the time limit in order to get a “Gold” Medal, competing with others in the leaderboard for that specific level. I am by no means a nonogram god (yet I am no newbie either), therefore those times seemed a bit unrealistic to me. For example a puzzle that I leisurely solve over 10-12 minutes has a 5 minutes time limit for Gold, therefore unless you attempt re-solving the level while having the solution already fresh in your mind (or freshly screenshotted), I don’t really see how one could get a Gold medal on the first try. The Gold medal also implies that the other objectives are completed (don’t use hints, don’t make mistakes) but one of the many things I liked in Gizmos: Steampunk Nonograms is that they can be done in separate playthroughs of the same level.

I love picross-style games and Gizmos: Steampunk Nonograms is one of the most enjoyable I’ve played so far. It has a lot of content, pretty good price, and nice artwork. It’s not frustratingly challenging but at the same time, the levels are designed to unravel themselves slowly, tile by tile.

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Do you like picross games that don’t try to give you a headache but at the same time manage to offer you a challenge? If your answer is yes, then I would say that [i]Gizmos: Steampunk Nonograms[/i] is a game right for you. With features designed to make it enjoyable for both experienced players and rookies alike, [i]Gizmos: Steampunk Nonograms[/i] has a good number of puzzles that should keep one busy long enough (30h+) for the modest price of only $5. On top of that you’ll get to solve a few extra jigsaw puzzles (those can be skipped by the way, if you’re not a fan of the genre) and also take delight in the funny story set in a steampunk universe, which is delivered via fully-voiced, animated interludes. https://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1972345259 The levels scale progressively from a 10x10 grid to a 30x30 grid, with the first level explaining very well how to solve a nonogram and acting like a step-by-step tutorial for new players. Solved blocks appear grayed out in the column / row number indicators, but only if it’s clear which block represents that specific number (the game won’t spoil the solution to you) and when a row / column is fully solved, the remaining blank tiles will be automatically filled in. Tiles marked wrong will be immediately shown and replaced with the correct ones. However, this consumes one of the "lives" you have available for that level (the number of "lives" depends on the grid size). When all lives are depleted, the level ends (for example, for a 10x10 grid, you have 6 lives available which means that you can make a maximum of 6 mistakes). https://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1972345482 Each of the levels can be logically solved (no guesses needed), and there are also up to 4 hints per level available, in case you get stuck. The hints charge progressively when marking tiles correctly. For those who like to spice things up a bit, you can try to meet the time limit in order to get a “Gold” Medal, competing with others in the leaderboard for that specific level. I am by no means a nonogram god (yet I am no newbie either), therefore those times seemed a bit unrealistic to me. For example a puzzle that I leisurely solve over 10-12 minutes has a 5 minutes time limit for Gold, therefore unless you attempt re-solving the level while having the solution already fresh in your mind (or [spoiler]freshly screenshotted[/spoiler]), I don’t really see how one could get a Gold medal on the first try. The Gold medal also implies that the other objectives are completed (don’t use hints, don’t make mistakes) but one of the many things I liked in [i]Gizmos: Steampunk Nonograms[/i] is that they can be done in separate playthroughs of the same level. I love picross-style games and [i]Gizmos: Steampunk Nonograms[/i] is one of the most enjoyable I’ve played so far. It has a lot of content, pretty good price, and nice artwork. It’s not frustratingly challenging but at the same time, the levels are designed to unravel themselves slowly, tile by tile. [quote]More reviews on the [url=http://steamproxy.com/steamstore/curator/11354094]Lilly's Corner Curator page[/url][/quote]