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Gizmos: Steampunk Nonograms cover art

Gizmos: Steampunk Nonograms

Oleg Sereda · 2020-01-17

Steam

CasualIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 17, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Solve challenging nonograms (also known as picross, griddlers, etc.) to decipher a message from a distant planet!

92%
positive of 51 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

Help, there's an emergency in Gizmo Land! An unknown device has crashed into Kurt the Mechanic's garage. After sharing the alarming news with his friends, the trio decides to look into the incident.A search of the crash site reveals a coded message from a distant planet. Can you help shed some light on this mystery?(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 46% of 29,339 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.0k–2.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 51 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2021-02-11)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 11 of 22 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5520202026Week of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$4.99$0.492020-01-172026-10-082020-01-17 — best price $4.492020-04-27 — best price $2.492020-06-25 — best price $2.492020-09-21 — best price $2.492020-10-29 — best price $3.492020-11-25 — best price $3.492021-01-11 — best price $2.492021-03-01 — best price $1.242021-06-07 — best price $1.242021-07-26 — best price $1.242021-10-28 — best price $2.492021-11-24 — best price $2.492022-01-27 — best price $3.492022-04-04 — best price $3.492022-06-13 — best price $3.492022-07-18 — best price $3.492022-10-03 — best price $3.492022-11-23 — best price $2.492023-02-06 — best price $3.492023-03-27 — best price $3.492023-06-29 — best price $2.492023-10-30 — best price $3.492023-12-21 — best price $2.592024-02-26 — best price $3.492024-04-08 — best price $3.492024-06-27 — best price $2.592024-09-23 — best price $3.492024-11-27 — best price $2.592025-01-06 — best price $3.492025-03-13 — best price $2.592025-06-09 — best price $3.492025-08-04 — best price $3.492025-09-29 — best price $2.592025-12-18 — best price $2.592026-02-23 — best price $2.592026-04-06 — best price $2.592026-06-25 — best price $2.592026-09-14 — best price $2.592026-10-08 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

7 supported languages: English, Italian, Spanish - Spain, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Dutch

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-09-22 (Steam store data)

Player tags

2DIndieLogicCasualPuzzleRelaxingStrategyBeautifulDifficultEducation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.