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Pixel Puzzles: Japan

Pixel Puzzles · 2014-04-17

Steam

CasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 17, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Pixel Puzzles: Japan combines traditional jigsaw puzzle style gameplay with light video-game interactivity.

3
playing now
81%
positive of 2.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 41 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 9,678 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2021-02-13) · bundled 11×via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
272720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-08-06 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 2 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 18:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$7.49$0.002015-01-012021-12-072015-01-01 — best price $1.392015-02-23 — best price $7.492015-05-25 — best price $6.992015-07-27 — best price $6.992015-10-05 — best price $1.742015-12-02 — best price $6.992016-01-15 — best price $1.042016-03-11 — best price $6.992016-04-25 — best price $1.392016-05-31 — best price $6.992016-08-05 — best price $6.292016-11-04 — best price $6.992016-11-29 — best price $6.992017-01-02 — best price $6.992017-02-08 — best price $6.992017-05-15 — best price $1.052017-07-06 — best price $6.992017-11-01 — best price $6.992017-12-21 — best price $1.042018-02-19 — best price $6.992018-05-24 — best price $6.992018-07-03 — best price $6.992018-08-30 — best price $1.042018-11-06 — best price $6.992018-12-18 — best price $0.942019-02-01 — best price $6.992019-06-03 — best price $6.992019-08-19 — best price $6.992019-12-03 — best price $6.992020-03-16 — best price $4.992020-07-15 — best price $4.992020-12-22 — best price $0.992021-05-17 — best price $0.992021-10-28 — best price $0.992021-12-07 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
24.5%
earned "King Fisher"
14.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)11,58445%26
PS5 (PlayStation)3792%12
PS4 (PlayStation)3694%12

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

IndieCasualPuzzleRelaxingStrategySimulationSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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