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Difficulty & balance74% positive · 86 mentions
“I wish there was a 'neutral' option because this is a really neat premise and I think it has the sauce, but its balance is absolutely all over the place. The puzzle generation seems heavily weighted to keep from giving you 'dead giveaway'…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 6 h played
Gameplay & mechanics77% positive · 75 mentions
“I genuinely don’t have the heart to downvote this one because it’s a wildly creative mashup of nonograms/picross and roguelite dungeon crawling in a gritty dark fantasy world. One of which I love the idea, but perhaps not the execution…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 3 h played
Performance & stability71% positive · 34 mentions
“Oh, yes. First of all, disclaimer; I've been playtesting this on and off since the earliest released versions. I didn't get the retail version for free, I did buy it. Take that as you will. I love a good picross game, and there's nothing…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 11 h played
Content & longevity79% positive · 29 mentions
“DO NOT JUDGE THIS GAME BY THE DEMO. I don't know if the demo was an early build demo or what, but the main game has different rooms, items, and balance from the literal start that addresses so many issues in the demo. Number 1 among these…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 1 h played
Visuals & audio79% positive · 29 mentions
“As a nonogram enjoyer, I enjoyed this nonogram game. Overall, I like the concept enough to recommend it, but a couple patches that balance difficulty and QoL would definitely be nice. There are problems in here. The one that bothered me…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 23 h played
Controls & UI66% positive · 29 mentions
“A roguelike picross game sounds right up my alley. However, a few things hold this game back. For example, you can't save during runs but have to beat floor 15 for one of the achievements. Has some very grindy and very challenging…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 14 h played
Story & writing72% positive · 18 mentions
“Oh, yes. First of all, disclaimer; I've been playtesting this on and off since the earliest released versions. I didn't get the retail version for free, I did buy it. Take that as you will. I love a good picross game, and there's nothing…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 11 h played
Price & value85% positive · 13 mentions
“(Review as of patch 1.0.3) CiniCross is a really interesting game because it enforces a very different approach to solving Nonograms: probabilistic solving. More specifically, in this game you have to manage time and a health pool as two…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 15 h played
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