Piczle Lines DX to Bring Its Own Spin on Artistic Puzzles to Switch

A pretty picture for the eShop

by Thomas Whitehead Mon 7th Aug 2017

The Switch eShop is starting to flesh out its library not just in terms of the volume of games available, but also the range of genres. For puzzle fans that want a nice accessible challenge there's another option on the way with Piczle Lines DX.

It blends ideas seen in Picross with the ability to fill blocks in various shapes, also offering a whole lot of content and control options as part of the package. Due to launch on 24th August, you can see a trailer, official information and some screenshots below.

Draw lines between two numbers to reveal a hidden picture and complete the puzzle! Hundreds of puzzles with free updates!

Draw lines to connect pairs of numbers to complete a hidden picture in this feverishly addictive PICture puzZLE game! Connect numbers of the same color, using the same number of blocks as the number! Easy controls let you draw line after line as you gradually reveal the picture! Once you start you'll be hooked!

Play through 100 levels in Story Mode as you follow the adventure of a professor and his mysterious Piczle-Matic camera. Each puzzle solved unlocks the next step in the story!

Continue the fun in Puzzle Mode with 200+ more puzzles! Solve picture puzzles of all sorts, including sports, pets, vehicles, food and many more! Select them in any order or have multiple puzzles on the go, resuming any one at any time.

Draw directly on the screen in Handheld Mode, or play with the Joy-Con™ in Table Mode or TV Mode!

As hinted at above there'll be free content updates down the line through 'new puzzle packs'; all told it should have plenty to offer.

Do you like the look of this one for Nintendo Switch?

Tom has been involved in the games industry for over a decade, mostly writing about it or struggling to sell Indie games. Loves reading, writing, hunting Capcom’s fiercest monsters and watching baseball.

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Kalmaro
Mon 7th Aug 2017

Never enough puzzles. To be honest, it looks pretty interesting, plus, touchscreen support!

Edit: Been playing the Android version of this game, it's surprisingly addicting.

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premko1
Mon 7th Aug 2017

Good game on iOS (which i own). It`s free there, wonder, how much will it cost for Switch.

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WarioIsTopTier
Mon 7th Aug 2017

A nice addition for sure, doubt I'll pick it up, but I like the style of it.

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MourningBrew
Mon 7th Aug 2017

This looks like a pretty sweet puzzle game, particularly in that it looks polished. I'll probably pick it up, depends on the price.

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N8tiveT3ch
Mon 7th Aug 2017

Still pushing that play with multiple people everywhere strategy huh Nintendo. Allow games like this make me wonder why I got a console like this...just 2 more months until Mario.

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JJ286
Mon 7th Aug 2017

I want Stardew Valley.

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WoottWinds
Mon 7th Aug 2017

Waaaaay back in the VERY early iOS days, I was obsessed with the PathPix games by Kris Pixton/KpixGames (which I'm going to assume the Piczle series took the concept/mechanics from), and this trailer certainly gave me a huge dose of puzzle'ing nostalgia. Anyone into the Picross games I think would really enjoy this style of puzzle, they're very fun and can get incredibly tough in the bigger stages.

This is for sure going on my wishlist, and for now I'm going to be re-downloading some PathPix on my phone...

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wyzworld76
Mon 7th Aug 2017

I really like that the Switch is getting a lot for smaller developers bringing over snippet titles like this, but man....I'm starting to get worried, as I haven't really seen but a few larger scale projects ship in the past couple of months, other than first party software. I know September will see a bit of a boon for sure, but August seems largely dry of support past these smaller games. Hopefully next August, I won't be feeling the same way. I'm just not feeling satiated on bites...