- Difficulty: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- No recurring complaint surfaced in 160 sampled reviews
Based on 207 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 160 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Level design: Great, the campaign levels are varied in terms of size and difficulty, and many of them have a special feature, like using all numbers 1 to 9, using only twos, or having an animal shape.
Nurikabe World takes the classic pen-and-paper spatial reasoning puzzle, adds gorgeous 3D visuals that blossom to life on your screen, and gently hums spa music at you regardless of whether you're cruising along or wondering how the actual ♥♥♥♥ a level is supposed to work.
There’s mid-level progress saving, unlimited undo, statistics, achievements, cloud saving, and a lot of other quality of life features.
The sound design of the game is good, and creates an atmosphere that is appropriately relaxing.
Fun, bright, and relaxing, you'll easily lose track of time as you tell yourself, "Just one more." Having daily puzzles, community uploads, and steam deck support is just icing on an already delicious cake.
The interface is clean and intuitive, keeping the focus on deduction rather than on wrestling with controls.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
No recurring complaints in this sample.
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Color Alternatives
- Custom Volume Controls
- Family Sharing
- Includes level editor
- Keyboard Only Option
- Mouse Only Option
- Playable without Timed Input
- Remote Play on TV
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.
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