Rank 01Why this
Shares pattern recognition and hint system with Nonograms.
- $1.99 (Price checked Oct 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2024
Games like Nonograms
- 17 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Nonograms also play
The closest matches to Nonograms: Mega Mosaic, Nonogram - The Greatest Painter, Mewseum: Masterpieces, Picross Fairytale - nonogram: Red Riding Hood secret, and Pixel Puzzles Traditional Jigsaw Puzzles. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares hint system with Nonograms.
- $1.19 (Price checked Oct 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2018
Rank 03Why this
Shares pattern recognition and puzzle solving with Nonograms.
- $3.49 (Price checked Oct 3)
- 2025
Rank 04 
Picross Fairytale - nonogram: Red Riding Hood secret
Why this: Also Board Game and Logic, like Nonograms.
Rank 05 
Pixel Puzzles Traditional Jigsaw Puzzles
Why this: Also Board Game and Tabletop, like Nonograms.
Rank 06 
Mosaic of The Pharaohs
Why this: Shares hint system and puzzle solving with Nonograms.
Rank 07 
Picross Touch
Why this: Same relaxing mood as Nonograms.
Rank 08 
Sudoku Zenkai / 数独全卡
Why this: Also Tabletop and Education, like Nonograms.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Nonograms
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
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- 4Picross Fairytale - nonogram: Red Riding Hood secret
Also Board Game and Logic, like Nonograms.
- 67% of 98 reviews
- 5Pixel Puzzles Traditional Jigsaw Puzzles
Also Board Game and Tabletop, like Nonograms.
- 72% of 268 reviews
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- 14A Little to the Left
Shares dlc expansion and pattern recognition with Nonograms.
- 92% of 9,531 reviews
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- Released: 2024
- Developer: Oleg Sereda
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 73% of 49 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Auto fill helper feels fair not cheaty
- Clean interface for relaxed puzzle solving
- Customizable grid colors and steampunk visuals
- Challenging
- Chill
- Contemplative
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Why this: Shares power ups with Nonograms.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Oleg Sereda, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Gizmos: Steampunk Nonograms
Why this: Shares hint system with Nonograms.
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Why this: Also Board Game and Logic, like Nonograms.
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Why this: Also Board Game and Tabletop, like Nonograms.
Paint By Numbers
Why this: Shares dlc expansion and power ups with Nonograms.
About Nonograms
The closest matches to Nonograms: Mega Mosaic, Nonogram - The Greatest Painter, Mewseum: Masterpieces, Picross Fairytale - nonogram: Red Riding Hood secret, and Pixel Puzzles Traditional Jigsaw Puzzles. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Nonograms is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mega Mosaic, Nonogram - The Greatest Painter and Mewseum: Masterpieces — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, chill and contemplative, and single out its achievement hunting and auto fill helper. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Nonograms: Nonograms is a relaxing puzzle game where you use logic and creativity. Your goal is to reveal hidden pictures by filling in specific grid cells, based on numerical clues provided for each row and column. The games in this genre are also known as Picross, Griddlers, Pic-a-Pix, Hanjie, etc.
Is Nonograms worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 49 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 10 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Auto fill helper feels fair not cheaty
- Clean interface for relaxed puzzle solving
- Customizable grid colors and steampunk visuals
- Dlc packs are cheap and substantial
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“It's AI slop, sadly. Which is a real shame, because I love picross/nonograms and I think the dev brought some cool ideas to the table for how it's played. Generally, the gameplay is fine (assuming you do the monochrome lol) but your reward…”
“Recently re-downloaded the game, and now I see why I never bothered to play it anymore. You only get one chapter. Everything else requires money. Which kills the game entirely, unless you want to support the devs. Which is fine, but for…”
People who play it also play: Mega Mosaic, Nonogram - The Greatest Painter, Mewseum: Masterpieces
Frequently asked about Nonograms
Can I run it?
Does Nonograms run on Steam Deck?
Nonograms is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is Nonograms free to play?
Yes — Nonograms is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to Nonograms?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nonograms are Mega Mosaic, Nonogram - The Greatest Painter, Mewseum: Masterpieces.
Who developed Nonograms?
Nonograms was developed by Oleg Sereda.