CluePix
CluePix
CluePix is a picture solving game. Draw pixel art using those 2 clues:
- Color bars show mixed pixels from their line.
- Digits show how many pixels around are the same color.
There's an ingame tutorial. Once a picture is solved, it is saved and reloaded on next game sessions, so no hurry, even though the game is short and might be finished in one sitting. CluePix is a proof of concept for an original puzzle game, hence the low number of pictures to solve. As such, feel free to comment on what you liked or didn't about it!
Controls
- Arrow keys to move cursor
- 🅾️ or C to add/remove pixels
- ❎ or X to switch between grid and palette. Press twice to pick a grid color.
Intent
CluePix started 3 years ago in search for a puzzle solving game that felt like drawing tiny pixel art. I love how much you can put in a single 8×8 sprite, and I'm sure you fellow Pico-8 worshippers do too! I also love logic puzzles with a drawing flavor in the likes of Nurikabe, Picross or even Minesweeper, but they only scratch that "pixel art" itch, not even mentioning their lack of color. They also often have issues with being solvable by pure logic, ie without any sheer luck or wild guess. CluePix tries to fill that gap.
Comments
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I finished all the levels and I can say the game was very fun
There's a simple joy that comes from being able to play a "draw the bitmap" type puzzle game, especially in color, that rewards just kinda feeling for it, and especially being able to paint wildly without punishment. Even just watching the paint tubes get spent is fun.
At first the minesweeper clues seem kinda clunky and redundant but eventually i found myself following them as they updated to confirm my hunches. (Maybe they could be conveyed better or replaced with an equivalent mechanic, though?)
Wish I could use the mouse though :P (I know that's an option even in pico-8) Also sometimes I accidentally paint over something I already painted and lose information that way, but I understand not being able to implement an undo.
PS: ironically i found this game through the minesweeper tag, even though i don't quite consider it the premier mechanic. Meanwhile "picture-solving" is a good name for this kind of genre but this is currently the only game in that tag. Discoverability is hard!