It’s been a good week for rescues.Pocket Card Jockey: Ride Onisno longer exclusiveto Apple Arcade,Ninja Five-Ohas beensaved from the clutches of eBay, andPicross S+is about to free a bunch of puzzles that were previously only on Nintendo 3DS.
Jupiter Corporation revealed the latest entry in thePicross Sseries on February 21, following the act of ninePicross Sentries withPicross S+. Set to launch on July 15, 2025, the latest entry comes with 300 puzzles — 150 Picross and 150 Mega Picrcoss — from the firstPicross egame. If that’s not enough, there’s way more to download beyond that, all of which was previously only available as 3DS DLC.
Check out the trailer for a minute+ of puzzle previewing:
The firstPicross egame was released in Japan in July 2011, followed by Europe in September 2012 and North America in June 2013. Much like thePicross Ssuccessor series that arrived on Switch starting in 2017, eight more numbered entries were released in the years after, all the way up to Japan’sPicross e9in August 2018. That’s a lot of puzzlin’!
For those with nonogram appetites that may never be sated,Picross S+has more to offer beyond those initial 300 puzzles. The rest of thePicross epuzzles will be available to purchase as DLC. Additionally, Micross puzzles — which let you recreate famous paintings — are back as Clip Picross puzzles. These will also be added as DLC forPicross e2throughPicross e9.
No, YOU do the math
Don’t worry about adding it all up in your head, Jupiterdid the heavy liftingfor us. That’s 1,350 Picross and Mega Picross puzzles and 565 Clip Picross puzzles. That doesn’t include bonus puzzles that can be unlocked in your Gift Box for purchasing DLC. Now you have to factor in another 60 Picross/Mega Picross puzzles and 10 Color Picross puzzles. I don’t even know what these words mean anymore! PUZZLES!
