• coolpixels •
Ongoing
completing every picross
foreword
i define picross as a game developed by jupiter or legally having “picross” in its title which is primarily about solving nonogram puzzles.
in total, i estimate there to be over 15,000 unique picross puzzles.
oh, and full disclosure i might finish this in 10 years or i might never finish this.
notes
counting picross puzzles is harder than you might expect
- picross e series: i am omitting the picross e series released for the 3ds because picross s+ includes all of the puzzles in each game in the series including the japan-exclusive picross e9, thus completing picross s+ will mean i have also completed the e series as well as some of the bonus content in picross s+.
- picross 2: i am excluding the kana letters from quick picross because they have a lot of duplicates and you can’t choose which puzzle to solve so i’d have to repeatedly reset the game to see them all.
- picross np vol. 6-8: while these volumes technically have double the puzzles of the other np volumes, half of them are reused from volumes 1-5 and completely identical, so i’ll be skipping those and counting these games as containing 120 puzzles.
- picross ds: i’m only counting the puzzles that can be played without ever connecting to nintendo wfc
- club nintendo picross: there are 9 puzzles that change based on whether the game was downloaded in japan or south korea. i’ll be playing both for a total of 97 puzzles. however, two of those puzzles are micross puzzles which i have yet to determine the number of sub-puzzles for.
- club nintendo picross plus: 47 puzzles are duplicates from club nintendo picross (45 from both versions + 2 from the korean version), so i’m skipping those. contains 3 micross puzzles which i have yet to determine the number of sub-puzzles for.
- pokémon picross: while the art world puzzles use the same art as the main puzzles, they use mega picross rules so i’ll be playing and counting both sets. i genuinely have no idea how many puzzles are in this game because there are multiple different sets that are unlocked under different circumstances and the details are kind of muddy, so i’ll cross that bridge when i get to it.
- my nintendo picross: twilight princess: there are 5 tutorial puzzles, 45 standard puzzles, 45 mega picross puzzles (which are the same as the standard puzzles but they’re technically different), and 1 micross puzzle where each pixel of an 8x8 grid is a 10x10 puzzle except for the 7 left blank. i’ll count the micross puzzle as 58 puzzles (64 - 7 + 1, the master grid itself is a puzzle), bringing the total to 153 puzzles in the game.
- pictlogia final fantasy: i don’t know how many puzzles are playable on the 3ds version after the shutdown of the online service, i’ll found out when i get there.
- sanrio characters picross: features 150 normal puzzles + 150 mega puzzles (same art) + 3 micross puzzles, however i cannot find the number of sub-puzzles in the micross puzzles anywhere, so i’ll find out when i get there.
the list
if i missed something, please let me know.
last updated: 26/11/25
| Platform | Year | Title | Completion status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game Boy | 1995 | Mario’s Picross | 101 / 256 |
| SNES | 1995 | Mario’s Super Picross | 0 / 300 |
| Game Boy | 1996 | Picross 2 | 0 / 212 |
| SNES | 1999 | Picross NP Vol. 1 | 0 / 120 |
| SNES | 1999 | Picross NP Vol. 2 | 0 / 120 |
| SNES | 1999 | Picross NP Vol. 3 | 0 / 120 |
| SNES | 1999 | Picross NP Vol. 4 | 0 / 120 |
| SNES | 1999 | Picross NP Vol. 5 | 0 / 120 |
| SNES | 2000 | Picross NP Vol. 6 | 0 / 120 |
| SNES | 2000 | Picross NP Vol. 7 | 0 / 120 |
| SNES | 2000 | Picross NP Vol. 8 | 0 / 120 |
| Nintendo DS | 2007 | Picross DS | 0 / 345 |
| Nintendo DS | 2009 | Picross 3D | 0 / 374 |
| Nintendo 3DS | 2012 | Club Nintendo Picross | 0 / ? |
| Nintendo 3DS | 2014 | Club Nintendo Picross Plus | 0 / ? |
| Nintendo 3DS | 2015 | Pokémon Picross | 0 / ? |
| Nintendo 3DS | 2015 | Picross 3D: Round 2 | 0 / 378 |
| Nintendo 3DS | 2016 | My Nintendo Picross: Twilight Princess | 0 / 153 |
| Nintendo 3DS | 2017 | Pictlogica Final Fantasy | 0 / ? |
| Nintendo Switch | 2017 | Picross S | 0 / 300 |
| Nintendo 3DS | 2018 | Sanrio Characters Picross | 0 / ? |
| Nintendo Switch | 2018 | Picross S2 | 0 / ? |
| Nintendo Switch | 2018 | Kemono Friends Picross | 0 / ? |
| Nintendo Switch | 2019 | Picross S3 | 0 / ? |
| Nintendo Switch | 2019 | Picross: Lord of the Nazarick | 0 / ? |
| Nintendo Switch | 2020 | Picross S4 | 0 / ? |
| Nintendo Switch | 2020 | Picross S5 | 0 / ? |
| Nintendo Switch | 2021 | Picross S6 | 0 / ? |
| Nintendo Switch | 2021 | Picross S7 | 0 / ? |
| Nintendo Switch | 2021 | Picross S: Genesis & Master System | 0 / ? |
| Nintendo Switch | 2022 | Picross S8 | 0 / ? |
| Nintendo Switch | 2022 | Picross X: Picbits vs Uzboross | 0 / ? |
| Nintendo Switch | 2023 | Picross S9 | 0 / ? |
| Nintendo Switch | 2024 | Picross S+ | 0 / ? |
| Nintendo Switch | 2024 | Picross -LogiartGrimoire- | 0 / ? |
| Nintendo Switch | 2024 | Picross S: Namco Legendary Edition | 0 / ? |
| Nintendo Switch | 2024 | Picross: Records of The Shield Hero | 0 / ? |
| Nintendo Switch | 2025 | Picross S: Doraemon & F Characters Edition | 0 / ? |
| Nintendo Switch | 2025 | Picross: Juufuutei Raden’s Guide for Pixel Museum | 0 / ? |
| Nintendo Switch | 2025 | Picross S: Capcom Classics Edition | 0 / ? |
| Nintendo Switch | 2025 | Picross S: SNK Classics & NeoGeo Edition | 0 / ? |