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Pixel Puzzles 2: Anime

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2015

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Quick resume

Pixel Puzzles 2: Anime is a traditional style jigsaw puzzle game, in a kawaii style.

Global score

74/100

Genres

Action, Casual, Indie, Simulator, Strategy, Puzzle

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    Pros

    • Save progress feature
    • Challenging rotation mechanic
    • Relaxing gameplay
    • Varied anime art style
    • Easy achievements

    Cons

    • Annoying talking fairy
    • No separate sound controls
    • Floating puzzle pieces can be frustrating
    • Lack of replayability
    • Some ui clunkiness

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

      Game with the same Autonomy vibe

      3

      "Players freely choose puzzles to solve and can enable or disable features like piece rotation and crab hints, allowing some control over gameplay."

      Capsule for Pixel Puzzles 2: Birds Pixel Puzzles 2: Birds

      "Players freely choose puzzles and solve them at their own pace with optional hints and power-ups, but piece rotation is mandatory and some UI elements are fixed."

    • Competence

      Game with the same Competence vibe

      3

      "The game offers puzzles of varying difficulty (60 to 350 pieces) with rotation mechanics and hint systems, providing skill challenges and feedback."

      Capsule for Pixel Puzzles 2: Space Pixel Puzzles 2: Space

      "The game offers increasing difficulty with rotating pieces and complex shapes, requiring skill and concentration to complete puzzles."

    • Competition

      Game with the same Competition vibe

      -4

      "No multiplayer or competitive elements; players focus on personal completion and achievement hunting."

      Capsule for aMAZE aMAZE

      "No multiplayer or competitive elements; players focus on personal progress and achievement completion."

    • Continuation

      Game with the same Continuation vibe

      2

      "Players report spending many hours completing puzzles, with autosave supporting longer sessions and returning to unfinished puzzles."

      Capsule for Pixel Puzzles 2: Birds Pixel Puzzles 2: Birds

      "Players report spending many hours completing puzzles, with save features encouraging long-term engagement."

    • Cooperation

      Game with the same Cooperation vibe

      -5

      "Entirely single-player with no cooperative gameplay or social collaboration."

      Capsule for Outlast Outlast

      "Entirely single-player with no cooperative gameplay or social collaboration."

    • Creativity

      Game with the same Creativity vibe

      1

      "Players assemble puzzles creatively but within fixed pieces and images; limited customization or creation."

      Capsule for Glass Masquerade Glass Masquerade

      "Players can organize pieces and use power-ups creatively, but puzzle structure and images are predefined."

    • Domination

      Game with the same Domination vibe

      -5

      "No elements of dominance or power over others; purely individual puzzle solving."

      Capsule for klocki klocki

      "No elements of dominance or control over others; purely individual puzzle solving."

    • Escapism

      Game with the same Escapism vibe

      3

      "Players use the game to relax, unwind, and distract from real-life stress, supported by calming music and relaxing gameplay."

      Capsule for Sudoku Universe / 数独宇宙 Sudoku Universe / 数独宇宙

      "Many players use the game to relax, distract from stress, or pass time, often muting annoying sounds and listening to their own music."

    • Expectation

      Game with the same Expectation vibe

      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily for enjoyment and relaxation rather than obligation or pressure."

      Capsule for Foundation Foundation

      "Players engage voluntarily for enjoyment and relaxation rather than obligation or pressure."

    • Experimenting

      Game with the same Experimenting vibe

      2

      "Some experimentation with strategies and unit placement, though limited by few unit types and simple mechanics."

      Capsule for Crustacean Nations Crustacean Nations

      "The rotation mechanic and power-ups encourage some experimentation with piece placement and strategies."

    • Exploration

      Game with the same Exploration vibe

      -3

      "Puzzle images are fixed and known; no exploration of new areas or secrets."

      Capsule for Pixel Puzzles: Japan Pixel Puzzles: Japan

      "Puzzle images and pieces are fixed; no exploration of new areas or secrets."

    • Expression

      Game with the same Expression vibe

      -4

      "No character or environment customization; players interact with preset puzzles and environments."

      Capsule for The Room VR: A Dark Matter The Room VR: A Dark Matter

      "No character or environment customization; players interact with preset puzzle images only."

    • Fantasy

      Game with the same Fantasy vibe

      2

      "Features colorful, anime-style characters and story mode with fictional elements, though gameplay is puzzle-based."

      Capsule for Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2 Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2

      "The anime art style provides an imaginative, stylized experience, though gameplay is realistic puzzle solving."

    • Fellowship

      Game with the same Fellowship vibe

      -5

      "No social or community features; players mostly play alone."

      Capsule for Blood Trail Blood Trail

      "No social or community features; players play alone."

    • Growth

      Game with the same Growth vibe

      3

      "Players develop puzzle-solving skills and learn new strategies over time."

      Capsule for Evergarden Evergarden

      "Players develop puzzle-solving skills and strategies over time, especially with rotation and complex piece shapes."

    • Health

      Game with the same Health vibe

      -5

      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."

      Capsule for World of Tanks Blitz World of Tanks Blitz

      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."

    • Idle

      Game with the same Idle vibe

      2

      "Game allows pausing and has some idle elements, but requires active management and attention during play."

      Capsule for Minami Lane Minami Lane

      "Suitable for casual or background play; players can pause and resume puzzles without losing progress."

    • Intimacy

      Game with the same Intimacy vibe

      -5

      "No close social interactions or relationship building."

      Capsule for Ghostrunner Ghostrunner

      "No close social interactions or relationship building."

    • Leadership

      Game with the same Leadership vibe

      -5

      "No leadership or group management roles."

      Capsule for Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy

      "No leadership or group management roles."

    • Progression

      Game with the same Progression vibe

      4

      "Players progress by completing puzzles, unlocking new levels, and earning achievements."

      Capsule for Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions

      "Players progress by completing puzzles of increasing difficulty and unlocking achievements."

    • Relaxation

      Game with the same Relaxation vibe

      4

      "Many players find the game relaxing and a good way to unwind despite some bugs and challenges."

      Capsule for My Little Blacksmith Shop My Little Blacksmith Shop

      "Many players find the game relaxing and use it to unwind, despite some annoyance with the fairy character."

    • Sensation

      Game with the same Sensation vibe

      1

      "Some enjoyment from sounds and visuals, but overall sensory stimulation is mild and repetitive."

      Capsule for Poop Clicker Poop Clicker

      "Visual enjoyment from anime art and some sound effects, but sensory stimulation is moderate and repetitive."

    • Status

      Game with the same Status vibe

      -5

      "No social recognition or status systems present."

      Capsule for Crying Suns Crying Suns

      "No social recognition or status systems present."

    • Story

      Game with the same Story vibe

      -5

      "No narrative or story elements; purely context-free puzzle gameplay."

      Capsule for Cogs Cogs

      "No narrative or plot; purely context-free puzzle gameplay."

    • Strategy

      Game with the same Strategy vibe

      2

      "Requires mental challenge in piece placement, rotation, and puzzle solving strategies."

      Capsule for Glass Masquerade 3: Honeylines Glass Masquerade 3: Honeylines

      "Requires planning and problem solving to place and rotate pieces correctly, especially in harder puzzles."

    • Thrill

      Game with the same Thrill vibe

      -3

      "Gameplay is calm and methodical with minimal suspense or risk."

      Capsule for NIMBY Rails NIMBY Rails

      "Gameplay is calm and methodical with minimal suspense or risk."

    • Value

      Game with the same Value vibe

      2

      "Players generally feel the game offers good value for time spent, especially on sale."

      Capsule for Wordle 3 Wordle 3

      "Players find value in the game as a time killer and relaxing pastime, especially when purchased on sale."

    • Violence

      Game with the same Violence vibe

      -5

      "No combat or destructive elements; constructive puzzle assembly only."

      Capsule for Pixel Puzzles Traditional Jigsaw Puzzles Pixel Puzzles Traditional Jigsaw Puzzles

      "No combat or destructive elements; constructive puzzle assembly only."

    • Survival

      Game with the same Survival vibe

      -5

      "No survival or threat avoidance mechanics."

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      "No survival or threat avoidance mechanics."

    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Idle, Thrill, Violence, Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Story, Exploration.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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    Last update: 30/04/2026