Nintendo's Picross sequel (after Mario's Picross). 200+ grids, no-time-limit mode, smoother marking. More generous and accessible than the first, perfectly tuned curve. Still a top Game Boy puzzler, ideal for nonogram purists. Essential if you loved the first.
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Puzzle1 player3+
Description
Mario's Picross sequel with more complex new nonogram puzzles to solve and a time-limit-free mode. Published by Nintendo, released in Japan in 1996. Over two hundred varied nonogram grids, row and column clues, normal and Mario modes, progressive difficulty, and no time penalty.
Picross 2 review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
The joy of logical deduction returns, polished: more grids, better-paced clues and a curve that rewards patience. Ticking the right square at the right moment gives that little click you keep wanting more of. Ideal for occupying the mind in snatches, this second outing stays a fearsomely gripping pocket companion.
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Filling the right squares, cross-checking the clues and watching the pattern reveal itself sustains a quiet pleasure of deduction from one grid to the next. The difficulty broadens, new modes revive interest and each puzzle solved calls for the following one. The principle is austere and repetitive for some, but its logical efficiency is untouched by time.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Is Picross 2 still worth playing in 2026?
Picross 2 extends the Mario's Picross formula with more than two hundred nonogram grids and a mode free of time penalty that makes solving more serene. The pleasure of logical deduction stays timeless, and the rising difficulty keeps up the addiction proper to the genre. Kept exclusive to Japan, the title requires only minimal comprehension and stays perfectly playable today. For fans of pencil puzzles and pure logic, it is a safe bet with generous longevity.
