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|cover        = Pixel Puzzles Japan cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Pixel Puzzles Japan cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|KISS ltd}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|KISS ltd}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|GameMaker}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 17, 2014}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 17, 2014}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic| | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic| | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|pixel-puzzles-japan| }}
 
|taxonomy    =
 
|taxonomy    =
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | Ad-supported }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Relaxed }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Top-down view }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Puzzle }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Japan }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Pixel Puzzles }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Pixel Puzzles }}
 
|steam appid  = 284950
 
|steam appid  = 284950
|steam appid side =  
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|steam appid side =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
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|gogcom id side =
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|official site=
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|hltb        = 20827
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|igdb        =
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|mobygames    = pixel-puzzles-japan
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|winehq      = 16817
 
|winehq      = 16817
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|license      = former commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 284950 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 284950 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
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}}
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==Monetization==
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{{Monetization
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|ad-supported        = Main menu shows advertisements of other [[Company:DL Softworks|DL Softworks]] games.
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|dlc                =
 +
|expansion pack      =
 +
|freeware            =
 +
|free-to-play        =
 +
|sponsored          =
 +
|subscription        =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
{{Game data|
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{{ii}} Configuration is not saved. Game always starts in fullscreen mode, with '''HD Mode''' on and maximized audio volumes.
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
 
}}
 
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= 1366x768 scaled to desktop resolution using bilinear ('''HD MODE ON''') or {{term|nearest-neighbor}} ('''HD MODE OFF''') in fullscreen.
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|Pillarboxed}} 16:9.
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = limited
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|4k ultra hd notes          = Game uses 4K mode if it is set as a desktop resolution, but it's actually 1366x768 image scaled up.
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
|windowed notes            =  
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|windowed notes            = Non-resizeable borderless 1366x768.
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = false
|120 fps notes              =  
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|120 fps notes              = Capped at 60 FPS.
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
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|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = n/a
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity        = false
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{{Audio
 
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    = Music and effects.
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|separate volume notes    = Music, Effects.
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = n/a
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles                = n/a
|subtitles notes          =  
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|subtitles notes          = No speech
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = true
 
|audio    = true
|subtitles = false
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|subtitles = n/a
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 9
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
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|wing                  =
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|wing notes            =
 
|opengl versions        =  
 
|opengl versions        =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 64-bit app =  
 
|macos intel 64-bit app =  
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|macos arm app          =
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
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|linux powerpc app      =
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
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|linux arm app          =
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
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Latest revision as of 22:45, 31 January 2023

Pixel Puzzles: Japan
Pixel Puzzles: Japan cover
Developers
DL Softworks
Publishers
KISS ltd
Engines
GameMaker
Release dates
Windows April 17, 2014
Taxonomy
Monetization Ad-supported
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Relaxed
Perspectives Top-down view
Controls Point and select
Genres Puzzle
Themes Japan
Series Pixel Puzzles
Pixel Puzzles: Japan on HowLongToBeat
Pixel Puzzles: Japan on IGDB
Pixel Puzzles: Japan on MobyGames
Pixel Puzzles: Japan 2014
Pixel Puzzles: UndeadZ 2014
Pixel Puzzles 2: Birds 2015
Pixel Puzzles 2: Anime 2015
Pixel Puzzles 2: Space 2016
Pixel Puzzles 2: RADical ROACH 2016
Pixel Puzzles Ultimate Jigsaw 2016
Pixel Puzzles Junior Jigsaw 2017
Pixel Puzzles Mosaics 2017
Pixel Puzzles 2: Christmas 2018
Pixel Puzzles 2: Paintings 2019
Pixel Puzzles 2: Halloween 2019
Pixel Puzzles Traditional Jigsaws 2019
Pixel Puzzles 4k: Japan 2020
Pixel Puzzles Illustrations & Anime 2021

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows

Monetization

Type Notes
Ad-supported Main menu shows advertisements of other DL Softworks games.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Configuration is not saved. Game always starts in fullscreen mode, with HD Mode on and maximized audio volumes.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Pixel_Puzzles___Japan\savegame
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/284950/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings
General settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
1366x768 scaled to desktop resolution using bilinear (HD MODE ON) or nearest-neighbor (HD MODE OFF) in fullscreen.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Pillarboxed 16:9.
4K Ultra HD
Game uses 4K mode if it is set as a desktop resolution, but it's actually 1366x768 image scaled up.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Non-resizeable borderless 1366x768.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Controls and how to play
Controls and how to play

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles
No speech
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 85 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9.0 compatible


Notes

  1. Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References