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Use logic as your paintbrush to restore lost works of pixel art. Try the demo!

Paint it Back is a puzzle, casual and indie game developed and published by Casual Labs.
Released on October 14th 2015 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 542 reviews of which 531 were positive and 11 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 7.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Paint it Back into these genres:

Puzzle Casual Indie Singleplayer Logic

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS: XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
  • Processor: Intel Pentium M 1.7GHz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Any 3D capable card
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 195 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.7 or newer
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.1 GHz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Any 3D capable card
  • Storage: 205 MB available space
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 12.04 32/64-bit or Ubuntu 12.10 32/64-bit
  • Processor: 1GHz processor
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible video card with 256 MB shared or dedicated RAM (ATI or NVIDIA)
  • Storage: 225 MB available space

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July 2025
Tons of levels and difficulties -- plus some of the largest puzzles I've seen in games! Easy to jump into and lose hours on "just one more puzzle". A must for puzzle fans!
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June 2025
Paint it Back is a cool nonogram puzzle game, where you need to use logic to fill the correct squares in a grid, representing an image. Compared to similar titles on Steam, this one seems to lack some quality-of-life features. However, you also have to consider that this is one of the older ones—it's also a mobile port. But it’s still a solid game that I enjoyed, with a nice presentation. There’s no timer, which can be seen as a negative, but I appreciate it because it removes pressure when solving. There are lots of puzzles to solve, plus Steam Workshop support. The soundtrack is very limited, so listen to your own music instead. Bigger puzzles have a difficulty selection, which breaks them down into smaller sections. I still recommend going for the full picture since that’s the original puzzle. They can get big, with a size over 30x30, and some can take over an hour. Also, I can confirm that every puzzle can be beaten using logic without guessing. However, the difficulty is all over the place—the hardest puzzles to solve are usually in the middle of a chapter, followed by easier ones. There are in-game achievements, and the credits roll when you get them all. So, overall, I can recommend this game if you’re a fan of nonograms or puzzle games in general. Despite some shortcomings, it has a ton of content and it’s enjoyable.
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May 2025
Paint it Back is a gallery full of nonogram/Picross-type puzzles with offbeat humor. The gameplay is nice overall but is missing a few modern quality of life features present in similar games, such as a diamond/potential marking and a counting aid for larger areas. (The latter is really handy for reducing eyestrain.) However, it does include options to make puzzles easier, such as dividing large pieces into smaller parts. If you enjoy nonograms and don't mind the extra time spent counting boxes, it's fine. Also, there's community made puzzles if you want even more. Neato.
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Feb. 2025
A good picross puzzle game with 150 levels of varying difficulties. One thing I wish the game would have is multicolored puzzles as when it shows you the painting you "painted" in the end it is colored, but the puzzle it is just black.
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Jan. 2025
Paint it Back is a wonderful addition to the Steam Picross/Nonogram puzzle library, and is a fantastic starting point for people who are not die-hard fans of the genre. I've included a list of the usual features this game has and doesn't have for people who are familiar with the gametype and want to know in the bottom of my review. The main thing that sets Paint it Back apart from its peers is its accessibility features, hence why I say it is a good starting point. Its "Helping Hand" feature highlights rows/column numbers in which progress could be made in the puzzle, providing some 'training wheels' to those who are more inexperienced with the puzzle type. This is a feature that is not often seen in these types of games. Additionally, while the game has larger puzzles (the largest of which being 36x40), you have the option of playing these puzzles on a "lower difficulty", in which the game will section off the larger puzzles into smaller sections. For example, a 20x20 puzzle may become four separate 10x10 puzzles. While I personally didn't use either of these features in my playthrough my first Picross game had a feature similar to the "Helping Hand", and it helped me to learn the ropes. The other thing that is particularly notable is the game's polish. The animations, art style, and soundtrack are all well-executed. The tracks did not become grating even after my 20-hour complete playthrough, and the game oozes charm in both its aesthetic and its puzzle names. There is a mode in which you will be presented with a random level from the base game, with the ability to earn medals for: completing the level within a certain time, completing the level while only erasing less than a certain number of cells, and completing the level while only using the X (or cross-out) feature a certain number of times. The requirements are relatively generous, but for my fellow achievement hunters, prepare for a time sink on levels you have already played. Completing all of the achievements (which includes completing every individual puzzle and then a few other, more gimmicky solves) took me just over 20 hours. I make no claims to be a Nonogram expert, or a particularly fast puzzler, but I have quite a bit of experience with the puzzle type. There is also quite a range of difficulty: some of the later puzzles are quite challenging. In my opinion, there is quite a lot of content being offered for the price, especially if you pick it up during a sale. I have included a list of features that the game has: Nonogram Features [ ✓ ] Auto-Gray Out Solved Numbers [ ✓ ] Ability to Color/Cross-out/Uncolor Multiple Cells at Once [ ✓ ] Puzzles Able to be Completed Without Guesswork [ ✓ ] Division of Board into Evenly Spaced Sections [ ✓ ] Absence of a Lives System [ ✓ ] (Optional) Highlight Actionable Rows/Columns [ X ] Display of Counts on Multi-Select [ X ] Ability to Set Tentative Squares for Induction Purposes One feature that is unique to this game ties with the absence of having the count be displayed for multi-select. The game does not lock you to a row or column as most others do. Rather, the game allows you to color wherever you want, potentially allowing you to complete a level in "one brush stroke". This is not an oversight, there are two achievements for doing just that. I find this decision bizarre, but it didn't impede my gameplay enough to mar my overall opinion.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Paint it Back is currently priced at 7.99€ on Steam.

Paint it Back is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 7.99€ on Steam.

Paint it Back received 531 positive votes out of a total of 542 achieving an impressive rating of 9.08.
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Paint it Back was developed and published by Casual Labs.

Paint it Back is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Paint it Back is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Paint it Back is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Paint it Back is a single-player game.

Paint it Back does not currently offer any DLC.

Paint it Back is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

Paint it Back does not support Steam Remote Play.

Paint it Back is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Paint it Back
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Rating
9.1
531
11
Game modes
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Online players
6
Developer
Casual Labs
Publisher
Casual Labs
Release 14 Oct 2015
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