The Far Kingdoms: Spooky Mosaics

Holidays are fun when they come around, given the fact that everyone seems to be in a better mood. Halloween is even more enjoyable, since you also get the chance to dress up as your favorite character. Children get all the treats they could wish for by simply asking for them, which is about as close to paradise as it gets.

The Far Kingdoms: Spooky Mosaics is a puzzle game in which you have to solve mosaic puzzles by placing the tiles one-by-one in the correct order. Although get to create basic pixel artwork in the process, there’s no room for creativity or new ideas, given the fact that any mistake is punished by the game. Even so, it’s a great way to get in the proper mood for Halloween.

The whole story revolves around Halloween, and your task is to prepare an entire kingdom to greet the holiday as you should. However, decorations and scary puppets are expensive, which means that you have to gather the necessary gold in order to afford all the pretty lights. On top of that, you must also find the illusive Dracula costume in order to make the holiday complete.

The puzzles are solved by placing colorful tiles on a grid, and you have to consult the numbers near every row and column in order to understand where everything goes. Most mosaics also feature multiple colors, and you are free to switch between them whenever you hit a dead end. The mechanics are not original and not very complex either, but the concept remains enjoyable no matter how many times it is copied by developers.

As for the graphics, except many pumpkins and silly Halloween items, while the interface itself is kept as simple as possible. The pixel artwork is very colorful too, so there’s always a sense of joy while playing the game. The decoration mini-game between the levels adds a second layer of complexion to the whole thing, even if there are no wrong decisions in this case.

The Far Kingdoms: Spooky Mosaics does nothing new in terms of gameplay, which is both good and bad at the same time. If you are fed up with the genre this certainly won’t help, but if you enjoy casual nonograms, this can easily keep you entertained for a few hours.

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