Picross S Climax launches December 10 for Switch and Switch 2

Jupiter says Picross S Climax will launch on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 on December 10, 2026. The game includes 1,020 puzzles taken from Picross S through Picross S9. The puzzle breakdown consists of 450 Picross puzzles, 450 Mega Picross puzzles, 90 Color Picross puzzles, 15 Clip Picross puzzles, and 15 puzzles in a 40x30-grid Extra mode.

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Players can unlock 40 new high-difficulty bonus puzzles by linking save data from any game in the Picross S series. Jupiter says these bonus puzzles will not unlock if there is no play data on the Switch console. The game supports touchscreen and Joy-Con 2 mouse controls, and up to four players can play at once using button controls. A physical Nintendo Switch 2 edition will cost 3,480 yen. Players can also use a built-in sound player to listen to music from the series.