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Puzzle by Nikoli W Heyawake

This is a progressive puzzle which you can comfortably enjoy working out using logic. "Heyawake" is a puzzle in which you fill in the spaces according to the rules. It's called "heyawake" ("split rooms")…

11 January 2023

Puzzle by Nikoli W Heyawake is a video game, released 11 January 2023 on Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Puzzle by Nikoli W Heyawake is

Puzzle by Nikoli W Heyawake was released in 2023. It is available on Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

This is a progressive puzzle which you can comfortably enjoy working out using logic. "Heyawake" is a puzzle in which you fill in the spaces according to the rules. It's called "heyawake" ("split rooms") because the face of the board is divided into rooms. This puzzle first appeared in 1992, but a plethora of solutions have been developed, allowing for a very progressive puzzle. Each time you discover a new strategic move, your skills of solution will improve.
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How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Puzzle by Nikoli W Heyawake launched on 11 January 2023, within three weeks of Dead Space, Hi-Fi Rush, Pizza Tower and Hitman World of Assassination. It arrived 10 years into the Xbox One's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Dead Space, Hi-Fi Rush, Pizza Tower, Hitman World of Assassination.

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When did Puzzle by Nikoli W Heyawake come out?
Puzzle by Nikoli W Heyawake was released on 11 January 2023 for Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).