Play Picross Online, Free
A new picross puzzle every day — no download, no login, solvable by pure logic.
Picross is just another name for nonograms
If you came here searching for “picross,” you're in the right place — picross and nonogramare the same puzzle. Number clues along the top and the left side of a grid tell you the lengths of the filled runs in each column and row. Fill the right squares, leave the rest blank, and a hidden picture appears. The puzzles here play exactly like the picross you know — they just use the puzzle's general name in the title.
Where the name “Picross” comes from
“Picross” is short for “picture crossword,” a name Nintendo trademarked and made famous with Mario's Picrosson the Game Boy and, more recently, the Picross S series on the Nintendo Switch and Pokemon Picross. Because those games are so popular, “picross” is how millions of people first met the puzzle — even though it's also called griddlers, hanjie, and pic-a-pix. There's a full history of the puzzleif you're curious how it all started.
What you get here
- A fresh daily picross — the same puzzle for everyone, with streaks.
- Unlimited free play from quick 5x5 grids up to challenging 25x25.
- Every puzzle is uniquely solvable by logic — you never have to guess.
- No account, no download, no paywall. Plays in your browser on phone or desktop.
New to picross?
Start with the complete beginner's guide to learn the one rule and your first moves, then pick up advanced solving techniques like the overlap method and edge logic to crack the bigger grids without guessing.