Pure Crosswords is a puzzle game for Nintendo Switch that boasts the subtitle “Best Crossword Puzzle Word Game Ever”. It’s an ambitious statement, and in fact he’d be lying if he said he’d played a crossword puzzle game on Switch. This turned out to be a great title from the start.
Right from the start, Pure Crosswords works fine. It features a simple and clean interface that loads quickly. The menu is very easy to navigate and has three distinct choices: Easy, Normal and Difficult.
After diving into the first puzzle, it’s clear that the touchscreen controls are well implemented. Tap the square and a keyboard will appear at the bottom of the screen. Much like a mobile device, this familiarity makes it easy to pick up and play. Tapping the same square changes the direction of the word, allowing you to select lines before typing the whole word at once without repeating the tap. It feels like the perfect digital version of a paper-based crossword.
There are a whopping 750 crosswords in each category, for a total of 2250! It’s enough content to keep you going, probably forever. It’s probably not a game you’ll play for hours, but it’s perfectly fine for quiet hours on the couch or on your commute. You can also rotate the screen to create a vertical interface.
Options like this can help your game stand out. Recreating crosswords is one thing, but adding options like screen rotation, dark mode, and different fonts and styles can help personalize the experience. It’s charming as we hope you enjoy your time solving it.
Other small features include an auto-save feature so you can pick up where you left off once you’ve finished the puzzle. A progress percentage is also displayed. If you get stuck, help is readily available. You can check for errors, solve letters and words, or skip the entire puzzle if you want to move on. Very user friendly. There is nothing to do but have fun finding the right words to match the clues.
Another nice inclusion is the area dedicated to statistics. Pure Crosswords keeps detailed records of your progress, including how long you spent on puzzles and how many help features you used. The more successful you solve it, the more you can even level up. This is another simple feature that adds even more life to this game.
Not much to say in a critical way. My only problem was that I had a hard time knowing the answers to some of the questions, and this is not the game’s fault. increase. Speaking of which, according to Nintendo’s listing, the game appears to be aimed at Commonwealth countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia. However, since the answer to the clue “mom” was “mom”, I don’t think players living in the US will have a hard time. Either way, it’s very satisfying when you understand those words yourself.
Overall, Pure Crosswords is a great example of a simple game. A clean interface and personalization as well as stats and help features make this easy and fun to play. The sheer number of puzzles is worth it alone. If you’re a crossword lover, you won’t be disappointed.