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Pixel Cover

How fast can you paint?

Ratings

Age

4+

Category

Puzzle

Languages

English

Pixel Cover: By Numbers takes the classic pixel art coloring experience and turns it into a dynamic action game. Players control a character using a joystick, gathering pixel colors from printers and stacking them in a backpack to paint masterpieces by running over numbered tiles. With power-ups, character upgrades, and pets to assist you, it's a creative and satisfying reinvented take on coloring.

Dinsun Expert Review

Our Expert Score

81/100

Pixel Cover: By Numbers is a brilliant reimagining of the stale color-by-number genre. Instead of just mindlessly tapping boxes, you actually control a character with a joystick. This 'action-adventure' approach to coloring makes it feel much more engaging. Gathering colors from printers and stacking them in your backpack adds a light management element that turns a passive activity into a dynamic game.

The addition of pets to help you paint faster is a cute touch that adds to the 'progression' feel. It’s highly satisfying to run over the numbers and watch the artwork reveal itself under your feet. While it still fundamentally serves as a relaxing coloring game, the joystick controls and stacking mechanics make it feel much more like a modern mobile game. It’s a perfect 'flow state' game where you can get lost in the loop of collecting and painting.

Dinsun reviewed on: Wed Nov 13 2024

Features

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Joystick-based movement

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Unique 'collect and stack' mechanic

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Unlockable pets and upgrades

4

Satisfying ASMR-like painting

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Wide variety of pixel art designs

Tips & Walkthrough

Gameplays

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Q&A

Instead of tapping, you move a character to collect paint and run over the artwork to color it.

Ratings & Reviews

That’s it?
Tue Jun 07 2022 jaxstongrey

I really enjoy playing the game because it is a great way to kill time. For those of you that are complaining about ads, I haven’t needed to worry because I downloaded an add blocker. I saw another person that commented saying that you can also just put your phone on airplane mode while playing. I downloaded this game about 2 days ago and was hooked into it. I have now completed all of collection 1 and was really disappointed when nothing ended up happening after completing every picture. I thought that I missed something but no. So that is why it is only 4/5 stars. Until an update comes with collection 2 at least.

The ads will make you rage quit
Sun May 29 2022 disappointed human 5973

it’s not worth it. I really enjoyed the game, at first. I quickly figured out that every time you go to recycle the color, you’ll get an ad. So I figured that’d be a nice challenge, as I could try to get as close to the number of paint tiles needed as possible. But after the first picture, they started coming more frequently. After starting a new color, the game would give a few seconds then play another ad. And this was added to the recycling ad. If got a bit frustrating, but I was okay with a few infrequent ads. But shortly after, once you go to refill your color, another ad and it’ll stop in the middle of the refill. Then it was random times while painting the picture and ads would pop up. It got to be so much that I think an ad ran every minute or so. I got frustrated just wanting to play the game, and I quit because the ads were taking over the time playing the game.

Changes Needed
Tue May 31 2022 fan love!

I started playing this game last night, I ended up coloring the entire collection one, then realized that was it. There's about 10-15 pages to color and that was it. I taped the "collection" and settings and still couldn't find a way to move to the next one up. To the people complaining about constant adds, play on airplane mode, turn airplane mode off to watch a video for a reward. Then you are stilling contributing to the adds to help the company of the game serve, but also not having to deal with constant adds. I've played similar games like this, "Pro Builder 3D," "Parking Jam," "Clean Idle," "Gem Stack," State Connect," along with a countless amout of games I downloaded giving the same satisfaction. Updates are needed for this app.

wait what
Sat May 28 2022 AdamAkoum2013

At first this game was very good and I liked it, but when I reached the umbrella it was pure chaos, and while I managed to complete it (and all others) there was no collection 2. I would rate this game 5 star but the missing star is when collection 2 comes, since that it when I can complete with the game and have even more fun Also could you please lower the ad rate I see every reply about this um there’s a palm tree image that doesn’t exist in the actual game

A fun, mindless lag machine
Mon May 23 2022 Medmusician

This game seeks to be a mindless game to pass the game. In this endeavor, it does very well. The gameplay is simple and it has some small RPG elements that allow you to upgrade your stack size and speed after playing a while. This makes continued play rewarding by allow you more efficient painting the longer you play. However, the ads are absolutely overwhelming. I am getting another 30-second ad less than 30 seconds after the first one, meaning that I spend more time suffering through ads than actually playing the game. This intrusive push toward purchasing the no-ad perk is mildly offensive. I should be encouraged to support the game by spending some money, not beaten over the head with commercials until I give in.

It’s great but it has problems
Thu May 19 2022 PotterHeadsAreCool

When I started I instantly got addicted. I colored about 8 pictures. After I colored the strawberry It wouldn’t let me play anymore. It said I wasn’t finished. I discovered that you have to power of your phone then it should work. The next problem that there so many adds. It’s a free game it’s supposed to have adds but they went overboard. Another problem is that there’s not that many pictures to color. I have already colored all of them and I started yesterday. The final problem is that if you close the app and open it back up it will make you lose your money. Not the money you already have it just loses the money you would get after you color the picture.

Only fun with an ad blocker and when you’ve maxed all your stats out
Tue Jul 19 2022 Guess the person

When there are no ads it’s so much easier to play but before you’ve maxed out your stats, it takes such a long time to finish one paint and you barely get any coins without watching ads so it’s even harder to upgrade. I took 10-15 minutes just to watch a lot of ads to max my stats (and get my pets) and it was so much more fun. I went through the paintings faster but it was definitely worth it. Also, my option to pick between a cat and dog disappeared. I am now only stuck with my cat even though I’d like to switch between dog and cat. So that’s why it’s 3 stars

Good but many ads
Sun May 15 2022 chipyzo

The game helps kill time and it’s satisfying playing it. The whole idea is great. However, the ads. I know free games need to put advertising in the game but there being an ad every time you recycle or refill your color is a bit out of hand. Maybe put an ad after the player is done with the picture. Therefore, the developer(s) still gets the money because people won’t quit the game due to the amount of ads that the game beholds.

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