About noguelike

noguelike is a free browser-based game that combines nonogram puzzles (also known as picross, griddlers, or paint-by-numbers) with roguelike dungeon crawling. Solve pixel art logic puzzles to defeat monsters, collect items, and descend through increasingly challenging dungeon floors.

How to play

Each monster encounter presents a nonogram puzzle. Use the row and column number clues to determine which cells to fill. Wrong guesses cost HP. Defeat the monster by completing the puzzle, then explore the dungeon map to find treasure, shops, rest rooms, and boss fights. Every run is different thanks to procedural generation. Drag to fill multiple cells at once. All puzzles are guaranteed to be 100% solvable through logic alone.

Features

  • Grid sizes from 5x5 to 20x20 as you progress deeper
  • 25+ unique enemy types with special combat traits
  • Items, shops, and RPG progression (XP, leveling, gold)
  • Daily challenge with a seeded puzzle for everyone
  • Three difficulty modes: Easy, Normal, Hard (permadeath)
  • Meta-progression: earn gems on death, buy permanent upgrades
  • Cloud saves with optional account (play across devices)
  • Works on desktop and mobile, no download required
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noguelike.com — A nonogram puzzle roguelike game. Play free in your browser.