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Daylife in Japan - Pixel Art Jigsaw Puzzle

Daylife in Japan - Pixel Art Jigsaw Puzzle

Daylife in Japan is a minimalist jigsaw puzzle game with pixel art GIFs instead of images.

Released Oct 26, 2019 Developer Minimol Games Platforms Windows · Mac Pixel GraphicsAnimePuzzleCasualRelaxing
View on Steam ↗ $1.99 (US · as of 2026-05-15)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

86.7%positive128 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“It's just a really solid jigsaw game. All of the images have a lot going on so it's easy to put things together even on higher difficulty levels. The're enough features that it feels like doing a physical puzzle rather than one hindered by someone's limitations in coding.”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I tried very hard to like and appreciate this game, but honestly after beating it, i can't say it's worth it. While the premise is nice and the art is good, the actual *choice* of image is most of the problem - huge sections of levels with identical patterns or solid colours…”

— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2024-11 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

10all-time peak
0 2 5 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 2 avg · Dec 2021

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

12achievements
31.9%median completion
18.8%rarest: The story of a Lone Wanderer
87.9% of players 66.0% of players 59.7% of players 56.8% of players 55.2% of players 43.9% of players 31.9% of players 29.2% of players 23.4% of players 21.8% of players 19.5% of players 18.8% of players 87.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
87.9%The puzzle I Haven't Met — Finish the first image in any difficulty
66.0%Pazuru no Benkyou — Finish the second image in any difficulty
59.7%Show some Affection — Finish the third image in any difficulty
Rarest badges of honor
18.8%The story of a Lone Wanderer — Finish all images in all difficulties
19.5%Champloo's hero — Finish all images in pro mode
21.8%Full of Knxwledge — Finish all images in challenging mode

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 24, 2025
Our new game is out now: Puzzle Gallery! 🧩

Hey everyone! We’re super excited to finally share our new project with you: Puzzle Gallery: Jigsaw Art Collection ! https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/37117656/955b1cb3630bcec58ab07d6e9e18d74

Jun 08, 2024
WDC World Ocean Day Charity Sale 🐬

We are excited to announce that we're supporting WDC: Whale and Dolphin Conservation for World Ocean Day! 🐬 The WDC World Ocean Day Sale starts today and runs until 15th June, 10am PDT 2024, and you c

Jun 08, 2023
🐬 WDC World Oceans Day Charity Sale 🐋

We are excited to announce that we are supporting WDC , Whale and Dolphin Conservation for World Oceans Day! 🐬🐋 The WDC World Oceans Day Sale starts today and runs until 15th June, 10am PDT 2023, and

May 24, 2022
Watch chess and gaming influencers playing Chessarama!

We have an awesome community around the world. The chess isn't just the art of logical thinking, but the art of unity too. Several influencers of different countries already played our game on their Y

Dec 03, 2021
Chessarama page is live! Wishlist it now.

https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/37117656/72ffb433f24126c58bea016eed1061e88b26d574.png We have a big announcement today! 🥳 The Steam Page for Chessarama is fin

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresCasual
Player tagsPixel Graphics · Anime · Puzzle · Casual · Relaxing · Simulation · Cute · Emotional · Colorful · Tabletop · Foreign · Retro (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements12
Official sitehttp://minimolgames.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8 Processor: 2 Ghz Dual Core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics card supporting DirectX 9.0c Storage: 100 MB available space Sound Card: Any