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Proverbs

Proverbs

Proverbs is a picross/minesweeper hybrid featuring a single ENORMOUS puzzle, inspired by Bruegel the Elder's 1559 painting "Netherlandish Proverbs"

Released Nov 7, 2024 Developer Mark Ffrench Publisher Divide The Plunder Platforms Windows · Mac CasualPuzzleClicker2DCollectathon
View on Steam ↗ $2.24 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

98.7%positive526 reviews
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“minesweeper-like game where completing individual sections creates a larger masterpiece. i got this on sale for £1.87 and got 50hrs gameplay out of it, so great value for money!”

— a player, Steam review · 51 hrs played
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“rating: 5/5 25hrs later… here i am with 100% completion hehe :D this minesweeper-style game is totally worth it. it takes time to complete the game since it's a big painting divided into sections, each with a different minesweeper puzzle but i loved how you can choose where to…”

— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs played
Not recommended · 9 found this helpful

“I debated back and forth whether or not to give this a "recommended" or not, and frankly I'm still not entirely sure. While it does feel a little silly to give qualifications for a puzzle game, I still want to preface that this is coming from the point of view of an absolute…”

— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:32 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

193playing at last check
26624-hour peak
563all-time peak
0 250 500 2025 2026 191 avg · Sep 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

94achievements
59.5%median completion
41.6%rarest: Dutch Master
73.5% of players 70.2% of players 69.1% of players 68.9% of players 67.1% of players 66.9% of players 66.9% of players 66.5% of players 66.3% of players 66.3% of players 65.2% of players 64.8% of players 64.2% of players 63.9% of players 63.7% of players 63.2% of players 62.9% of players 62.7% of players 62.5% of players 62.4% of players 62.3% of players 62.2% of players 62.0% of players 61.9% of players 61.9% of players 61.3% of players 61.3% of players 61.0% of players 61.0% of players 60.9% of players 60.7% of players 60.6% of players 60.6% of players 60.3% of players 60.2% of players 60.2% of players 60.2% of players 60.1% of players 60.1% of players 60.1% of players 60.1% of players 60.0% of players 60.0% of players 60.0% of players 60.0% of players 59.9% of players 59.7% of players 59.5% of players 59.3% of players 59.2% of players 58.8% of players 58.7% of players 58.7% of players 58.5% of players 58.5% of players 58.2% of players 58.2% of players 58.1% of players 58.0% of players 58.0% of players 73.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
73.5%Here hangs the pot — Solve region 124
70.2%Blowing in your ear — Solve region 105
69.1%Two fools under the same hood — Solve region 161
Rarest badges of honor
41.6%Dutch Master — Solve the entire puzzle
53.1%A wall with cracks will soon collapse — Solve region 156
54.2%No one looks for others in the oven who has not been in there himself — Solve region 54

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$2.24−75% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$8.99base price
$2.24lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US2.24 USD−75%
EU2.19 EUR−75%
UK1.87 GBP−75%
Australia3.29 AUD−75%
Canada2.94 CAD−75%
Japan250 JPY−75%
Brazil7.49 BRL−75%
China9.00 CNY−75%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$1.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$2.5

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

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

Nov 27, 2025
Update 1.2.11271

This update fixes a couple of issues: Fixed an issue which would cause the camera to get stuck in the bottom left. Fixed an issue with the logo hanging around as tiny specks in the middle of the scree

Oct 16, 2025
Update v1.2.10160

Security Update This update upgrades the game to the latest LTS version of Unity, patching a critical security vulnerability affecting every game currently using the engine. You can read more about th

Sep 21, 2025
Update 1.2.09213

This update fixes a few more annoying issues, some of which were introduced in recent updates (sorry!) Fixed an issue with mouse wheel zooming the wrong way when changing scroll direction. The region

Sep 10, 2025
Update 1.2.09103

This update addresses a few more QoL issues and bugs: Ctrl+Z no longer also triggers the Z zoom hotkey. Added a mousewheel sensitivity slider to the settings menu. Added multiple backups for replay sa

Sep 10, 2025
Update 1.1.09100

Restored Russian language support

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresCasual
Player tagsCasual · Puzzle · Clicker · 2D · Collectathon · Historical · Relaxing · Pixel Graphics · Logic · Singleplayer · Experimental (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime · Partial Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Russian
Achievements94
Estimated owners0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.proverbsgame.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2.0GHZ Dual Core Processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel Graphics 4400 or better Storage: 300 MB available space