Cross Set

An incredibly frustrating puzzle experience. Unlike Sudoku, which this game is clearly inspired by, the game dangles a logical thread in front of you only to tear it away when you start following it. The way the game works is that you have to have one of each number in every row or column, just like Sudoku - though Cross Set gives you predetermined numbers in every slot that you then have to switch. Sometimes some...

2 found this helpful, 2026-02-03

Fun puzzle game, takes just under 10 hours to complete levels 1-8, there are a few untracked bonus levels. Imagine Sudoku but only a single sub-grid in 4x4 - 9x9 sizes - Easy to understand and interact with, a jolly pleasant old time. While I couldn't fault the game in any way, a few QoL changes would definitely improve the experience; like checking for errors, an undo function, or keyboard control for...

0 found this helpful, 2026-05-15

Cross Set scratches that Sudoku itch in a fresh way — instead of starting from a blank grid, every cell already shows you which numbers are in play, which gets you into the interesting deductive work faster. The puzzle format is genuinely clever, and the difficulty curve builds naturally through the sets, though I'll admit the larger grids start to feel more like a scanning exercise than a logic puzzle. For $3 you're...

0 found this helpful, 2026-02-19