Free demo of Brushwork, a hand-painted Nurikabe puzzle game. Play the first pack, the daily competition boards, and a mastery preview — about one to two hours of curated deduction. Wishlist the full release for five more packs, fixed challenge books, mastery sets, weekly boards, and Timed Challenge.

A free, focused taste of Brushwork's authored learning path.This demo is the opening arc of the full game. Clear the six tutorial lessons, work through the eight hand-crafted Foundations puzzles, and settle into the daily competition loop that repopulates every midnight. You'll also get a preview of the first mastery shelf so you can see where the full release goes.What's in the demo- Six tutorial lessons that teach core Nurikabe deduction one idea at a time.- The full first authored pack, Foundations — eight curated puzzles in a single clean learning arc.- Daily Set with three slots per day (Approachable, Standard, Hard), stable seeds, leaderboards, and replay history.<ul class="bb_ul"><li>Mastery Foundations preview so you can see the repeatable long-run shelves waiting in the full release.</li></ul>- All themes, papers, lo-fi tracks, reduced-motion and colorblind palettes, controller support, Steam Cloud, and explain-before-reveal hints.What's in the full release- Five more authored packs — forty additional lessons across Expansion, Sea Logic, Wider Boards, Expert Sets, and Gallery Shapes.- Five hand-crafted challenge books — one hundred and one curated boards with leaderboards per level.- Three more mastery sets for long-run repeat play.- Weekly featured boards that rotate every Monday.- Timed Challenge mode across 5x5, 7x7, 9x9, and 10x10 grids, with per-size leaderboards.- A 1,344-puzzle curated bank spanning 5x5 through 15x15 at four difficulty tiers.Who this is forIf you liked Hexcells, Tametsi, or classic Nikoli puzzle collections, the demo is the fastest way to see whether Brushwork's authored deduction clicks for you. No random filler, no pay-to-skip, no time gates — just readable hand-painted logic puzzles, a recurring competition loop, and a clear path from tutorial to mastery.Wishlist the full releaseIf the demo lands, wishlisting the full release is the single biggest way to support a solo indie developer. It tells Steam who to show the game to, and it means you'll hear about the launch the moment it happens. Key Features (Demo)- Six tutorial lessons + the first authored pack (Foundations).- Daily Set competition loop with three slots per day and leaderboards.- Mastery Foundations preview.- Hand-painted watercolor presentation with multiple themes and papers.- Explain-before-reveal hints that teach the deduction instead of skipping to the answer.- Full accessibility envelope — colorblind palettes, reduced motion, rebindable input.- Steam Cloud for demo save files.

Brushwork Demo

Hand-painted Nurikabe with an authored learning path, fixed challenge books, explain-before-reveal hints, and recurring daily and weekly competition boards.

Learn Nurikabe through crafted puzzles, not disposable filler.Brushwork is a premium Nurikabe puzzle game built around authored teaching, stable challenge sets, and readable hand-painted presentation. Start with a guided path that teaches core island-and-sea logic one idea at a time, then settle into fixed books, mastery sets, and recurring competition boards designed for repeat play.A premium logic game with a real learning curve.Instead of endless random boards with uneven quality, Brushwork focuses on curated progression. Early lessons teach clean deduction habits. Later shelves ask for precision, speed, and consistency. When you need help, explain-before-reveal hints show the reasoning before they fill a cell.Return every day for clean competitive runs.Daily and weekly boards use stable seeds so every player gets the same challenge. Chase fast times, low move counts, and cleaner clears while comparing results on the leaderboards. Key Features- Authored path lessons that teach actual Nurikabe deduction habits one concept at a time.- Fixed challenge books and mastery sets built for replayable premium puzzle solving.- Explain-before-reveal hints that teach the deduction instead of skipping straight to the answer.- Daily and weekly competition boards with stable seeds and leaderboard tracking.