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2007 · Puzzle

Gemsweeper

In Gemsweeper the player assumes the role of a treasure hunter. When working in a museum putting together the pieces of a broken Olmec statue, the statue becomes alive and asks the player and old professor McGuffog to rebuild the mystical city of El Dorado. By solving over 225 puzzles, the player gradually rebuilds the ruins of the city and progresses his treasure hunter rank.

Released
29 May 2007
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Puzzle
Developers
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Publishers
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Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Comedy
Country
Germany
Age ratings
ESRB E

About

Gemsweeper is a thinking puzzle casual game developed by German studio Lobstersoft.

During the game the player rebuilds the ruins of El Dorado by solving over 225 nonogram logic puzzles.

›Story

You are on a puzzle expedition in an ancient temple city. Your goal is to rebuild the timeworn ruins of El Dorado by solving a series of over 225 mind bending puzzles.

Keywords

  • picross

Media

Gemsweeper screenshot 1

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The player has to uncover gems which are hidden behind some tiles and has to break all other tiles on the board. Numerical hints above and to the left of the board tell the player where the hidden gems are. Gems are picked up with a hand cursor whereas cursed tiles are smashed with a hammer. Jokers help if the player has to guess what's behind a tile.

Gemsweeper features an interactive tutorial to teach the player the basic principle of nonogram logic puzzles.

Story

In Gemsweeper the player assumes the role of a treasure hunter. When working in a museum putting together the pieces of a broken Olmec statue, the statue becomes alive and asks the player and old professor McGuffog to rebuild the mystical city of El Dorado. By solving over 225 puzzles, the player gradually rebuilds the ruins of the city and progresses his treasure hunter rank.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows1 July 2007Worldwide

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