Rat's House - Nonogram

So the core loop here is pretty straightforward: you solve nonograms to earn cheese, then spend that cheese on furniture and decor for the rats' rooms. Each new floor you unlock has a set of puzzles tied to it, and finishing those gives you more resources and advances the little storylines with the tenants. The nonograms themselves are the main brain workout -- you get a grid with numbers on the top and left edges, and you have to figure out which cells to fill in based on those clues. Early levels are tiny, like 5x5 grids with simple shapes -- a cup or a cheese wedge. But by the time you're in the mid-game, you're looking at 15x15 or even 20x20 grids with complex patterns. The numbers tell you how many consecutive filled cells there are in each row or column, and you have to cross-reference them. At first you're just guessing and checking, but later you learn to spot forced placements -- like if a row has a 5 and the grid is 10 wide, you know the middle cells are filled. Mistakes cost you lives -- three errors and you lose the puzzle, but you can use hints if you're stuck. The game does introduce new mechanics as you go, like colored cells in some puzzles (which adds another layer of logic) and special "event" puzzles that have time limits or unique picture themes. The satisfying moment comes when you finally place that last cell and the picture snaps into focus -- it's like a little reveal every time. Some levels have names like "Mr. Whiskers' Secret" or "The Alien's Gadget," and the puzzles themselves depict those items -- a bookshelf, a guitar, a UFO. The house building part is less about mechanics and more about aesthetics -- you drag furniture into rooms, choose wallpapers and floors, and unlock new items through the shop. There's a cheese economy: harder puzzles give more cheese, and you can replay completed levels for extra. The upgrade system is tied to your house level -- as you complete more quests from the rats, your house level increases, unlocking new floors and sometimes new furniture categories. Difficulty ramps up gently until around floor six, where puzzles start requiring multiple rows of logic at once. You'll often pause and stare at the grid, tracing possibilities in your head. The game never rushes you, which is nice. You can put it down and come back without losing progress. That's basically it -- solve puzzles, decorate rooms, chat with anthropomorphic rodents. The whole thing feels like a cozy puzzle book with a side of interior design.