PathPix Year in IOS

365 puzzles for all seasons

Walkthrough, Guilds, Tips on this special game

Our Site Score

81/100

PathPix Year is the ultimate 'one more puzzle' experience for fans of logic and hidden art. The concept is simple: connect pairs of colored numbers with paths that match the number's length. What makes PathPix special is that as you fill the grid, a beautiful and often surprising image begins to emerge. It’s a meditative process that rewards patience and spatial reasoning.

This specific 'Year' edition is massive, offering a thematic puzzle for every single day of the year. The scaling of difficulty is perfect; you can start with a 5-minute coffee-break puzzle and work your way up to massive, complex grids that take hours to solve. The UI is clean and distraction-free, making it the perfect app for podcasts or long commutes. It’s a smart, satisfying, and incredibly content-rich logic game that feels like a premium digital puzzle book.

Reviewed on: Thu Feb 26 2026
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Dinsun Review

Look, I’m a simple man when it comes to puzzles. I don't need flashing lights, 'level up' animations, or daily login bonuses. I just want a challenge that makes sense. PathPix Year is exactly that. It’s basically digital 'connect-the-dots' mixed with Picross, and it works because it stays out of its own way. The interface is about as basic as it gets—it looks like something from the early 2000s—but it’s functional and clean.

The sheer volume of content here is what makes it a 'conservative' win. You pay once, and you get 366 puzzles. No ads, no 'energy' systems, no nonsense. It’s the kind of game I keep on my phone for long flights or waiting rooms. It’s not 'exciting,' but it’s deeply satisfying in a way that modern mobile games rarely are. My only gripe is that the music is forgettable and the UI could use a slight polish, but for a pure puzzle fan, those are minor complaints.

Overall Stats

Pros & Cons

  • Incredible amount of content for a one-time price
  • No intrusive ads or microtransactions
  • Satisfying and meditative logic gameplay
  • Varying difficulty levels cater to all skill levels
  • Dated, very basic visual interface
  • Minimalist audio design
  • Can become repetitive if played in long sessions

Technical Report

Performance: Flawless performance; very low battery consumption.

Accessibility:
  • Colorblind-friendly number indicators
  • Zoom and Pan controls

Audience Fit

Buy if: You love logic puzzles and want a game that provides hundreds of hours of content without any microtransactions.

Skip if: You need high-end graphics or fast-paced action to stay engaged.

Similar Games:
  • Picross Luna
  • Flow Free
  • Link-a-Pix Color

Reviewer Context

  • Reviewer: Dinsun
  • Hardware: iPhone 13 mini
  • Playtime: 20 hours
  • Status: Completed 50 puzzles

The Game

Available on: iPhone, iPad, iPod

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Wishing you had LOTS of new PathPix puzzles to play? PathPix Year has 365 puzzles, one for each day of the year. Celebrate the seasons, enjoy the holidays, find quirky quotes - PathPix Year has it all. A million squares to solve - 12 full months of puzzles. Each month includes a wide variety of puzzle sizes, puzzle shapes, and difficulty levels. Solve one puzzle a day or do them all as fast as you can - it's your choice!

New to PathPix? Not sure which PathPix to buy?

All puzzles are different.

Here's the lineup:

---PATHPIX LITE: Wondering if PathPix is for you? Start here. It's free!

---PATHPIX: Hooked? This is the next step, with 189 graduated levels, ranging from small, easy puzzles to large, advanced level puzzles.

---PATHPIX PRO: Are you an expert? Looking for a LOT of puzzles? Then PathPix Pro is for you, with 320 puzzles ranging from Medium difficulty to Extreme.

---PATHPIX ZEN: Relaxing and addictive! 99 beautiful puzzles, including an Advanced section with 12 special challengers.

---PATHPIX JOY: Keep smiling! 99 puzzles = many happy hours of PathPix fun. Small to large, easy to advanced - you'll find it all here.

---PATHPIX MAGIC: Magic of all kinds! 99 puzzles, small to huge, easy to advanced.

---PATHPIX LAUGH: 202 puzzles to tickle your funnybone, each with a related silly joke or quote. Small to large, easy to extreme.

---PATHPIX BOO: Silly - spooky - scary - fun! 99 puzzles for Halloween and other dark nights.

---PATHPIX THANKS: 99 puzzles for Thanks Giving. Easy to Expert.

---PATHPIX XMAS: 99 puzzles with a Christmas theme to get you in the mood for the holidays. Whether you are looking for sentiment or silliness, you will find it here.

---PATHPIX TIME: 99 forward-looking puzzles to welcome the New Year and beyond.

---PATHPIX LOVE: All you need is love! 99 puzzles, easy to advanced.

---PATHPIX MAX: Some of the biggest PathPix puzzles ever. 114 GIANT-sized puzzles, over a million squares total!

---PATHPIX ART: MAXimum fun - 150 HUGE puzzles based on famous paintings.

---PATHPIX EDGE: Live on the edge! None of these puzzles are rectangular. 180 puzzles, all different shapes, from teeny to gigantic, easy to expert.

---PATHPIX COLOR: 150 HUGE puzzles in all the colors of the rainbow.

---PATHPIX WILD: 150 GIANT puzzles - a wilderness for you to explore. Can you tame these puzzles? Or will they tame YOU?

---PATHPIX CATS: 125 GIANT puzzles featuring our fine feline friends - catnip for PathPix puzzle lovers.

---PATHPIX ALICE: The original Alice comes to life as you puzzle your way through 42 truly gigantic, colorful, and FUN illustrations for Lewis Carroll's masterpiece novel, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Puzzles are based on the classic Tenniel illustrations. Complete book included.

---PATHPIX OZ: Bring Dorothy and her friends to life as you solve 148 huge and colorful puzzles based on the classic illustrations for 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'. More than 1 million squares to solve. Complete book included.

---PATHPIX HEX: PathPix with a difference: the paths wander about on a grid of 6-sided cells (hexagons) . Warning: twisty paths make for tricky puzzles! 179 puzzles, easy to extreme.

---PATHPIX BUBBLE: PathPix with a difference: wild and wacky paths on a special grid with squares and rectangles of different sizes. 160 puzzles, easy to challenging.

—--PATHPIX BRAIN: A big challenge for expert solvers - 180 very tricky puzzles in a full range of sizes, from teeny to HUGE. No easy stuff. Experienced solvers only.

---PATHPIX YEAR: 365 puzzles - a puzzle for every day of the year. Wide variety of shapes and sizes, seasonal topics. Easy to advanced.

PathPix Year is based on the PC game "PathPix" by KpixGames.


Requires iOS 9.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Wishing you had LOTS of new PathPix puzzles to play? PathPix Year has 365 puzzles, one for each day of the year. Celebrate the seasons, enjoy the holidays, find quirky quotes - PathPix Year has it all. A million squares to solve - 12 full months of puzzles. Each month includes a wide variety of puzzle sizes, puzzle shapes, and difficulty levels. Solve one puzzle a day or do them all as fast as you can - it's your choice!

New to PathPix? Not sure which PathPix to buy?

All puzzles are different.

Here's the lineup:

---PATHPIX LITE: Wondering if PathPix is for you? Start here. It's free!

---PATHPIX: Hooked? This is the next step, with 189 graduated levels, ranging from small, easy puzzles to large, advanced level puzzles.

---PATHPIX PRO: Are you an expert? Looking for a LOT of puzzles? Then PathPix Pro is for you, with 320 puzzles ranging from Medium difficulty to Extreme.

---PATHPIX ZEN: Relaxing and addictive! 99 beautiful puzzles, including an Advanced section with 12 special challengers.

---PATHPIX JOY: Keep smiling! 99 puzzles = many happy hours of PathPix fun. Small to large, easy to advanced - you'll find it all here.

---PATHPIX MAGIC: Magic of all kinds! 99 puzzles, small to huge, easy to advanced.

---PATHPIX LAUGH: 202 puzzles to tickle your funnybone, each with a related silly joke or quote. Small to large, easy to extreme.

---PATHPIX BOO: Silly - spooky - scary - fun! 99 puzzles for Halloween and other dark nights.

---PATHPIX THANKS: 99 puzzles for Thanks Giving. Easy to Expert.

---PATHPIX XMAS: 99 puzzles with a Christmas theme to get you in the mood for the holidays. Whether you are looking for sentiment or silliness, you will find it here.

---PATHPIX TIME: 99 forward-looking puzzles to welcome the New Year and beyond.

---PATHPIX LOVE: All you need is love! 99 puzzles, easy to advanced.

---PATHPIX MAX: Some of the biggest PathPix puzzles ever. 114 GIANT-sized puzzles, over a million squares total!

---PATHPIX ART: MAXimum fun - 150 HUGE puzzles based on famous paintings.

---PATHPIX EDGE: Live on the edge! None of these puzzles are rectangular. 180 puzzles, all different shapes, from teeny to gigantic, easy to expert.

---PATHPIX COLOR: 150 HUGE puzzles in all the colors of the rainbow.

---PATHPIX WILD: 150 GIANT puzzles - a wilderness for you to explore. Can you tame these puzzles? Or will they tame YOU?

---PATHPIX CATS: 125 GIANT puzzles featuring our fine feline friends - catnip for PathPix puzzle lovers.

---PATHPIX ALICE: The original Alice comes to life as you puzzle your way through 42 truly gigantic, colorful, and FUN illustrations for Lewis Carroll's masterpiece novel, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Puzzles are based on the classic Tenniel illustrations. Complete book included.

---PATHPIX OZ: Bring Dorothy and her friends to life as you solve 148 huge and colorful puzzles based on the classic illustrations for 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'. More than 1 million squares to solve. Complete book included.

---PATHPIX HEX: PathPix with a difference: the paths wander about on a grid of 6-sided cells (hexagons) . Warning: twisty paths make for tricky puzzles! 179 puzzles, easy to extreme.

---PATHPIX BUBBLE: PathPix with a difference: wild and wacky paths on a special grid with squares and rectangles of different sizes. 160 puzzles, easy to challenging.

—--PATHPIX BRAIN: A big challenge for expert solvers - 180 very tricky puzzles in a full range of sizes, from teeny to HUGE. No easy stuff. Experienced solvers only.

---PATHPIX YEAR: 365 puzzles - a puzzle for every day of the year. Wide variety of shapes and sizes, seasonal topics. Easy to advanced.

PathPix Year is based on the PC game "PathPix" by KpixGames.


Ratings & Reviews

5 out of 5 with 57 Counts
Age Rating 4+

Screenshots

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PathPix Year is a logic puzzle game where you draw paths to connect pairs of colored numbers. The length of each path must match the number on the dots. As you complete the connections, a detailed piece of art is revealed. This edition features a giant puzzle for every day of the year, plus bonus packs, totaling hundreds of challenges. With puzzles ranging from 'Easy' to 'Extreme' and an intuitive touch interface, it's the perfect way to keep your brain sharp all year long.

Features

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365+ Massive Logic Puzzles

2

Satisfying Art Reveal Mechanic

3

Puzzles for All Skill Levels

4

Distraction-Free Minimalist UI

Tips

Promotion Videos

PathPix Gameplay Overview

Recommended Links

Kpix Games Official Page

The developer's hub for all PathPix variations.

Official

News on this game

Lose Yourself in ‘PathPix’

It's been a crazy two weeks at TouchArcade. Coverage of E3 and WWDC have dominated our news stories, leaving little room for app discovery.

TouchArcade - Thu Jan 28 2010

Gameplays

Q&A

Yes, you can use a 'Check' tool to highlight errors or use a 'Hint' to reveal the next step of a path.

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