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Mark Ffrench · Published by Divide The Plunder · Official site ↗
Very Positive — 92% positive (319 reviews) · 99 achievements
Last updated 6 Oct 2026
Mosaic of The Pharaohs is a picross/minesweeper hybrid featuring a single ENORMOUS puzzle inspired by Egyptology
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Casual · 2025 · More under £5 games
Unravel the mysteries of ancient Egypt through Mosaic of The Pharaohs, a colossal picross/minesweeper challenge designed by Mark Ffrench.
About this game
🧩Mosaic of the Pharaohs is digital cross-stitch. A meditative game about completing a single enormous 60,000+ piece grid puzzle.
💣 If you know how to play minesweeper, you already know how to play a mosaic puzzle! The numbered clues (0-9) indicate how many light tiles must be placed within 1 square of the clue.
🖼️ Piece together a breathtaking 60,000-tile collage of the wonders of Ancient Egypt, uncovering nearly 100 fascinating facts about its myths, gods, monuments, explorers and more.
🎶 Whether you're engrossed in your favourite podcasts or listening to your favourite tunes, Mosaic of The Pharaohs serves as the perfect backdrop to enhance your experience. Or choose from the soothing built-in egyptian soundtrack.
⏳ Dozens of Hours of Addictive Gameplay: Get ready to lose yourself in hours of simple, calming but addictive puzzle-solving, with 99 achievements to collect!
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: 2.0GHZ Dual Core Processor
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel Graphics 4400 or better
- Storage: 300 MB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Update 1.1.05270
Fixes Fixed a stray tile appearing in the bottom-left area of the board Fixed the Dendera Zodiac achievement and several other achievements not unlocking correctly Fixed a softlock where pressing Enter/Return to open a popup (e.g. How to Play) could leave the screen unresponsive when the popup closedRead full article on Community Announcements (Divide The Plunder)Patch NotesOfficial
Update 1.1.05200
This hotfix addresses a couple of issues in the last update: Fixes The game no longer zooms all the way out after solving a region Fixed a couple of translations in Korean that were showing the wrong language Cloud Save Issues Some players appear to have lost their in-game progress when launching the updated game. If this has affected your save, could you get in touch with me at contact@dividetheplunder.com to see if I can work out why this is happening and if we can restore your progress. I have also made the previous version of the game available again under the "legacy" beta, which you can opt into under the game's properties menu.Read full article on Community Announcements (Divide The Plunder)Patch NotesOfficial
Update 1.1.05195
Hey everyone! This long-overdue update brings Mosaic of the Pharaohs in line with the later titles in the series, with several significant changes: Rewritten in-game descriptions and improved translations. Added full gamepad support throughout, and official steam input configs for Steam Deck and gamepad. Fixed issues with some achievements not popping until the game had been restarted. Fixed an issue with replays playing back incorrectly (unfortunately this can't retroactively fix the issue, but will prevent it happening in the future) Added VSync settings. Added scroll sensitivity controls. Added countdown mode. Added an onscreen undo button. Shift+click can now be used to simulate right clicks. Youtube link in settings has been fixed. Performance improvements. Various localisation issues have been fixed.Read full article on Community Announcements (Divide The Plunder)Patch NotesOfficial
Update 1.0.04100
- Fixed formatting of italic text in region descriptionsRead full article on Community Announcements (Divide The Plunder)Patch NotesOfficial
Update 1.0.03310
Added an option to the settings menu to disable the glow effectRead full article on Community Announcements (Divide The Plunder)
