Stitch Game Review

So Stitch is a game I didn't think much of because it seemed like all you do is color in the blocks. But it was more than that - see what Stitch does is that it compels your brain into thinking how would an embroidery pattern go so you not only just fill in the blocks with different colors but you have to figure out, “Okay, this section has four stitches but which way those stitches would go” and you can't just fill in the different colors and call it done. It has to be done a certain way.
So when I first started up Stitch they bring you through a tutorial and I have to say the game overall is very cute very simplistic and it's definitely a cozy game. But I wouldn't pick it up if you're looking for something that doesn't test your brain because it definitely does. One thing I do notice about the game that’s different from other cozy games is that you can select what level you want to go on and it doesn't restrict you to that level. At the same time if you're a beginner and you want to automatically do an expert level puzzle, you can do that right away. You don't have to complete all of the beginner level puzzles in order to get to the expert level puzzles. At the same time, there are a lot of puzzles in between where you can challenge yourself but if you feel drained or if you're having a hard time with the puzzle that you're on you can leave the puzzle and go on to another one.
There is a large variety of embroidery puzzles that you can do and recently I just discovered that they have weekly challenges. So if you complete the entire game and you don't have any more puzzles that you can do every week they will have at least 5 new puzzles that you can work on and that should tie you over until the next week. I will say that the game definitely rewards you for several things one of the things that it rewards you for is not using hints and it gives you a bonus for that.
It is a very relaxing game, the controls are very easy to pick up, you can do it on the joycons or you can do it on a switch controller and another thing that makes it good for people especially neurodivergent people is that the colors are often very muted. So it's not overstimulating when it comes to the different puzzles and the different colors that it uses the colors are never neon they rarely have bright colors. The brightest colors I've seen have been the pastels which are few and far between so someone at Nintendo was definitely looking out for those who can't be over stimulated by bright lights and bright colors the developers definitely made sure to keep that in mind when building this game.
Another thing that they kept in mind when creating this game is that they put out the level designs in a transparent way, so if you're not sure about a design there are no blind designs out there you have an idea of what you're putting together. You know what you're putting together because it's in the title of the puzzle you just don't know what color it's going to be. So that makes it very user friendly when it comes to what am I going to work on and then you will expect what colors you're going to use and sometimes the colors surprise you.
So that is what I think about Stitch on the Nintendo Switch, it's very much a cozy game but it does have its challenges but it shouldn't stress you out because it tries its best to mimic embroidery so if you're a fan of embroidery in real life you will definitely enjoy this game and don't be surprised if you get ideas for your next project.