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Monthly Pack #45 - Out Now & Quality of Life 2.0 Update!

Hey Puzzlers, Monthly Pack #45 is OUT NOW! From grand châteaux to cosy pubs, Monthly Pack #45 brings six brand-new locations to explore!

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Hey Puzzlers,

What changed

6 fixes11 additions3 changes1 removal
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Fixes
addedFrom grand châteaux to cosy pubs, Monthly Pack #45 brings six brand-new locations to explore! Visit Château de La Gadelière, admire a vibrant Butterfly Display, dive into the details of a Gamer Bedroom, cross Baker and the Bridge, wander through the Anhui Residential Buildings, and stop by the Rose and Crown Pub.
changedAnhui Residential Buildings
addedLocation: New Haven, CT, USA (Peabody Museum of Natural History)
changedQuality of Life 2.0 Update!Alongside this pack comes our Quality of Life 2.0 update! We've been hard at work implementing improvements inspired by your feedback, with a host of changes designed to make Puzzling Places even more enjoyable.
fixedQuality of Life 2.0 Update!Fix user ratings and difficulty not showing for some players.
addedQuality of Life 2.0 Update!Added a refresh button to the library to help with missing puzzles

Puzzling Places - 3D Jigsaw Sim changes

addedFrom grand châteaux to cosy pubs, Monthly Pack #45 brings six brand-new locations to explore! Visit Château de La Gadelière, admire a vibrant Butterfly Display, dive into the details of a Gamer Bedroom, cross Baker and the Bridge, wander through the Anhui Residential Buildings, and stop by the Rose and Crown Pub.
changedAnhui Residential Buildings
addedLocation: New Haven, CT, USA (Peabody Museum of Natural History)
changedAlongside this pack comes our Quality of Life 2.0 update! We've been hard at work implementing improvements inspired by your feedback, with a host of changes designed to make Puzzling Places even more enjoyable.
fixedFix user ratings and difficulty not showing for some players.

Monthly Pack #45 is OUT NOW!

From grand châteaux to cosy pubs, Monthly Pack #45 brings six brand-new locations to explore! Visit Château de La Gadelière, admire a vibrant Butterfly Display, dive into the details of a Gamer Bedroom, cross Baker and the Bridge, wander through the Anhui Residential Buildings, and stop by the Rose and Crown Pub.

Included Puzzles: Rose and Crown Pub

  • Location: London, United Kingdom

  • Scan by: David Fletcher - artfletch

  • Max. 1000 pieces

Anhui Residential Buildings

  • Location: Anhui, China

  • Scan by: Metazeon

  • Max. 400 pieces

Baker and the Bridge

  • Location: By the River

  • Model by: Conrad Justin

  • Max. 400 pieces

Gamer Bedroom

  • Location: Laval, France

  • Scan by: Yaël Martin - yaelm

  • Max. 400 pieces

Butterfly Display

  • LocationNew Haven, CT, USA (Peabody Museum of Natural History)
  • Scan by: Yale Peabody Museum

  • Max. 400 pieces

Château de La Gadelière

  • Location: Rueil-la-Gadelière, France

  • Scan by: Lionel Leduc

  • Max. 1000 pieces

Quality of Life 2.0 Update!

Alongside this pack comes our Quality of Life 2.0 update! We've been hard at work implementing improvements inspired by your feedback, with a host of changes designed to make Puzzling Places even more enjoyable.

General:

  • Fix user ratings and difficulty not showing for some players.

  • Added a refresh button to the library to help with missing puzzles

  • Fix blurring thumbnail setting not working correctly after the latest update

  • Added a "go to library button" to Home screen

  • Removed very hard to connect pieces from certain puzzles

  • Fix “Next Puzzle button” showing completed puzzles before showing all the uncompleted ones

VR Only:

  • Fix the issue with one of the pieces in Barcelos not being grabbable in VR

  • Added a Hint system for helping with tricky connections

  • Added a setting to customize the new Hint System

2D Only:

  • Added a setting to toggle V-sync

  • Added a setting to change to a classic arrow hardware cursor

  • Bind zoom in and zoom out to "X" and "C" on keyboard

  • Bind rotate piece to "1" and "2" on keyboard

  • Added setting for rotating pieces via the mouse wheel without mouse clicks required

  • Fix steam deck getting stuck in menu because it wont focus any button

  • Added some missing sounds to controllers interactions

  • Fixed a issue where double click triggered a recenter when you wouldn’t want it to

  • Relaxed the auto release condition for when you move pieces outside of the screen

  • Added a button for push the grabbed piece to the table (Left Alt, L3)

And if you’ve been enjoying Puzzling Places, leaving us a review really helps support the team and makes a huge difference for us!

Attribution and Licenses

  • "Rose and Crown Pub" is created based on a photogrammetry scan by David Fletcher - artfletch, licensed under the Standard license.

  • "Anhui Residential Buildings" is created based on a photogrammetry scan by Metazeon, licensed under the CC Attribution license.

  • "Baker and the Bridge" is created based on a model by Conrad Justin, licensed under the Free Standard license.

  • "Gamer Bedroom" is created based on a photogrammetry scan by Yaël Martin - yaelm, licensed under the CC Attribution license.

  • "Butterfly Display" is created based on a photogrammetry Scan by Yale Peabody Museum, licensed under the CC Attribution license.

  • "Château de La Gadelière" is created based on a photogrammetry scan by Lionel Leduc, licensed under the Standard license.

Happy puzzling! -realities.io team

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Steam News / 2 July 2026

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