How Buddy’s parents met - a jigsaw puzzle tale

Jigsaw puzzles that follow a romance witnessed by a cat

Mens Sana Interactive · Released Feb 14, 2020

Reviews: Very Positive; 91% of 231
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 1; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Oct 10, 2025
Minimum PC: DirectX 9 GPU; 0.3 GB disk; Full requirements

What is How Buddy’s parents met - a jigsaw puzzle tale?

This single-player jigsaw game follows how a cat's owners meet across seven illustrated scenes. You assemble each picture at one of five difficulty levels, using zoom, image previews, and border or quadrant highlights to help locate pieces.

For you if...

+you prefer relaxed, unhurried puzzle sessions

Not for you if...

−you want different puzzle types, not just jigsaws

What players say

91% of 231 reviews are positive

Players praise the illustrations, music, and story told through the pictures. The main complaint is having to repeat the same images at different piece counts to complete achievements.

Screenshots and trailer

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How Buddy’s parents met - a jigsaw puzzle tale system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 SP1+
Processor: 2 Ghz Dual Core
Graphics: Graphics card supporting DirectX 9.0c
Memory: 2 MB RAM
Storage: 300 MB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0

Does How Buddy’s parents met - a jigsaw puzzle tale have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does How Buddy’s parents met - a jigsaw puzzle tale run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 31
Steam features: Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Full audio: English, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Korean, Traditional Chinese.

Does How Buddy’s parents met - a jigsaw puzzle tale use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam