2024: Mosaic Retrospective
A Minesweeper-style logic puzzle built around a year of news
Mark Ffrench · Published by Divide The Plunder · Released Dec 30, 2024
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 1,193
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 18 in 30 days
- Players
- 34
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 11 months ago
- Nov 27, 2025
What is 2024: Mosaic Retrospective?
This free, single-player 2D puzzle centers on one 60,000-tile grid. You use clues numbered zero through nine to determine which tiles to light, gradually revealing a pixel-art collage of politics, sports, climate change, and pop culture from 2024.
For you if...
- +you want a puzzle that takes dozens of hours
- +you like playing puzzles while listening to music or podcasts
Not for you if...
- −you expect frequent changes to the core puzzle mechanics
What players say
89% of 1,193 reviews are positive · 88% of 18 in the last 30 days
Players praise the relaxed pace and number-based deduction. Some find the distressing headlines and recurring political figures at odds with the otherwise calm puzzle-solving.
Screenshots and trailer
2024: Mosaic Retrospective system requirements
Minimum: 4400, 4 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run 2024: Mosaic Retrospective?
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- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- 2.0GHZ Dual Core Processor
- Graphics
- Intel Graphics 4400 or better
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 300 MB available space
Does 2024: Mosaic Retrospective have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does 2024: Mosaic Retrospective run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 96
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian.
Does 2024: Mosaic Retrospective 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
Tags
- Puzzle
- Incremental
- Collectathon
- Education
- 2D
- Historical
- Cold War
- Relaxing
- Parody
- Surreal
- Casual
- Satire
- Open World
- Cartoony
- Pixel Graphics
- Memes
Recent updates
- Nov 27, 2025 · Update 1.2.11271
- Oct 16, 2025 · Update v1.2.10151 and Sequel News!
- Sep 3, 2025 · Update 1.2.09030
- Feb 8, 2025 · Update 1.1.02081
- Jan 10, 2025 · Update 1.1.01102