The team behind Puzzling Places is today launching PuzzleMaker, a free puzzle creation tool for the Steam version of Puzzling Places. Available from September 10, PuzzleMaker allows players to create their own 2D and 3D jigsaw puzzles, customise them to their preferences, and share them through Steam Workshop.
PuzzleMaker supports 2D images as well as 3D scans and models. Players can turn their own photos, real-world scans, or custom 3D assets into fully playable puzzles, with 2D puzzles supporting up to 1,000 pieces. Creators can choose their preferred piece count and generation settings, as well as customise the background colour and soundscape.
Once created, puzzles can be published to Steam Workshop, where other players can discover and play them. This gives Puzzling Places players access to a growing library of community-made 2D and 3D puzzles that can be played for free.
Key Features
Create 2D and 3D Puzzles - PuzzleMaker supports both 2D images and 3D content. Players can turn their own photos, 3D scans, or custom 3D models into fully playable jigsaw puzzles.
Customise Your Puzzle - Players can customise their puzzles with different piece counts and generation settings to create experiences suited to their preferred level of challenge, as well as choosing their own background colors, soundscapes
Share Through Steam Workshop - Completed puzzles can be published to Steam Workshop, allowing players to share their creations with the wider Puzzling Places community.
Play Community-Made Puzzles - Players can browse and play puzzles created by other members of the community.
Free for Puzzling Places Owners - PuzzleMaker is available free of charge to owners of Puzzling Places on Steam. There is no additional cost to create, share, or play community-made puzzles through Steam Workshop.
PuzzleMaker will be available from September 10, 2026, as a free addition to Puzzling Places on Steam. It will be supported alongside the game's existing official puzzle packs, giving players the option to play official content as well as create and discover puzzles made by the community.
About Puzzling Places
Puzzling Places is a relaxing and wholesome 3D jigsaw puzzle where players put together hyper-realistic miniatures of beautiful places from around the globe. It launched in 2021 for Meta Quest and is also available for Pico and PS VR2.
About Realities.io
Realities.io is the studio behind Puzzling Places, the acclaimed 3D jigsaw puzzle game rooted in the team’s long-standing passion for bringing real-world places into VR. Founded in 2016, the team began by combining emerging 3D-scanning technologies with interactive VR to create award-winning immersive content and robust photogrammetry pipelines. Today, Realities.io continues to apply its immersive technology expertise and spirit of craft and curiosity to create meaningful, well-crafted digital experiences for players around the world.