This game was great back in 2016 when it was actually doable to complete it. But 7 years of constant updating and new DLCs has resulted in me losing all goodwill I had for these devs. Players should be aware that even with sales that all DLC will cost more than a brand new retail AAA game and this game will take over 2000 hours to 100%. If that appeals to you and then knowing that after spending all that time and money that they can just add more DLC and you still want to buy it, it's a decent enough game. Though I think the old UI was much better and miss the preview image that wouldn't interfere with the puzzle.

There is a fine line between enough content to keep players engaged in a long term and overdoing it. Too little and players just move on to other games. Too much and they get overwhelmed and may even be deterred from starting. PPU is definitely on the end of too much. This game takes longer to 100% and costs more than most MMOs out there, except an MMO is likely to be far less tedious.

Edit: 12/20/2024

So new UI exists and it has some pros and cons to its update:

Pros -

+Sort by size finally exists. I know I suggested that like 3-4 years ago, About damn time and it's a nice feature once you figure out where it is
+They finally fixed the annoyance of being unable to grab pieces n the top right corner
+The faded image that shows as an overlay on the puzzle is really nice and almost replaces the reference image that still can't be placed anywhere without blocking the puzzle like in the original UI

Cons -

-The abomination that is now the trays is awful. They are hidden and if you want to use them they block a large potion of the puzzle. Too bad if you want to use them to keep tabs on certain pieces, sort them, or just put aside stuff you've put some effort in finding and could not
-Still no reference image that doesn't block the puzzle or the pool in some manner.
-The onslaught of DLC is still insane and still overpriced.
-I'm sure it's now more like 2500-3000 hours to 100% this for the very limited time you can.
-Piece placing sensitivity no longer can be adjusted resulting in you needing to have the piece placed pretty much exactly where it goes to lock in. This is the biggest thing that makes the faded overlay not quite as helpful as it could be.

Still can't recommend this one unless you don't care about completion or hate yourself Only thing this game does well is serve as an example of games that have too many achievements and DLC and a practice that needs to be abolished already along with showing that a 5000 achievement limit is far too large.

This game was great back in 2016 when it was actually doable to complete it. But 7 years of constant updating and new DLCs has resulted in me losing all goodwill I had for these devs. Players should be aware that even with sales that all DLC will cost more than a brand new retail AAA game and this game will take over 2000 hours to 100%. If that appeals to you and then knowing that after spending all that time and money that they can just add more DLC and you still want to buy it, it's a decent enough game. Though I think the old UI was much better and miss the preview image that wouldn't interfere with the puzzle. There is a fine line between enough content to keep players engaged in a long term and overdoing it. Too little and players just move on to other games. Too much and they get overwhelmed and may even be deterred from starting. PPU is definitely on the end of too much. This game takes longer to 100% and costs more than most MMOs out there, except an MMO is likely to be far less tedious. Edit: 12/20/2024 So new UI exists and it has some pros and cons to its update: Pros - +Sort by size finally exists. I know I suggested that like 3-4 years ago, About damn time and it's a nice feature once you figure out where it is +They finally fixed the annoyance of being unable to grab pieces n the top right corner +The faded image that shows as an overlay on the puzzle is really nice and almost replaces the reference image that still can't be placed anywhere without blocking the puzzle like in the original UI Cons - -The abomination that is now the trays is awful. They are hidden and if you want to use them they block a large potion of the puzzle. Too bad if you want to use them to keep tabs on certain pieces, sort them, or just put aside stuff you've put some effort in finding and could not -Still no reference image that doesn't block the puzzle or the pool in some manner. -The onslaught of DLC is still insane and still overpriced. -I'm sure it's now more like 2500-3000 hours to 100% this for the very limited time you can. -Piece placing sensitivity no longer can be adjusted resulting in you needing to have the piece placed pretty much exactly where it goes to lock in. This is the biggest thing that makes the faded overlay not quite as helpful as it could be. Still can't recommend this one unless you don't care about completion or hate yourself Only thing this game does well is serve as an example of games that have too many achievements and DLC and a practice that needs to be abolished already along with showing that a 5000 achievement limit is far too large.