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Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery

Silver Lining Studio · Akupara Games · 2021-08-25

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AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Aug 25, 2021 (Android), Aug 25, 2021 (iOS), Aug 25, 2021 (Mac), Jun 02, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 25, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 02, 2022 (PlayStation 4)

Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece amid her brusque neighbor’s gaze and his pesky cat. As her painting starts to take shape, uncover an emotional tale of chance and artistry revealed behind unrelated yet familiar moments.

Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery is an Adventure, Casual, and Indie game released in 2021, priced at $12.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 7660 reviews) and an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000.

1
playing now
94%
positive of 7.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
IGDB user rating (52 ratings)
4.37★
PlayStation Store rating (410 ratings)
1.4h
to beat · rushed 1h · completionist 1.8h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$12.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery is a point and click adventure game created by Taiwanese developer Silver Lining Studio, and co-published by Akupara Games and Akatsuki Taiwan Inc. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android in August 2021, then for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in June 2022.

Trailer

Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery trailer thumbnail

Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch

≈412,982 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 254 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~32/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (731 reviews).
  • · Top 4% of 29,175 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 155k–349k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,750 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$6.49-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2024-11-12) · bundled 9×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 165 of 210 observed days · $5.49 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
70970920212026Week of 2021-08-01: 709 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 525 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 280 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 329 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1402026-09-16 06:00 — 6 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 14 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 6 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 4 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 5 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 4 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 5 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 10 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 6 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 6 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 3 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 3 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
743Aug 2021Aug 2026Aug 2021 — avg 74 · peak 139Oct 2021 — avg 12 · peak 56Dec 2021 — avg 8 · peak 28Feb 2022 — avg 6 · peak 20Apr 2022 — avg 4 · peak 16Jun 2022 — avg 18 · peak 170Aug 2022 — avg 8 · peak 33Oct 2022 — avg 5 · peak 17Dec 2022 — avg 9 · peak 22Feb 2023 — avg 4 · peak 10Apr 2023 — avg 5 · peak 20Jun 2023 — avg 19 · peak 40Aug 2023 — avg 10 · peak 34Oct 2023 — avg 6 · peak 17Dec 2023 — avg 11 · peak 38Feb 2024 — avg 6 · peak 15Apr 2024 — avg 6 · peak 15Jun 2024 — avg 7 · peak 20Aug 2024 — avg 7 · peak 26Oct 2024 — avg 9 · peak 35Dec 2024 — avg 6 · peak 17Feb 2025 — avg 7 · peak 28Apr 2025 — avg 9 · peak 45Jun 2025 — avg 6 · peak 22Aug 2025 — avg 4 · peak 13Oct 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14Dec 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Feb 2026 — avg 4 · peak 10Apr 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$12.99$0.002021-03-272026-10-152021-03-27 — best price $0.002021-10-28 — best price $6.952021-12-16 — best price $6.792022-02-19 — best price $8.482022-05-06 — best price $9.742022-07-02 — best price $10.132022-09-06 — best price $12.992022-11-04 — best price $12.992023-01-07 — best price $10.282023-03-04 — best price $9.542023-05-04 — best price $8.702023-06-21 — best price $12.992023-08-22 — best price $12.992023-11-09 — best price $7.352023-12-24 — best price $7.992024-02-25 — best price $8.442024-04-09 — best price $8.442024-05-24 — best price $12.992024-07-16 — best price $8.442024-09-18 — best price $12.992024-11-13 — best price $12.992025-01-20 — best price $7.792025-03-19 — best price $7.792025-04-26 — best price $12.992025-06-15 — best price $12.992025-08-09 — best price $10.282025-09-24 — best price $12.992025-11-18 — best price $7.142026-01-08 — best price $9.892026-03-13 — best price $12.992026-04-24 — best price $7.152026-05-28 — best price $6.392026-07-13 — best price $9.892026-09-03 — best price $5.192026-09-28 — best price $6.492026-10-15 — best price $6.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2232026-05-31 — 20 pageviews2026-06-04 — 12 pageviews2026-06-08 — 7 pageviews2026-06-12 — 3 pageviews2026-06-16 — 13 pageviews2026-06-20 — 10 pageviews2026-06-24 — 6 pageviews2026-06-28 — 22 pageviews2026-07-02 — 10 pageviews2026-07-06 — 7 pageviews2026-07-10 — 9 pageviews2026-07-14 — 11 pageviews2026-07-18 — 18 pageviews2026-07-22 — 8 pageviews2026-07-26 — 19 pageviews2026-07-30 — 18 pageviews2026-08-03 — 7 pageviews2026-08-07 — 8 pageviews2026-08-11 — 8 pageviews2026-08-15 — 7 pageviews2026-08-19 — 6 pageviews2026-08-23 — 9 pageviews2026-08-27 — 7 pageviews2026-08-31 — 15 pageviews2026-09-04 — 16 pageviews2026-09-08 — 10 pageviews2026-09-12 — 7 pageviews2026-09-16 — 9 pageviews2026-09-20 — 22 pageviews2026-09-24 — 11 pageviews2026-09-28 — 7 pageviews2026-10-02 — 9 pageviews2026-10-06 — 10 pageviews2026-10-09 — 16 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
81.8%
earned "Inspiration"
22.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputStereo SoundSteam CloudRemote Play on Phone3 DLC

10 supported languages: English, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2021-08-19, latest 2022-06-02 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,89040%19
PS4 (PlayStation)94574%20
PS5 (PlayStation)5271%12
Switch (Nintendo)350%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGCuteAnimePuzzleRelaxingNarrativeHand-drawnStory RichAtmosphericExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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