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Paint it Back

Casual Labs · 2015-10-14

Steam

Casual

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Oct 14, 2015 (Mac), Oct 14, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 14, 2015 (Linux), Oct 2013 (iOS)

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Paint it Back is a Casual game released in 2015, priced at $7.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (97% of 569 reviews).

5
playing now
97%
positive of 569 reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$7.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 17 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 26% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 29,053 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 14k–34k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 569 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2017-06-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
242420162026Week of 2016-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-09-15 03:00 — 4 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 4 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 7 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 5 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 6 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 5 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 6 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
510Sep 2015Aug 2026Sep 2015 — avg 0 · peak 3Jan 2016 — avg 31 · peak 74May 2016 — avg 28 · peak 70Sep 2016 — avg 32 · peak 68Jan 2017 — avg 24 · peak 48May 2017 — avg 14 · peak 27Sep 2017 — avg 15 · peak 33Jan 2018 — avg 19 · peak 44May 2018 — avg 13 · peak 26Sep 2018 — avg 14 · peak 39Jan 2019 — avg 10 · peak 24May 2019 — avg 8 · peak 16Sep 2019 — avg 7 · peak 17Jan 2020 — avg 9 · peak 19May 2020 — avg 8 · peak 18Sep 2020 — avg 9 · peak 18Jan 2021 — avg 9 · peak 20May 2021 — avg 7 · peak 16Sep 2021 — avg 6 · peak 14Jan 2022 — avg 7 · peak 16May 2022 — avg 6 · peak 12Sep 2022 — avg 4 · peak 12Jan 2023 — avg 6 · peak 16May 2023 — avg 8 · peak 17Sep 2023 — avg 5 · peak 12Jan 2024 — avg 6 · peak 14May 2024 — avg 4 · peak 11Sep 2024 — avg 5 · peak 12Jan 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14May 2025 — avg 4 · peak 10Sep 2025 — avg 6 · peak 12Jan 2026 — avg 7 · peak 17May 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$7.99$3.992015-10-142026-07-092015-10-14 — best price $6.792016-01-04 — best price $7.992016-04-25 — best price $5.992016-07-04 — best price $7.992016-11-23 — best price $4.792017-01-02 — best price $7.992017-04-05 — best price $4.792017-07-05 — best price $7.992017-11-22 — best price $3.992018-01-04 — best price $7.992018-06-21 — best price $3.992018-09-10 — best price $7.992018-11-21 — best price $3.992019-01-03 — best price $7.992019-06-26 — best price $3.992019-11-01 — best price $7.992019-12-19 — best price $3.992020-07-09 — best price $7.992020-11-25 — best price $3.992021-01-05 — best price $7.992021-10-28 — best price $5.992021-12-01 — best price $7.992022-06-23 — best price $3.992022-11-29 — best price $7.992023-03-16 — best price $3.992023-05-01 — best price $7.992023-11-21 — best price $3.992024-01-04 — best price $7.992024-06-27 — best price $3.992024-12-04 — best price $7.992025-03-13 — best price $3.992025-07-10 — best price $7.992025-12-18 — best price $3.992026-03-26 — best price $7.992026-07-09 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
96.3%
earned "Told You I'm an Artist"
35.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,81235%20

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

Player tags

IndieLogicCasualPuzzleSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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