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Please, Touch The Artwork

Thomas Waterzooi · 2022-01-26

Steam

CasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric, Side view

Releases: Jan 26, 2022 (iOS), Jan 26, 2022 (Android), Sep 03, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 26, 2022 (Mac), Jan 26, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 17, 2023 (Linux)

A cozy puzzler with story. Recreate paintings by applying lines & colors in a specific order. Explore beautiful mazes & collect letters of a poem. Help two sweethearts find a path towards each other. Three games in one. Hints when stuck. 160+ paintings, 3~4 hours, set to a chill soundtrack.

84%
positive of 513 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
IGDB user rating (8 ratings)
3.5h
to beat · rushed 3h · completionist 3h
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

The game consist of 3 separate sub-games each based on a different existing painting or art-movement. Each sub-game has its own mechanics and story. The first sub-game tells the origin-story of abstract art (based on real events). The second sub-game is about relationships in an ever-growing diverse society. The third sub-game is an interactive poem about feeling homesick, that takes place in the mazes of New York City.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 67 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 36% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 30,353 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 10k–23k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 513 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$8.01-20%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at IndieGala Store (2026-03-17)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 88 of 127 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
222220222026Week of 2022-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$9.99$0.972022-01-262026-10-162022-01-26 — best price $8.992022-10-31 — best price $4.492023-04-24 — best price $4.992023-07-27 — best price $9.992024-02-04 — best price $9.992024-07-11 — best price $9.992024-10-16 — best price $5.992024-12-05 — best price $2.842025-01-21 — best price $9.992025-02-18 — best price $9.992025-03-21 — best price $4.002025-04-24 — best price $3.992025-05-15 — best price $2.992025-06-03 — best price $2.492025-07-08 — best price $3.502025-07-26 — best price $9.992025-08-18 — best price $7.862025-09-15 — best price $2.492025-10-09 — best price $1.992025-11-06 — best price $9.992025-11-29 — best price $7.862025-12-22 — best price $6.472026-01-15 — best price $1.492026-02-12 — best price $1.492026-03-09 — best price $1.282026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-04-17 — best price $2.002026-05-12 — best price $7.862026-06-04 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-07-29 — best price $9.992026-08-19 — best price $1.492026-09-08 — best price $1.502026-09-24 — best price $9.992026-10-13 — best price $0.992026-10-16 — best price $8.01
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

33
achievements tracked
86.8%
earned "Visit The Style Gallery"
36.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)84732%33
Switch (Nintendo)810%0

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

Player tags

CozyCuteFunnyCasualPuzzleColorfulRelaxingStylizedNarrationWholesome

Census log

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

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