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The Painting

Tymedust Games · 2024-09-27

Steam

AdventureIndieSimulationFree To Play

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 27, 2024 (Linux), Sep 27, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 27, 2024 (Mac)

A short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone. An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically.

98%
positive of 80 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 45% of 27,223 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

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Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

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