The Painting - Gameplay, Reviews & Similar Games

Q: Who made The Painting, and when did it come out?

It was developed by Tymedust Games and published by Tymedust Games, released on September 27, 2024.

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The Painting

A short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone. An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically. Players gave The Painting a 99% positive score. Released September 27, 2024. Top tags include Visual Novel, Emotional, Story Rich, Mystery, Linear, Hand-drawn, Interactive Fiction, Simulation, 2D, and Minimalist.

A short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone.

Released 27 Sep 2024

99%positive of
77 player reviews

Free

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Emotional

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

Developed by Tymedust Games · Published by Tymedust Games

The Painting has about 76 positive and 1 negative player reviews out of a total 77. We'll add a detailed breakdown here when there are more reviews.

99%

positive of 77 player reviews

From the Devs

The Painting is a short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone.

An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically.

<1,000 words (10-15 minutes of playtime).

A kinetic, hard-hitting story.

Hand-drawn visuals.

A Steam achievement.

This game was made for the O2A2 VN Jam 2022, a micro Visual Novel jam with strict asset limitations and a 1000 word limit.

Back of the Box

Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux
Steam Deck	Playable
Achievements	1
Age ratings	ClassInd (Brazil) L IGRS (Indonesia) 3 Steam (Germany) 0
Controller required	No
Website	Official website