What is Été?
You play a painter spending a summer in Montreal in this first-person painting and exploration game. You color city scenes to add discovered objects to a stamp album, then arrange those stamps into watercolor pictures for local commissions or your own exhibition. You can also decorate your studio and apartment.
For you if...
- +you enjoy wandering city scenes and finding things to paint
- +you like arranging collected objects into original artwork
- +you prefer creative play without failure or deadlines
Not for you if...
- −you prefer difficult challenges with the possibility of failure
- −you want tightly guided objectives instead of open-ended exploration
What players say
94% of 247 reviews are positive
Players praise the watercolor art style, creative painting tools, and portrayal of Montreal. They report persistent lag, long loading times, and bugs, including after an optimization update.
Screenshots and trailer
Été system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-7600 or AMD Ryzen 3 1300x
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, 4GB or AMD Radeon R9 380, 4GB or Intel Arc A310, 4GB
- Memory
- 12 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- Notes
- Low 1080p @ 30 FPS
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-11700K or AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, 8 GB or AMD Radeon RX 6650XT, 8GB or Intel ARC A750, 8GB
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- Notes
- High 1080p @ 60 FPS
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Unsupported
- Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Adventure
- Exploration
- Relaxing
- Atmospheric
- Puzzle
- Casual
- Singleplayer
- First-Person
- Walking Simulator
- Colorful
- Minimalist
- Stylized
- Narrative
- Indie
- 3D
- Family Friendly
Recent updates
- Oct 5, 2025 · Été v.1.1.1 - Security Patch, and Performance Patch out of beta
- Dec 14, 2024 · Été v.1.1.0 Beta: Performance patch
- Sep 10, 2024 · Été v.1.0.2
- Aug 6, 2024 · Été v.1.0.1
2 DLC available.
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