Chicory: A Colorful Tale

Top-down adventure with painting puzzles in a colorless world

Wishes Ultd., Greg Lobanov, Alexis Dean-Jones, Lena Raine, Madeline Berger, A Shell in the Pit · Published by Finji · Released Jun 10, 2021

Adventure Indie RPG

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 97% of 3,996
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 11 in 30 days
Playing now: 6; peak 24h 9
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 3 years ago; May 30, 2023

Free demo available, 1 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 90/100 (critic reviews)

What is Chicory: A Colorful Tale?

When the artist Chicory disappears and color vanishes from Picnic Province, you take up her brush in a top-down adventure set in a coloring-book world. You paint the environment to solve puzzles, help residents, and unlock abilities that open new areas. There are also side quests and local co-op painting.

For you if...

+you like relaxed exploration and environmental puzzles
+you want a story about self-doubt and creativity
+you want to color the world with a friend locally

Not for you if...

−you want a fast-paced, combat-focused adventure
−you prefer to follow the story without solving puzzles

What players say

97% of 3,996 reviews are positive · 90% of 11 in the last 30 days

Players praise the story's treatment of self-doubt and creativity, the freedom to color the world, and the soundtrack. Some find the adventure too straightforward.

Screenshots and trailer

Chicory: A Colorful Tale system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: 8+
Processor: Toaster or better
Graphics: Pretty good
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0
Notes: This game is heckin' good

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 33
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.