Constance
A hand-drawn metroidvania built around transforming into paint
Blue Backpack · Published by Blue Backpack, ByteRockers' Games, PARCO GAMES · Released Nov 24, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 3,004
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 80% of 88 in 30 days
- Players
- 15
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 1 month ago
- Sep 14, 2026
Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)
What is Constance?
This single-player 2D action-platformer follows Constance through an interconnected inner world tied to her mental health and past. You wield a brush against enemies, tackle platforming challenges and puzzles, and unlock techniques to explore new routes. Using those techniques builds paint corruption, which causes negative effects when full.
For you if...
- +you enjoy finding secrets and completing optional side quests
- +you like customizing your abilities through collectible upgrades
Not for you if...
- −you want action without platforming or puzzle solving
What players say
82% of 3,004 reviews are positive · 80% of 88 in the last 30 days
Players praise the movement abilities, artwork, and soundtrack. The most common complaint is the short campaign; some players also criticize repetitive bosses and awkward combat or movement controls.
Screenshots and trailer
Constance system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 560 Ti, 4 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Constance?
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- OS
- Windows 10 64-Bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i3-3240, AMD FX-4300
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB), Radeon HD 7750 (1GB)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Does Constance have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Constance run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- 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
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 33
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Arabic.
Does Constance use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Metroidvania
- Platformer
- 2D
- Action
- Action-Adventure
- Indie
- Singleplayer
- Hand-drawn
- Adventure
- Emotional
- Exploration
- Atmospheric
- Nonlinear
- Story Rich
- Female Protagonist
- Psychological
Recent updates
- Sep 10, 2026 · Patch 1.1.3 is now live on Steam!
- Jun 26, 2026 · Constance Patch 1.1.2 is now live!
- Apr 28, 2026 · Constance Patch 1.1.1 is now live!
- Mar 16, 2026 · Constance Update 1.1 Out Now
- Dec 2, 2025 · Patch Notes – 1.0.3.98778
1 DLC available.
