The Painting
A linear visual novel about a grieving man's memories
Tymedust Games · Released Sep 27, 2024
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 98% of 84
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 2 years ago
- Aug 31, 2024
What is The Painting?
This free visual novel follows a man revisiting his past after a loss. You read a story with hand-drawn visuals that takes about 10–15 minutes to complete.
For you if...
- +you prefer dialogue-driven stories to traditional gameplay challenges
Not for you if...
- −you want branching choices that change the story
What players say
98% of 84 reviews are positive
Players praise how much emotion the writing conveys in a brief story. A negative review describes the art as rough and the story as unfinished.
Screenshots and trailer
The Painting system requirements
Minimum: Integrated, 4 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Painting?
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- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- 1.8GHz Dual-Core CPU
- Graphics
- Integrated Graphics
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Does The Painting have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Painting run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 1
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does The Painting 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
