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LISA: The Painful

Post-apocalyptic party RPG where harsh choices have lasting consequences

Dingaling Productions · Published by Serenity Forge · Released Dec 15, 2014

AdventureIndieRPG

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
95% of 14K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
85% of 41 in 30 days
Players
47
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Aug 21, 2025
Minimum PC
1024 x 768 pixels
0.5 GB RAM · 0.8 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 77/100 (critic reviews)

What is LISA: The Painful?

In this pixel-art RPG, you travel through the post-apocalyptic wasteland of Olathe, recruiting companions, exploring towns and camps, and fighting enemies to survive. Your choices can permanently change your party, locations, and combat abilities.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy building a party from recruitable characters
  • +you want a story-focused mode or an extra challenge

Not for you if...

  • −you avoid bleak stories with disturbing subject matter
  • −you dislike pixel graphics and retro RPG presentation

What players say

95% of 14,329 reviews are positive · 85% of 41 in the last 30 days

Players praise the story, soundtrack, and contrast between dark humor and grim events. The most common complaints are tedious backtracking and combat that feels too simple.

Players over time

▲ +33% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 58 players on Nov 2, 2026.

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Sep 22, 202633

How many players finish LISA: The Painful?

12% of Steam players have unlocked «Joyful End», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

LISA: The Painful screenshot 1

LISA: The Painful system requirements

Minimum: 1024 x 768 pixels, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.8 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run LISA: The Painful?

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Minimum

OS
Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7 (32-bit/64-bit)
Processor
Intel® Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz equivalent or faster processor
Graphics
1024 x 768 pixels or higher desktop resolution
Memory
512 MB RAM
Storage
800 MB available space

Does LISA: The Painful have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does LISA: The Painful run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • The native resolution is not the default one
  • 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
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
68
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

Does LISA: The Painful 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 Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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