Paint it Back
Nonogram puzzles to rebuild a gallery of missing pixel art
Casual Labs · Released Oct 14, 2015
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 97% of 569
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 14
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 7 years ago
- Sep 29, 2019
What is Paint it Back?
Paint it Back is a single-player logic puzzle game about restoring vanished artwork in a gallery. You solve nonogram-style grids to recreate pixel-art paintings, unlock new rooms, and choose from three difficulty modes. An endless challenge mode provides more puzzles.
For you if...
- +you enjoy nonogram puzzles with a range of difficulty
- +you want many pixel-art puzzles to work through
Not for you if...
- −you want action instead of grid-based logic puzzles
- −you dislike solving variations of the same puzzle format
What players say
97% of 569 reviews are positive
Players praise the range of difficulty, the amount of content, and the clear interface. A reviewer complains that some achievements require replaying solved puzzles at a lower difficulty.
How many players finish Paint it Back?
42% of Steam players have unlocked «Surreal Superhero», 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
Paint it Back system requirements
Minimum: Any 3D capable, 1 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Paint it Back?
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- OS
- XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor
- Intel Pentium M 1.7GHz
- Graphics
- Any 3D capable card
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 195 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo
- Graphics
- Any 3D capable card
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 195 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Paint it Back have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Paint it Back 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
- 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
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 20
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Paint it Back 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
