Drawn®: The Painted Tower

I love these games, the whole trilogy, and have loved them since they were first published. However, as of writing in July of 2023, they no longer work on Windows. I have tried every compatibility setting, and I'm not illiterate when it comes to fixing computers, but nothing I have done makes these games run anymore. It breaks my heart, because the puzzles are fun, the story is interesting, the art and music are some of the most beautiful I have ever seen, but they are no longer playable and it seems Big Fish and Steam have no plans on fixing this. Do not spend your money on these games unless you are running an OLD pc still on Windows XP.

good game!

just beautiful

Absolutely gorgeous game with stunning visuals and clever puzzles. I will admit that I bought it just because the artwork is so beautiful and was pleasantly surprised with how much I liked the game itself.

I LOVE the Drawn series. These games are just plain fun. There are no stressful timed challenges or complicated plot points that require note taking. You don't have to sit and listen through 20 minutes of uninteresting dialogue. It is just a fun, relaxing way to pass the time. I loved the colorful, whimsical graphics and fantasy settings. Drawn is almost a hybrid between a hidden object game and an adventure game. I say this because it mostly lacks the character interaction and long plot that you get with most adventure games, but it is much more than just finding objects. You use objects to complete engaging and well integrated puzzles. I highly recommend this game.

Warning: Don't change the settings to windowed mode, it may break the game and if it does you can't change it back. Not even uninstalling and reinstalling the game fixes it. You can get around it by creating a second user account on your computer, so the settings must be saved according to the user, but I don't know where.

The game is merely okay, but it's riddled with bugs and glitches that completely remove you from the experience.

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Drawn: The Painted Tower is a rather basic point-and-click adventure, a step up from "hidden object" games in that you have an inventory and interact with characters and objects vs. find things on a list, though most of the items you must find are spread about in a similar fashion to hidden object games. There IS a bit of moon logic to the puzzles involved, in that, for instance, locating feathers does not involve finding a bird or bird's nest but instead finding some other item, which rewards you with feathers. However, it's still a fun and beautiful game I've enjoyed replaying multiple times. The only major issue I've come across is the game crashed for me several times, though it may have to do with my personal habit of alt-tabbing out of the game, but I couldn't tell you if this is something you will experience. Overall, I thoroughly recommend giving the Drawn series a try if you love this sort of puzzle game.

Part puzzle game, part hidden-object game, part adventure game... I borrowed this game as a non-steam version from a friend a few years ago, and I LOVED it! When I saw it was on Steam, I naturally bought it, along with the rest of the trilogy. This game uses some interesting ideas to tell a compelling story, and quite a few times I was left scratching my head until I went "Aha!" (or just looked up a guide) This is a good game for kids and grown ups. Feel free to get it and play it with the family, and maybe you'll all be able to get through to the end!