
A short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone. An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically.
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<1,000 words (10-15 minutes of playtime).
A kinetic, hard-hitting story.
Hand-drawn visuals.
A Steam achievement.Genres
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Languages: English
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[i] "I could have said anything and it wouldn't have made a difference. The pain, sadness & longing would still be the same. You learn to live with it, but it never stops hurting. Those we love are never truly gone." [/i] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3744697559
[h3]Quick impression: A canvas of memories, faded in color but unforgettable.[/h3] [i]The Painting[/i] is a very short visual novel, presented as a series of paintings — or perhaps a single, large canvas capturing a fragment of life. It comes to “life” through the voice of a grieving soul. Above all, it feels like an inner painting, where grief turns into color, inviting us to perceive loss in all its nuances — like the endless shades one can create with a palette. It’s a painting of the past: each brushstroke awakens a buried emotion, each hue brings something lost back to life, and every tone tells the story of absence — tragically suspended somewhere between tenderness and sorrow. --- Very short — and most of all, completely free.
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Short but emotional, would play it again! Lovely Piano skills, these made a big part of the experiece for me. 10/10
I feel like this is better to play after playing Pitstop to Purgatory by Tymedust - a game I absolutely love and never forgot!! That is one beautiful game I recommend it. 100% achievements is quite simple! This was beautiful knowing the main character's backstory. Pitstop to Purgatory is a 10/10 game I recommend buying that and all of the games by this developer! Truly a game that brought me to tears especially after playing the other one. These are affordable with good quality music, art, story, and writing. If you'd like this, I recommend buying the Pitstop to Purgatory one although this one is a bit of a spoiler for that one. Great! Glad I got experience the backstory.
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This is a short and simple story of grief and loss.
I cant remember this game, which suggest I flew through all the important bits for some easy achievements.
Kinetic af!
to gra, w której wcielasz się w ambitnego malarza z wąsem, który zamiast farb wybrał bardziej wybuchowe środki wyrazu. . ogólnie gra 10na 10
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