The Painting

The Painting

Tymedust Games · 2024 · Visual Novel, Emotional, Story Rich, Mystery, Linear

PC
Very Positive99% · 75
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About The Painting


The Painting is a short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone.

An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically.
<1,000 words (10-15 minutes of playtime). A kinetic, hard-hitting story. Hand-drawn visuals. A Steam achievement.

This game was made for the O2A2 VN Jam 2022, a micro Visual Novel jam with strict asset limitations and a 1000 word limit.

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jun 14, 2026
[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
3 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 22, 2026
The best 13 mins ive ever spent
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jun 19, 2026
As a father myself, this got me...
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 10, 2026
Short very meaningful game
Recommended Jun 23, 2026
Thank you for making me cry
Recommended Mar 16, 2026
Who's cutting the onions this fast?!

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