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Game pageChicory: leave your colours, not a perfect painting
Put down colours instead of preparing a perfect drawing. Reviewers describe enjoying painting even without confidence in their artistic skills. Walking through a world bearing your own marks becomes part of the pleasure.
Behind the cute colouring book are the joy of creation and doubts about your own work. Reviewers connect the story to their creative struggles, bringing the act of painting and the characters’ words together.
What makes it fun
Leave your mark on the map
Color a tree and move on, or doodle across the whole screen. Your painting stays there, so you can see it again when you return.
Paint your way through
Paint changes the environment, helping you solve puzzles and open paths. When a route is blocked, look around for where your brush might make a difference.
Old paths open up
A new painting power makes a blocked path worth another look. Returning to work out where that power fits can reveal a way you missed.
Game details
As of Oct 29, 2026- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Release date
- Jun 11, 2021
- Developer
- Wishes Ultd., Greg Lobanov, Alexis Dean-Jones, Lena Raine, Madeline Berger, A Shell in the Pit
- Languages
- Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Korean ／ 11 languages total
A typical run
Take a brush into a colourless world.
Reviews enjoy returning with new abilities to discover previously unreachable places. Alongside painting comes the pleasure of looking again at familiar routes.
Core systems
Painting powers
Affect the environment with paint.
Choose where to paint next.
What sets it apart
One reviewer begins by carefully filling every screen, then accepts chaotic doodling too. Their experience finds a purpose beyond neat completion.
Learning curve and difficulty
One reviewer enjoys trying colour combinations they would not use at work.
Builds and playstyles
Choose your look
Dress up with clothes and decorate with plants and furniture.
What longtime players say
Reviews describe the sadness of saying goodbye to the journey after collecting everything.
What players like
Reviews relate to the story’s creativity and self-doubt.
Reviews enjoy drawing without worrying about artistic skill or mistakes.
Common complaints
Reviews find the boss gameplay unsatisfying.
Reviews tire of the late search for every collectible.
Who it’s for
People seeking the pleasure of trying, not a test of drawing skill.
Who might not enjoy it
People seeking satisfying boss combat.
FAQ
- Can we paint together?
- Local co-op is supported.
These impressions are based on 100 Steam reviews sorted by “Most Helpful.” They do not represent the views of all buyers.
Image: Chicory: A Colorful Tale on Steam