Part of the fun in this game is finding out what the rules of the puzzle are. But there are always hints to help you progress! In essence it's just a calm casual puzzle game where you play with art without shame or punishment.
It answers the question: What if you DID touch the artwork?
There are 160 paintings to touch (3~4 hours of gameplay) spread over 3 unique games,
The 1st game tells the origin story of pure abstract art. It’s a challenging puzzle where you’ll add colors and lines to a canvas to recreate abstract paintings.
In the 2nd game you’ll move to a big city, only to be overwhelmed with mixed emotions. You'll be exploring the maze of New York City while collecting words from a poem.
In the 3rd game you’ll help Boogie & Woogie, 2 squares who just want to be together, by figuring out how obstacles influence Woogie’s path, in a complex growing society.
Three different games in one
Simple controls
Casual gameplay
Fit for ages 13-99
No time-pressure, cozy zen-like
Relaxing music
Iconic universal art
Fun art facts
Quotes
Lighthearted and bittersweet stories
Calm but compelling
Hints when stuck
Over 160 levels
3~4 hours gameplay
Hey everybody!
I'm happy to introduce my new art-inspired spin-off game: Please, Watch The Artwork
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3542500/Please_Watch_The_Artwork/
Pitch:
Night surveillance at the museum but the paintings are alive. Watch, listen and report all changes. A lonely clown roams the canvases. Eerie. Weird. Melancholic. Relaxing? No jump scares or monsters, but the game can feel oppressive at times. And there's a cozy mode!
Day Of The Devs
It was announced yesterday during the Summer Game Fest : Day Of The Devs livestream, together with the launch of the Steam-page.
You can all enjoy my ASMR middle-of-the-night recorded introduction here :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEm6wAdqfEY&t=3411
Thanks to the lovely people at Iam8bit and Double Fine Productions who are doing this as an all-volunteer non-profit to celebrate the magic of videogames!
What about Please, Touch The Artwork 3?
'Please, Watch The Artwork' is a spin-off from the 'Please, Touch The Artwork'-series, but NO WORRIES: 'Please, Touch The Artwork 3' is also in the making! I just wanted to do something different in between projects.
Have a nice weekend!
Thomas
Hey touchers-of-art!
Today/tonight I'm revealing my new art-based game 'Please, Watch The Artwork' during the Day Of The Devs stream, part of Summer Game Fest.
'Please, Watch The Artwork' is a spin-off from the 'Please, Touch The Artwork'-series, but NO WORRIES: 'Please, Touch The Artwork 3' is also in the making!
I will give a small introduction on why/how I made the game and you'll get to see the world premier of the trailer!
Tune in Friday June 6th (today) at 4pm Pacific Time, 7pm Eastern Time, 1am CEST, right after the official livestream of Summer Game Fest.
Link to the livestream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hr6Q2hln_M&ab_channel=thegameawards
Link to the steam-page:https://store.steampowered.com/app/3542500/Please_Watch_The_Artwork/
I'm excited, hope you are too!
Thomas
Hey art-touchers!
To celebrate being part of the Cerebral Puzzle showcase which has an amazing amount of cool and new puzzle games to offer, I'm re-doing ...
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Great time for gifting your art-loving friend(s) a copy ;)
Have a nice weekend and keep on touching that art!
Thomas
To celebrate Please, Touch The Artwork taking part in the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase, Thomas (the solo-developer of this game) is playing the game.
Hope you enjoy!
Thomas
Heyhey art-lovers!
After a localization QA it turned out some glyphs were missing for several languages such as Chinese (simplified + traditional), Korean and Japanese.
This was due to a recent retranslation of the game in these languages and not updating the fonts.
My apologies!
However, this should all be fixed now.
Hope you enjoy the art-touching!
Thomas
Welcome to The Storyteller's Festival 2024!
Watch a developer playthrough of my game that is now in discount.
Also be sure to check out the page for my upcoming (free!) sequel 'Please, Touch The Artwork 2' based on works of James Ensor
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2600140/Please_Touch_The_Artwork_2/
Hope you enjoy the festival,
Thomas
Hey there art-touchers!
I finally took the time to build the Linux version of the game and properly test it in a (virtual) Linux environment (Ubuntu 22 LTS).
Sorry it took so long!
Hope you enjoy!
Thomas
- The Style: Fix for day 7 museum visit
- Aliasing fix on arm cursor
- UI glitching fixes
- Bugfixes and general improvements
It's IndieCade again!
Only the best cross-Atlantic indie-festival in the world.
As an IndieCade alumni (I was nominated in 2018) I'm featured on their event page and I'm doing a discount and streaming the game, to celebrate their existence!
Take a look at all the demo's, I'm sure you'll find some future gems in there.
Cheers,
Thomas
Streaming live during Guerrilla Collective to show the directors cut of the game!
N ho!
N ho ma?
You can now enjoy all galleries & stories in Simplified & Traditional Chinese.
Xixi n li wn!
Thomas
Additions
- Added Chinese translations (Simplified & Traditional)
- Added volume sliders for music and sound (replaces on & off toggles)
- Memory optimizations
- Changed Boogie Woogie & New York City icons to be more easily distinguishable
Fixes
- Added missing Japanese characters in intro.
- [New York City] level 24 was bugged on some resolutions
- [New York City] Fixed 'Changing Perspective' for real this time
- [The Style] Made hints visible on black planes
Language Update
You can now enjoy all the galleries, puzzles and stories in beautifully written Japanese and Korean.
! Coming later this week !
- Chinese (Simplified & Traditional)
- Arabic
Bug fixes & improvements
- Windowed mode
- Resolution dropdown
- Achievement fix for *Changing Perspectives*
- Level 46 fix for The Style (some black lines were hidden behind black planes)
- Cursor behind exit game's "Are you sure?" message box fix
By the end of this weekend you will be able to enjoy all the stories in all galleries in beautiful Japanese & Korean.
Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Arabic are following soon after.
Happy touching!
Thomas
Hey art-touchers!
It's done. You can finally touch the untouchable.
Please, Touch The Artwork is out now on Steam!
What happens if you DO touch the artwork?
In this relaxing narrative zen puzzler you'll unravel the secret world behind some of the most iconic abstract paintings made in the 20th century. There are 3 games in this game, each based on a different artwork. Each game has it's own original puzzly-mechanics and a story driving the gameplay.
After 4 years of iteration after iteration I'm so excited to finally share this cozy game with you!
I took the time to carefully craft every experience and make it the most relaxing experience possible.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it.
I'm just a solo-developer working on this project so I would be super grateful if you could help me with:
- Spreading the word about the game at your next family event ;)
- Leaving a review on Steam
- Sharing on social media
And of course, you can join my small community on Discord , to talk about art, games as an art-form or anything else.
Happy touching and thanks again!
Cheers,
Thomas
Minimum Setup
- OS: Ubuntu or equivalent
- Processor: 1 Ghz or fasterMemory: 1 GB RAM
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
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