- New Bundle! - 8 September 2026
"Please... touch the artwork."A quote from renowned game-artist Thomas Waterzooi that shook the very foundations of the artworld.Now, 4 years later, many have followed the movement and that's why we proudly present this bundle today featuring:The Master's PupilLost in Art: A Miniature RealmPlease, Touch The Artwork 1 & 2 (support DLC)Art isn't just something to admire from a distance. It can be explored, questioned, and even played. Each of these games invites you into a different artistic world, where masterpieces become places to explore, mysteries to solve, and adventures to remember. Museums say: "Do not touch the artwork." We say: have fun with it!Cheers, Thomas
- Patch Sep 7 - 7 September 2026
- Fixed subscribe form broken api - Fixed linux fonts
- Patch v 1.0.81 - 11 June 2026
- Fix for Medium DLC and Large DLC secret avatar portraits not showing.
- Patch v1.0.78 - 10 June 2026
- Fixed broken subscribe to newsletter
- Exclusive First Look: 'Please, Watch The Artwork' Live at Tiny Teams - 12 August 2025
Dear lovers of art-touching and/or -watching,I have some news for you!Spin-offAs some of you might know, before continuing my journey on 'Please, Touch The Artwork 3' I am first exploring a spin-off game 'Please, Watch The Artwork', a casual psychological observation game where you'll have to spot differences in paintings, as a night-watch at The Museum of Animated Modern Art (MaMA).Edward Hopper The game uses paintings of American realist painter Edward Hopper There are no jump scares or monsters, but there are sad clowns and the game might make you a bit paranoid at times.However, I'm 100% sure a lot of you will like it!!!And there will be a cozy mode for those who don't like pressure.Premiere SpotlightI'm happy to announce the first gameplay will be live-streamed by the people at The Yogscast during their Tiny Teams event.When?Thursday August 14th at 6AM Pacific Time, 9AM Eastern Tim…
- [New Game] Night Watch at the Museum, but the Paintings Are Alive - 7 June 2025
Hey everybody!I'm happy to introduce my new art-inspired spin-off game: Please, Watch The ArtworkPitch: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 DevsIt 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 😊 :And of course visit the new game's page here: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.Thanks to…
- New Game Announcement Tonight during Summer Game Fest livestream - 6 June 2025
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
- TGAGWCA + DLC Fix - 18 December 2024
A reminder: for those who were eager to support me in the making of Please, Touch The Artwork 3, the cosmetic DLC's are now live for Windows, Mac and Linux! TGAGWCAGA Proud to say that Please, Touch The Artwork 2 was featured in TGAGWCAGA 2024-The Game Awards for Games Who Can't Afford the Game Awards! TGAGWCAGA highlights incredible indie games that truly deserve more attention while also poking a little fun at the exclusivity of The Game Awards. The live-stream was last week friday (sorry a bit late with my announcement) but you can rewatch the stream here: https://www.youtube.com/@TGAGWCAGA We’ll also be part of the TGAGWCAGA Steam Event running from December 13th to December 22nd, featuring tons of amazing indie games! https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45328769-The-Great-Awards-for-Games-With-Creative/sale/tgagwcaga
- Donation DLC Release - 13 December 2024
Hey Touchers-of-art! I am overwhelmed with the positive reactions this game has received since its release earlier this year. We've reached more than 4000 reviews and a 99% positive to negative ratio making it one of the top 10 best rated games on Steam in 2024! !!! THIS IS INSANE !!! First of all: there will be a sequel! Here's how you can help to make this happen: Many people have written they would have paid for this game (or would still like to pay for it) and so I thought about a way for them to do this without compromising the free nature of the original product (which will always stay 100% free!). DLC's I’ve introduced 3 DLC’s that are PURELY COSMETIC. This means they won’t influence the gameplay and only add visual changes to the game. They are meant to support me in making more games like these (more about that later!) However, I did want to give you something in return to ther…
- Please, Touch The Artwork 2 adds Linux support - 29 July 2024
While it was already playable with Proton, the developer of Please, Touch The Artwork 2 has added a Native Linux version. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/please-touch-the-artwork-2-adds-linux-support
- Available on Linux! - 26 July 2024
Hey lovers-of-touching-art! I'm happy to announce that "Please, Touch The Artwork 2" is now also available on Linux with a native build. It was already SteamDeck compatible but that via Proton (a tool that makes Windows games run on SteamOS/Linux) It's also still a 1000% free! Have a nice weekend, Thomas Waterzooi
- We're 1000% Steam Deck Verified! - 26 April 2024
Hey lovers-of-touching-art! I'm happy to announce that "Please, Touch The Artwork 2" is 1000% Steam Deck compatible. It's also still a 1000% free! Have a nice weekend, Thomas Waterzooi
- Update Notes April 5th - 5 April 2024
Bugfix (gamepad + Steamdeck) in The City where you couldn’t move in the painting with the lady in front of the window. SteamDeck: show onscreen keyboard for inputfields SteamDeck: automatically show/hide hand when playing with gamepad vs touchscreen SteamDeck: disabled windowmode and resolution selection because resolution is fixed Added numbers to levelnames to avoid confusion in level-order Made level names also clickable to start level Small fixes & improvements
- Update Notes 23 Feb 2 - 23 February 2024
Fixed save/load issue with doors in the wedding Fixed issue with audio settings being reset
- Update Notes Feb 23 - 22 February 2024
Newsletter is now double opt-in to conform to anti-spam laws.
- Update Notes Feb 22 - 22 February 2024
- Fixed a small save-load issue where ending would not be unlocked even after completing the game. - Added Hints toggle to Settings to make it more clear you can actually disable hints if you want.
- Free sequel Please, Touch the Artwork 2 is out today, inviting you to poke a pile of paintings for hidden things - 19 February 2024
surprise short sequel to 2022 puzzle game about modern art has dropped: Please, Touch the Artwork 2 is out now on Steam , and it's free to boot. Where the first was a puzzle game, this one's a hidden object adventure about a skeleton collecting items for weirdos that live inside paintings... Read more.
- Please, Touch The Artwork 2 - Out Now - 1000% Free! - 19 February 2024
Hey there! To celebrate the release of my second game about touching art we're gonna stream the day (and night away). Please, join the Discord for a cozy art vibe and ask me anything! Also, don't forget to check out my first game here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097100/Please_Touch_The_Artwork/ Happy touching! Thomas
- BROKEN DEMO betwsen 8pm and 1am PT. Please, download again :) - 10 February 2024
BROKEN DEMO LAST NIGHT For everybody who downloaded the demo between 8pm and 1am PT last night: it was broken :) Please download again. Thanks!
- Some Next Fest Art Touching | AMA | 100% Free Game - 10 February 2024
Dear artventurers! Join us as solo-dev Thomas Waterzooi talks about the making of Please, Touch The Artwork 2, a hidden object adventure set in the surreal world of Belgian painter James Ensor. Why does he make games about art and what’s the roadmap ahead for future games? All while playing the soon to be released game (19th of February!) ! By the way ! The game will be 100% free in honour of the 75th Anniversary of Ensor’s death, so there is no reason not to wishlist ;) https://store.steampowered.com/app/2600140/Please_Touch_The_Artwork_2/ Check out the first instalment in the series here, which is a cozy puzzle game inspired by art-movement The Style. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097100/Please_Touch_The_Artwork/ Get in touch via the Discord: Cheers! Thomas Waterzooi
