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The Painter's Playground

The Painter's Playground overview

Next Zen Mechanics Limited | Feb 8, 2018 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 12:18:04 UTC

CasualIndieSimulationSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)325
  • Revenue (VGI)$2,369
  • Review score97% positive

The Painter's Playground dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)325
  • Revenue (VGI)$2,369
  • Review score97% positive
  • Total reviews62
  • Release dateFeb 8, 2018
  • DeveloperNext Zen Mechanics Limited
  • PublisherNext Zen Mechanics Limited

Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation

Company pages: Developer: Next Zen Mechanics LimitedPublisher: Next Zen Mechanics Limited

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Game overview

Overview

The Painter's Playground comes from Next Zen Mechanics Limited and is published by Next Zen Mechanics Limited. It arrived on Steam on Feb 8, 2018, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Captions available, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Painter's Playground's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 12:18:04 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 97% positive across 62 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Painter's Playground is available in 1 languages including:

English

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumModern version of Windows2 GHz4 GB RAMOnboard graphics will work fine.250 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedModern version of Windows2 GHz and up8 GB RAMOnboard graphics will work fine.250 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Painter's Playground has sold up to 325 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $2,369. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Painter's Playground overview details

The Painter's Playground combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Calling All Artists! The Painter's Playground is a mashup of utility paint program with RPG-leveling up and clicker-inspired gameplay. While there is no fail state, there are certainly measures of success such as creating a painting that commands a high price in the online community, or owning a gallery of coveted works. Whether you are just someone who wants to doodle with a mouse or already have years of experience creating masterpieces with a drawing tablet - there is fun to be had creating and collecting in the zen coastal town of Painter's Port . Come visit Painter's Port . Stay awhile. You'll be glad you did. With slow-burning clicker-inspired progress, you will be peeling away layers for dozens of hours. Create works of digital 2D art using a multitude of tools, paints, and canvases . Gain recognition for your efforts through the online community through ‘thumbs up’ artwork appreciation votes and/or selling your work. Manage your own gallery to ensure you have the most coveted collection of curated works; buy, sell, and vote on community-created works of art. Earn Renown (XP) through painting idle clicker-style, and Bits (money) from gallery sales. Spend these currencies on permanent upgrades, a variety of canvases, new painting tools, paint colors, votes on your favorite paintings in The Community Harbor, and much more. Invest Renown into progressing through 50 levels as a career artist. The unlock system caters to creative gamers that enjoy a slow-burning ‘lifestyle’ game. Vie for the top spot in a multitude of categories on the leaderboards. Enjoy the bea…

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Painter's Playground is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Captions available, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual, Indie, and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 12:18:04 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 97% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Painter's Playground
Steam App ID722330
Typegame
Release dateFeb 8, 2018
DeveloperNext Zen Mechanics Limited
PublisherNext Zen Mechanics Limited
Price$9.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresCasual, Indie, Simulation
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Captions available, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 22 September 2026 - 12:18:04 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Positive reviews60
Negative reviews2
Total reviews62
Positive percent97%
Review typeVery Positive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateFeb 8, 2018
Official Steam feed update (UTC)22 June 2018 - 04:25:16 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 12:18:04 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 12:18:04 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 12:18:04 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
50 Bits From SalesNo description
500 Bits From SalesNo description
5,000 Bits From SalesNo description
25,000 Bits From SalesNo description
100,000 Bits From SalesNo description
500,000 Bits From SalesNo description
1M Bits From SalesNo description
10M Bits From SalesNo description
1 Daily DrawNo description
5 Daily DrawsNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support emailNot available
Support URLSupport page
Legal noticeDMCA Compliance Policy It is the policy of Next Zen Mechanics Limited to promptly process and investigate notices of alleged copyright infringement, and take appropriate actions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Title 17, United States Code, Section 512 ("DMCA"). Contents of Notice The DMCA requires that all notices of alleged copyright infringement must be in writing. When informing the designated agent of an alleged copyright infringement, the complainant must: Identify the copyrighted work that allegedly has been infringed. If multiple copyrighted works at a single online site a…

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/722330
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/722330/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/722330
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IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Painter's Playground

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Painter's Playground?

The Painter's Playground's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 12:18:04 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is The Painter's Playground growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Painter's Playground?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (60%), United Kingdom (10%), Zimbabwe (5%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (47.3%), United Kingdom (7.6%), Canada (5.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (56.9%), United Kingdom (7.2%), Brazil (4.4%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (39.3%), China (7.7%), United Kingdom (7.2%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Painter's Playground?

The Painter's Playground currently sits at 97% positive across 62 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 60 positive reviews and 2 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Painter's Playground have?

The Painter's Playground currently has about 172 tracked Steam followers as of 29 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Painter's Playground?

The Painter's Playground is currently listed at $9.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

97% positive, 60 positive, 2 negative

Price and discount

$9.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Captions available, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

96

Platform releases
  • Steam 8 February 2018

DLC and packages

The Painter's Playground - Digital Art BookletEnjoy the unedited works of Russell Murray - lead artist of The Painter's Playground.dlc #754100$1.99
The Painter's PlaygroundBuy The Painter's Playground #209782$9.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS: Modern version of Windows Processor: 2 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Onboard graphics will work fine. Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 250 MB available space Sound Card: Anything Additional Notes: Number of paintings stored locally are only limited to hard disk space.

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Modern version of Windows Processor: 2 GHz and up Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Onboard graphics will work fine. Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 250 MB available space Sound Card: Anything Additional Notes: Number of paintings stored locally are only limited to hard disk space.

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