Take on the role of a serial killer who creates paintings with their victims blood! Sell your creations to earn money while trying to avoid capture by the police and other civilians in this controversial open world, pixel art, murder simulator.

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In this pixel art adventure you'll play as Psycasso®, a struggling gallery artist living in an open world city. By day you'll work a day job to earn money and level up skills, seamlessly blending into society. By night you'll be on the lookout to harvest 'red paint' from one of the 'walking meat-bags' to help you create original 2D art. Sell your artwork to art galleries for huge profits! Become rich from your unique artwork while avoiding capture from the ever growing police presence using stealth techniques and unique traps. Buy property, upgrades, furniture, weapons, discover a bustling city and play a host of mini games in this controversial indie title like nothing before.

◘ 2D Painting

◘ Art Gallery Missions & Auctions

◘ Open World City Environment

◘ Skill Leveling and Upgrades

◘ Day/Night System

◘ 32Bit Pixel Art Graphics

◘ Purchasable Properties & Furniture Upgrades

⦾ Fishing 
⦾ Stealth Mechanics
⦾ Arcade Games
⦾ Additional Weapons & Items
⦾ Narrative Driven Missions
⦾ Additional Building Locations 
⦾ Additional Map Locations
⦾ Updated Lighting Systems
⦾ Updated VFX
⦾ Updated Audio
⦾ Extended Phone Features
⦾ Community Requested Content
⦾ More Gore!
⦾ More language translations

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Controls:
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Keyboard/Mouse: (Full Support)
Movement - W/A/S/D    
Action 1 - F
Action 2 - E
Action 3 - G
Action 4 - R
Quick Slots - Up/Down/Left/Right
Walk Mode- Shift/Ctrl
Zoom - Alt
Main Menu - Esc
Aim - Y / Right Click
Attack - J / Left Click

Game Pad:
(Playstation) - Full Support
Movement - Left Stick 
Action 1 - X
Action 2 - Square
Action 3 - Circle
Action 4 - Triangle
Quick Slots - D-Pad
Walk Mode- R1/L1
Zoom - L3 (Push In)
Main Menu - Start
Aim - L2
Attack - R2

Game Pad:
(XBOX)  - Full Support
Movement - Left Stick 
Action 1 - A
Action 2 - X
Action 3 - B
Action 4 - Y
Quick Slots - D-Pad
Walk Mode- RB/LB
Zoom - L3 (Push In)
Main Menu - Start
Aim - LT
Attack - RT

STEAM DECK COMPATIBLE!

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Update V1.8.0 - 21/05/2026
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  • Fixed NPC animations not looping during limp/crawl states

  • Fixed mental stamina debuff breaking game flow, MS will no longer be affected by player KO

  • Fixed vehicles do not re-equip correctly when exiting a building

  • Fixed bed interaction bubbles not working

  • Fixed painting game displays wrong buttons for quick palette selection

  • Fixed missing string for 'Eat Food' Mission

  • Updated saving structure has been reviewed to fix multiple issues with data loss through game play

  • Fixed NPCs walk speed and collision detection has been amended to prevent speed changes during pathfinding around objects

  • Fixed input controls fixed on Main menu

  • Replaced missing icon graphics from notice boards

  • Fixed settings panel navigation and graphics

  • Fixed Auction screen navigation issues

  • Fixed interaction bubble orientation for interior assets

  • Fixed levelling up inside a building bug that caused the game flow to break

  • Fixed equip button bug from inventory menu

  • Fixed firepit issue and added signposting for lighter if player doesn't own it

  • Added 'water' and 'digsite' kill sites: player can now throw bodies in the water and with a shovel, bury bodies in dig site holes (no sfx yet)

  • Fixed game over screen bug

  • Fixed firepit audio so it can only be heard when close to a lit firepit

  • Fixed opening times popup bug

  • Updated current mission panel graphic

  • Updated Furniture box UI graphics

  • Fixed using the painting mini game forced the end of day screen to trigger

  • Fixed doing missions out of order of completing actions outside of tutorial missions broke game

  • Fixed selector resetting to position 1 on jobs and gallery requests after selecting a job/gallery mission

  • Fixed localisation issues for languages using smart strings

  • Throwable weapons (artwork still needs cleaning up but functionality is there)

  • NPC rework (NPC will now work much better in and around murder room based assets, they will now show their mood via graphic thought bubbles.)

  • Input graphics will now change based on your controller or keyboard input

  • The game should be fully usable with mouse and keyboard

  • Menus have had significant updates to make the game feel and look cleaner

  • Blood stains will now appear on the floor when attacking NPCs however this is an early pass and will be made better with time

  • Music should now loop and play throughout the game as expected

  • Paint control on the canvas should feel smoother and more accurate with both controller and mouse

  • The player can no longer drain HP/PS/MS below 0 without consequence

  • The player can no longer enter buildings when being taken to 0HP/PS/MS breaking the logic loop and crashing the game

    Known bugs:

    • Jobs and skill leveling up do not yet grant full bonuses and buffs

    • Police are not yet working as intended

    • Player occasionally 'glides' without any movement input causing the screen to 'ripple' however this does stop after some gameplay time

    • Zooming into a portrait canvas will show a 'backwards' motion in the zoom viewport window

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This demo version of the game is intended for mature audiences only and contains content that may be disturbing or offensive to some, including but not limited to nudity, violence, strong language, drug use, and the torture or non player characters. The game is set in a fictional city, featuring a character who is a murderous artist. Any resemblance to real individuals or situations is purely coincidental. By proceeding you acknowledge that you are of legal age to view such content.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: Intel Core i3-6100, AMD FX4350 or equivalent.
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4GB, AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB, or equivalent.
    • DirectX: Version 10
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 11
    • Processor: Intel Core i5-4590, AMD Ryzen 5 1500X, or better.
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, AMD Radeon RX 480, or better.
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 2 GB available space

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