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Cthulhu Paints the Void
Cozy job sim where you work for Cthulhu as a reality restorer. Paranormal accidents leave voids. Grab your paint gun and fill them. Investigate what went wrong - botched rituals, dodgy deities. Repaint reality, earn your bonus, decorate the office with eldritch oddities you find along the way.

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Features
Single-player
Remote Play on TV
HDR available
Family Sharing
Steam is learning about this game 
Languages:
Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English ✔ ✔ ✔

Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“We're a small indie team who've created something special - an oddly soothing apocalypse with Cthulhu as your painting instructor. The core game loop is complete and incredibly satisfying, but we want to work with our community to add more worlds, objects, and happy little abominations.
Early Access lets us:

Add new areas based on what players find most fun to paint
Expand Cthulhu's commentary with community favorite lines
Perfect the color discovery mechanics based on real player behavior
Build this cozy catastrophe together with the people who get it

We need to sustain development to make this the definitive 'painting reality back into existence' experience. Your support and feedback will directly shape what objects hide in the void and what wisdom Cthulhu shares about them.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“6-12 months. We want to double the content and polish everything based on player feedback.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“We plan to include:

3x more environments to restore (from suburbs to cities to... stranger places)
Hundreds more objects with unique Cthulhu commentary
Additional painting tools and color mechanics
Workshop support for custom worlds
The complete apocalypse repaint experience”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Fully playable with 3 complete worlds, 100+ objects to discover, and hours of Cthulhu's soothing encouragement. Core mechanics are polished and satisfying. You can paint the void right now.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“We plan to gradually raise the price as we ship new content and features.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Cthulhu wants to hear from you! We'll be actively involving the community through:
Monthly Polls: Vote on which areas to restore next (Paint the Mall with Cthulhu? Paint the Airport with Cthulhu?)
Commentary Submissions: Share your ideas for Cthulhu's observations. The best ones get added to the game with credit! What would an elder god say about a laundromat?
Discord Playtests: Join Cthulhu's inner circle to test new worlds before release and help us perfect the color discovery mechanics
Bug Reports = Canon: Found a weird glitch? Cthulhu will comment on it. "That mailbox is inside-out? These things happen during cosmic reconstruction."
Stream-Friendly Features: We're watching streamers/YouTubers to see what makes people laugh and what objects they get excited about discovering
We believe the funniest apocalypse is one we all paint together. Join our Discord to help shape what emerges from the void!”
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Planned Release Date: Q4 2026

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About This Game

Someone unravelled existence. It’s okay, these things happen. 

When reality has been erased, it's your job to paint it back. Equipped with a paint gun, reveal and explore voxel environments; discovering the mysteries lurking in the void. Each trigger pull reveals pieces of a lost reality - but you won't know if you're painting a park bench or a sacrificial seating device until it's complete.

Your Mentor, Cthulhu, guides you along with the soothing energy of a cosmic art instructor… if that art instructor was an ancient eldritch horror trying to turn over a new leaf.

  • "Let's put a happy little sacrifice altar right here. Every world needs a friend."

  • "There are no mistakes, only happy little abominations."

  • "Remember, in our world, everything's already dead and that's what makes it special."

Simple, Meditative Gameplay

  • Shoot colors into the void. Turn nothing into something

  • World interactions and light puzzles

  • No pressure, no failure, just you and the infinite nothing

  • Uncover clues , investigate metaphysical accidents, and unravel the mysteries behind this lost reality

  • Collect souvenirs, discover artifacts, and find hidden objects in every world you restore

  • Complete jobs for your boss to receive payment,cash in your collected items to climb the performance review ladder

  • Use your accolades to upgrade your equipment, unlock new tools, and improve your efficiency in reality repair

Features:

  • Discover hundreds of hidden objects from the mundane to the mysterious

  • Relaxing gameplay with no fail states or time limits

  • Cthulhu's darkly optimistic commentary on everything you reveal

  • Each world tells a story about what was (and what probably shouldn't have been)

  • Perfect for: Fans of cozy games who also appreciate cosmic horror

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: Win 10 (64 Bit)
    • Processor: Intel Core i3 10100TE (Q2 2020), Intel Core i5 7400 (Q1 2017), AMD Ryzen™ 3 1300X (Q3 2017) AMD Ryzen™ 5 PRO 2500U (Q1 2019), Intel Core i7 8650U (Q3 2017
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile 6GB, AMD Radeon RX 5600M 6GB
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Storage: 3 GB available space
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