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Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery
Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece amid her brusque neighbor’s gaze and his pesky cat. As her painting starts to take shape, uncover an emotional tale of chance and artistry revealed behind unrelated yet familiar moments.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
70 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I've 100% this game and could not recommend it enough. Truly gorgeous game, lovely graphics, beautiful story, fun mechanics. Very large studio ghibli vibes and the story made me cry. 10/10”
“the animation, illustrations, and story was amazing. i genuinely got emotional at the end because all of the pieces i discovered from throughout the game finally connected and it left me extremely overwhelmed. so good.…”
“Beautiful animation, beautiful music, beautiful story. There are puzzles, nothing that's too tricky to figure out, but also not tedious. They basically force you to look around and interact with the environment more…”
62 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Erm... is my playtime really only 33 minutes?? And it's over?? Just like that?? This was such a beautifully drawn game. The puzzles were simple but good and the painting aspect was soooo relaxing. But I want more!!…”
“A relaxing and beautiful game with deep symbolism, amazing art and soothing music. Definitely recommended !”
35 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I've 100% this game and could not recommend it enough. Truly gorgeous game, lovely graphics, beautiful story, fun mechanics. Very large studio ghibli vibes and the story made me cry. 10/10”
“Beautiful animation, beautiful music, beautiful story. There are puzzles, nothing that's too tricky to figure out, but also not tedious. They basically force you to look around and interact with the environment more…”
“art style is visually vibrant and great, puzzles are pretty neat but sometime lack directions however not bad and some of it are clever. story is great and the twist of it is quite nice. the atmosphere of the game is…”
18 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A relaxing and beautiful game with deep symbolism, amazing art and soothing music. Definitely recommended !”
“Beautiful animation, beautiful music, beautiful story. There are puzzles, nothing that's too tricky to figure out, but also not tedious. They basically force you to look around and interact with the environment more…”
“One of the most beautiful game I've played. Not only talking about the visuals but the whole game. The music, the story, everything was splendid. Loved it 10/10 !”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“The story was quite sweet, and I absolutely fell in love with the art style. At times it genuinely felt like I was watching something like Arrietty or another Studio Ghibli film. The puzzles integrated into the story…”
“JUSTICE FOR JACK!!! Can someone go back in time and write a better ending for Jack? Because I really need that. Throughout the whole time, I thought I was playing a predictable, emotional game, but the ending was a…”
55 of the 103 reviews raise this · 51 of them still recommend the game.
“Erm... is my playtime really only 33 minutes?? And it's over?? Just like that?? This was such a beautifully drawn game. The puzzles were simple but good and the painting aspect was soooo relaxing. But I want more!!…”
“Can be played using a drawing stylus. A short point and click game, more like a movie. Not much interactivity.”
“Beautiful animation, beautiful music, beautiful story. There are puzzles, nothing that's too tricky to figure out, but also not tedious. They basically force you to look around and interact with the environment more…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Erm... is my playtime really only 33 minutes?? And it's over?? Just like that?? This was such a beautifully drawn game. The puzzles were simple but good and the painting aspect was soooo relaxing. But I want more!!…”
“This is a short game that I would absolutely recommend on sale. I didn't get it on sale, but I'm not even mad about it, because it gave me an outlet for some catharsis, which is priceless to me. It's not clear upon…”
“Beautiful story. Very short so would rec buying on sale! 8/10”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Can be played using a drawing stylus. A short point and click game, more like a movie. Not much interactivity.”
“No, just no. I love both visual novels and puzzle games, the setting seems cute, but the gameplay and actual story is just so infuriatingly slow and repetitive, full of meaningless obvious questions and prompts, I feel…”
“Don't buy this game. I'm dead serious. If you really want to enjoy it, go watch it on youtube. This game roughly took me an hour to beat. Thankfully, I got it on sale instead of its regular price of $13, but even giving…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“No, just no. I love both visual novels and puzzle games, the setting seems cute, but the gameplay and actual story is just so infuriatingly slow and repetitive, full of meaningless obvious questions and prompts, I feel…”
“I thought this is just a chill game with painting stuff but noooo. After discovered the whole thing, I find the plot quite sad. Its about forgotten memories of the past. But Jack's side story is even more depressing.…”
“JUSTICE FOR JACK!!! Can someone go back in time and write a better ending for Jack? Because I really need that. Throughout the whole time, I thought I was playing a predictable, emotional game, but the ending was a…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Really cute story behind this chill puzzle game. Somehow using the Chapter Select to get the achievements reset my save, not allowing me to see the DLC section. Definitely recommend a full playthrough through the DLC…”
“I liked it, I didn't mind some stuff repeating a bit, it helps noticing when the patterns start to change and start a distorsion. Only thing is I had an issue with the end of chapter bits, it kinda lagged on each and…”
“The story was quite sweet, and I absolutely fell in love with the art style. At times it genuinely felt like I was watching something like Arrietty or another Studio Ghibli film. The puzzles integrated into the story…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Behind the Frame is short, and sweet, narrative puzzle game. There's nothing too challenging or complicated going in, but I was pleasantly surprised at where the narrative went. The game sits just over two hours for the full thing, including achievement hunting and included DLC…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Kısa ama görsel olarak oldukça etkileyici. Renk paleti ve sanat tarzı gerçekten muhteşem, oynanışı da sade ama keyifli. Hikayesi beni çok derinden etkilemese de yine de hoş bir akışı var. Genel olarak çerezlik, sakin ve oynanabilir bir oyun — kısa ama güzel bir deneyim…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Art in games, games in art. Behind the Frame is one of those small gems in the gaming world that doesn’t focus on a grand adventure or try to redefine game mechanics. No, this one is focused on being a cosy game with a story to tell. As an artist, this game hits close to home.…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Atmospheric · Singleplayer · Story Rich · Puzzle · Female Protagonist · Relaxing · RPG · Exploration · Anime · Narrative · First-Person · Interactive Fiction (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Stereo Sound |
| Languages | English, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 19 |
| Official site | https://silverliningstudio.co/Behindtheframe/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: 4th Gen i5/1st Gen Ryzen Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 7 Series/Radeon R7 Series Storage: 3 GB available space