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Chicory: A Colorful Tale
A top-down adventure game in a coloring book world full of vibrant characters. Use painting powers to explore, solve puzzles, make friends, and draw on anything! From creators on Wandersong + Celeste.
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
43 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“Pretty good art style, casual gameplay. Some puzzles are pretty challenging but other than that it's a very good game.”
43 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“Great game with a cute art style and amazing music made by Lena Raine. The game delves heavily into themes of anxiety and imposter syndrome. I desperately want more people to play this game”
15 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“Pretty good art style, casual gameplay. Some puzzles are pretty challenging but other than that it's a very good game.”
“Great game with a cute art style and amazing music made by Lena Raine. The game delves heavily into themes of anxiety and imposter syndrome. I desperately want more people to play this game”
“Es gefällt mir, dass man alles einfärben kann und dass das Farbenkind alles ganz schön gemacht hat.”
13 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“Go listen to Chicory: A Musical Tale!”
“Great game with a cute art style and amazing music made by Lena Raine. The game delves heavily into themes of anxiety and imposter syndrome. I desperately want more people to play this game”
“This game surprised me. There is alot more to the game than I originally thought. Lots of things to do. The puzzles are well thought and fun. ALSO the soundtrack is really good. I was grooving to the Supper Woods theme…”
11 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“Pretty good art style, casual gameplay. Some puzzles are pretty challenging but other than that it's a very good game.”
“A charming and unstressful game which tries to tell a story without resorting to force. At any point you can take a break without leaving the game by drawing on scenery. You can even amuse yourself by drawing in…”
“A game that works on both a kid- and adult-level. I played collaboratively with my 8 y.o. art-loving daughter. We both loved it. The emotional themes resonate, especially if you've ever struggled with creative…”
3 of the 84 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“A delightful romp with a great and expressive game loop that delivers a message I think many people should hear. It takes the concepts it introduces them and builds on them in very satisfying ways, leading to a short…”
“This game is everything it promises to be with wonderful execution. Very sweet, non-challenging story that will probably take you less than 20 hours. Also, words can not describe how fun the drawing mechanic is. As long…”
Counted across 84 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Chicory: A Colorful Tale is a charming little adventure game where you play as a dog who takes over a magic brush and brings color back into a black-and-white world. You explore different regions, solve small puzzles, and gradually unlock new abilities that let you reach new…”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played“Genuinely one of the most calming yet engaging games i've played. I love the freedom of expression it provides and while I haven't beaten it yet, the story is genuinely so well made. .... Bonus points for being able to draw Chicory with a fat ass.”
— a player, Steam review · 46 hrs played“What initially drew me to Chicory was the idea of a gigantic colouring book, where you can colour the world to your heart's desires. You could easily get through the game by doing the bare minimum, and the game doesn't judge you for it. Not in the mood for art classes? Fine.…”
— a player, Steam review · 26 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
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Latest official news
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Get Chicory: A Colorful Tale for 50% Off!
Chicory: A Colorful Tale is on sale as part of the Steam Couch Co-Op Fest! That means it's even easier to paint with a pal! What beautiful creations will you make with your loved ones? Tell Pickle we
Chicory PHYSICAL EDITION now available for pre-order!
YES!!! You now can own a beautiful physical copy of Chicory alongside some rare one-of-a-kind physical items and art! Pre-orders are available now on Limited run for Switch and PS5. > Check it out her
Chicory: A Colorful Tale is on sale NOW for LudoNarraCon!
It's that time again! LudoNarraCon is a yearly festival that celebrates narrative games and we are so excited that Chicory was selected to be in the sale line up! There are so many more brilliant game
HUGE PATCH! Now Playable in Chinese, Korean and Japanese! :)
The Steam build has updated for the first time in over a year! Finally you can play the game in Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese :) We also worked on a number of miscellane
The Official Chicory ART BOOK is here!
Surprise! An official, digital Chicory Art Book is available now! We filled 189 pages with concepts, sketches, notes, articles, interviews and more... there's juicy behind the scenes deets and lots of
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Indie · Adventure · RPG · Cute · Great Soundtrack · Colorful · Emotional · Story Rich · Puzzle · Relaxing · Local Co-Op · Funny (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 33 |
| Official site | http://chicorygame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: 8+ Processor: Toaster or better Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Pretty good DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: Absolutely, yes Additional Notes: This game is heckin' good