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Paint Drying Simulator

Paint Drying Simulator

This is literally a game about watch paint drying for 6 hours, so.. ..do you feel like wasting money and time? XD

Released Jul 13, 2021 Developer GLADY'S Comcis Platforms Windows SimulationUtilitiesIdlerRealisticComedy
View on Steam ↗ $0.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

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 2026-05-14.

88.3%positive402 reviews
Recommended · 17 found this helpful

“I went into Paint Drying Simulator expecting a joke. What I found instead was one of the most unexpectedly transformative experiences I’ve ever had with a game. On the surface, it’s disarmingly simple: you watch paint dry. There are no weapons to unlock, no skill trees, no…”

— a player, Steam review · 154 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Hidden secret after watching all 9 colours dry”

— a player, Steam review · 99 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“best game ever made period. The most in depth gameplay I've ever experienced in any game ever made, it was so engaging i felt empty inside when i fully completed it. This is runner up for game of the decade I swear to you.”

— a player, Steam review · 161 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.

29all-time peak
0 10 20 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 No data collected for this period 12 avg · Apr 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

12achievements
6.1%median completion
5.7%rarest: All I got
34.6% of players 11.4% of players 6.9% of players 6.5% of players 6.3% of players 6.2% of players 6.1% of players 6.0% of players 6.0% of players 5.9% of players 5.9% of players 5.7% of players 34.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
34.6%Oh.. ..Ok — You have watched paint drying for 6 hours
11.4%9 times!! Really? — You have watched paint drying for 54 hours!!
6.9%Black Color — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
5.7%All I got — Hidden achievement
5.9%Orange Color — Hidden achievement
5.9%Brown Color — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$0.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$0.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US0.99 USD
EU0.79 EUR
UK0.79 GBP
Australia1.50 AUD
Canada1.19 CAD
Japan100 JPY
Brazil2.29 BRL
China6.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$0.4 Japan Canada China EU US UK Australia≈$1.1

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $1 $2 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Feb 01, 2025
Spacebar reset the counter (discovered by Ray Navaez Jr) FIX

We fixed an error that keep it the menu active when was outside the screen, hope no one pressed the space bar while playing ..well no one else (T_T ..sorry Ray)

May 18, 2024
Improved Internal Timer Performance

We've made improvements to the internal timer to reduce lag on low-end PCs. However, to maintain fairness, a validation system has been implemented. Attempting to tamper with your PC's internal clock

Mar 23, 2024
Menu adaptable to different screen resolutions

Thanks to a user support we found out that there was an error when the game was running in a screen with a different screen size, so we fix it so it can adapt to wherever screen size you have (no sure

Mar 02, 2024
Unlimited FPS Error-Fix

- No Cap FPS fixed - Menu Animations Updated - New Free Content Added - Spanish and Japanese Added - New Achievements Added

Mar 02, 2024
Roll-back

We are rolling back in preparation for the update, we sorry for the troble

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.

GenresSimulation
Player tagsSimulation · Utilities · Idler · Realistic · Comedy · Singleplayer · Psychological Horror · Hentai · Sexual Content (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese
Achievements12
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 (64 bit) or Newer (64 bit) Windows OS Processor: 2.5 GHz Dual core Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 760, AMD Radeon R7 270X, or better DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 5 GB available space