Please, Watch the Artwork is a puzzle game with eerie paintings and a sad clown<p>Fusing light psychological horror with the quiet melancholy of American Realist painter Edward Hopper, developer Thomas Waterzooi is following up his puzzle games <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
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Please, Touch the Artwork[/url]
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Please, Touch the Artwork 2 by having you just watch the artwork instead.
Please, Watch the Artwork is an upcoming spot-the-difference game featured during <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
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<p>In the game, you'll observe living versions of classic Edward Hopper paintings, like
Nighthawks or
Automat, and look for inconsistencies, like a character behaving strangely or objects being out of place — what one could describe as sad clown interference. You'll then click on the offending area and it'll be repainted, restoring the living painting to its normal gloomy self. </p>
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Please, Watch the Artwork riffs on popular horror titles like
I'm On Observation Duty, <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/2014-08-19-all-of-the-nightmares-live-in-five-nights-at-freddys.html">
Five Nights At Freddy's[/url] and dozens of other similar games on Steam that make you look at fake CCTV footage of a garages and office buildings. Waterzooi's game just takes a slightly classier approach. The combination of classic art and eclectic puzzle mechanics has paid off well in the past, too:
Please, Touch the Artwork was nominated for numerous awards, including an Apple Design Award.</p>
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Please, Watch the Artwork will be available on iOS and Android for $4.99 and on Steam for macOS, Windows and Linux devices for $7.99. Waterzooi's Day of the Dev's presentation didn't include an exact release date for the game, but he did suggest that it will be out around Halloween.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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Please, Watch the Artwork is a puzzle game with eerie paintings and a sad clown
