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Please, Watch The Artwork

Thomas Waterzooi · Published by Thomas Waterzooi · Official site ↗

Content notice: There are no monsters or jumpscares in this game, but the game can feel oppressive. It contains some partial nudity.

Last updated 6 Oct 2026

Night surveillance at the museum but the paintings are alive. Watch, listen and report all changes. A lonely clown roams the canvases. Deceptive. Weird. Melancholic. Relaxing? No jump scares or monsters, but the game can feel oppressive at times.

Free to PlayComing SoonDJCTQ 14Full Controller Support

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Explore a museum where paintings whisper secrets and a clown haunts the canvases. In "Please, Watch The Artwork," your role is to observe and report changes, navigating an atmosphere that's both soothing and unsettling.

About this game

Please, Watch The Artwork is a casual yet suspenseful experience where you spot changes in living paintings during your night shift at the MaMA - the Museum of Animated Modern Art.

REPORT ANY CHANGES

Casually flip through surveillance camera’s and report any changes by clicking them and specifying the kind of change. Use the zoom function to delve into every intricate detail.

THE PAINTINGS ARE ALIVE

These aren’t your ordinary artworks. They depict animated slices of everyday life. Moments that loop endlessly inside the frame. An American diner at midnight. A woman lost in thought.

CLOWNS?

A mysterious sad clown is roaming from canvas to canvas, and his sadness is starting to infect the other paintings.

THEMED GALLERIES

5 levels with 6 to 7 paintings per level bundled by theme and subject.
Showcasing over 40 paintings from American realism painter Edward Hopper.

NO JUMPSCARES, NO MONSTERS

It's just you, the night… and the paintings.
Oh… and of course there’s the clown.

Caution: the game can make you feel paranoid, melancholic and isolated.

ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDSCAPES

There is no music, only the ambient sounds of the scenes depicted in the artworks. Ranging from relaxing rain to character voices and New York city soundscapes. However, sounds can also be anomalies, so you’ll have to listen carefully.

MULTIPLE DIFFICULTY LEVELS + COZY MODE

The game can get quiet difficult at times because changes can be very subtle. But no worries, there are 3 difficulty modes for each kind of player.

There is even a cozy mode without time pressure and no game over.
Just report changes at your own pace.

PLAYABLE IN MANY LANGUAGES

English, Nederlands, Français, Español, Español (Latin Americano), Português, Português (Brasil), Italiano, Deutsch, Türkçe, Русский, 日本語, 한국어, 简体中文, 繁體中文.

INSPIRED BY

  • Camera surveillance games such as “Five Nights at Freddies” and “I’m on Observation Duty”.

  • The works of American realism painter Edward Hopper, who is known for his themes of loneliness and urban isolation.

  • The Museum Of Modern Art in New York

All artworks have been modified and reinterpreted to create an original interactive experience.

System Requirements

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Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10, 64-bit only
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM

Supported Languages

English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese
*languages with full audio support

Latest news

  • AnnouncementsOfficial

    Exclusive First Look: 'Please, Watch The Artwork' Live at Tiny Teams

    Dear lovers of art-touching and/or -watching, I have some news for you! ****(The sewing GIF is the equivalent of a drum-roll...)!! Premiere Spotlight !! I'm happy to announce the very first gameplay of "Please, Watch The Artwork" will be live-streamed by the people at The Yogscast during their Tiny Teams event. When? Thursday August 14th at 6AM Pacific Time, 9AM Eastern Time and 2PM British Time (sorry, it's a British event :)) Be sure so set a reminder here!Where: Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/TinyTeams2025 Twitch: YouTube: Hope you'll like it cause I'm pretty nervous! Cheers, Thomas
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  • Community & EventsOfficial

    New Game Announcement Tonight during Summer Game Fest livestream

    Hey touchers-of-art! Today/tonight I'm revealing my new art-based game 'Please, Watch The Artwork' during the Day Of The Devs stream, part of Summer Game Fest. 'Please, Watch The Artwork' is a spin-off from the 'Please, Touch The Artwork'-series, but NO WORRIES: 'Please, Touch The Artwork 3' is also in the making! I will give a small introduction on why/how I made the game and you'll get to see the world premier of the trailer! Tune in Friday June 6th (today) at 4pm Pacific Time, 7pm Eastern Time, 1am CEST, right after the official livestream of Summer Game Fest. Link to the livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hr6Q2hln_M&ab_channel=thegameawards Link to the steam-page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3542500/Please_Watch_The_Artwork/ I'm excited, hope you are too! Thomas
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