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Portrait Painter

Paint portraits to help a struggling art museum in this relaxing painting game.

25 August 2026

Portrait Painter is a simulator developed by APirateHat, released 25 August 2026 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Portrait Painter is

Portrait Painter is a simulator game developed by APirateHat and released in 2026. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Godot Engine.

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Ryzen 3 1200, 4 GB RAM and GeForce GTX 980. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB.

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What it launched against

Portrait Painter launched on 25 August 2026, within three weeks of Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha: Way of the Sword and Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy.

Released around the same time: Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy.

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Portrait Painter — frequently asked questions

When did Portrait Painter come out?
Portrait Painter was released on 25 August 2026 for Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Portrait Painter?
At minimum, Portrait Painter needs Ryzen 3 1200, 4 GB RAM, GeForce GTX 980 graphics, 1 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Portrait Painter?
The PC version needs about 1 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("1 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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