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The Art Keeper

Draw and paint directly in 3D space, then unleash your creations into a full physics sandbox. Build, break, and play however you like — the fun is yours to define.

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About the Game

Draw and paint directly in 3D space, then unleash your creations into a full physics sandbox. Build, break, and play however you like — the fun is yours to define.

Sketch a sword out of thin air. Sculpt a bridge, scale it, spin it, drop it — then watch physics take over as it crashes, bounces, or holds together exactly the way you built it. Paint a portrait on canvas and hang it in the world for others to see. This is a space with no rules but the ones you draw yourself.

But somewhere in this world, a gallery is waiting.

As you explore, you'll come across the role of keeper — a quiet job maintaining a collection of paintings, each one hiding a fragment of a story you'll only ever feel, never read. Place them correctly, and the world around you responds: a new light turns on, a sound resolves, a room feels a little less empty. Fail to keep up, and the pressure creeps in — timers, ciphers, grids, rotating keys — the gallery job gets harder even as your own creations get wilder.

Features:

  • Draw in 3D, anywhere. Sketch objects directly into the world with intuitive 3D drawing tools.

  • Full physics sandbox. Scale, rotate, place, and apply impulse to anything you make — build it, then break it.

  • Paint and display. Create original canvas paintings and hang them anywhere in the world.

  • An environment to explore, not a static home — wander, discover, and shape the space around you.

  • A silent gallery job. Restore and place a collection of paintings across escalating puzzle challenges — spatial memory, timing, codes, grids, key rotation, and more.

  • No two sessions alike. Sandbox creativity and structured puzzle pressure, side by side — play at your own pace.