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QUIET / A CLOSER LOOK / 36

Chicory: A Colorful Tale

Wishes Ultd.

Paint is the map, the tool, and the answer you decide to leave behind.

A black-and-white garden path is being filled with turquoise, lime, peach and violet paint beside an oversized brush.
Chicory: A Colorful Tale © Wishes Ultd.; published by Finji. Images from the official Finji press kit. · Official media source ↗

THE DESIGN LENS

What makes this worth a closer look.

The official feature list gives painting three jobs at once: it decorates the world, manipulates the environment, and unlocks routes through new abilities. That shared verb lets personal expression and readable progression occupy the same surface, while local co-op turns the painted result into a record of two people's choices.

Before you make it your next game.

Choose it for exploration, creative freedom and optional local co-op; pause if an open canvas feels tiring or you want every puzzle to advertise one correct mark.

ANOTHER WINDOW

Another window into this world.

Open the image for a larger view.

The brush-wielding character bounds through a grove splashed with warm yellow, orange and plum paint between springy mushroom platforms.
Chicory: A Colorful Tale © Wishes Ultd.; published by Finji. Images from the official Finji press kit. · Source

FOLLOW THE THREAD

Follow this feeling somewhere else.

Stardew Valley

Make an overgrown farm into a life. Find pleasure in choosing tomorrow's work.

A Short Hike

Take the scenic route to a summit. Walk, climb and glide for the pleasure of getting there.

Unpacking

Give possessions a place in a home. Piece together a life through the objects it carries.