Underplayed Gems

Life is Paine (2022)

Life is Paine cover
Developer
Jonas Autenrieth
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Rating
3.7 of 5, 15 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

It's a gentle, joke-heavy point-and-click adventure where you slowly piece together solutions and chat with odd characters, all while the game's handmade, colorful art and light logic puzzles keep things feeling playful rather than tense.

humorouslightheartedwhimsicalpuzzle-filledconversationalstory-drivencartoonyslow-paced

What players say

Players praise its humor and inspiration from classic German point-and-click adventures, but consistently warn it is very short, ends abruptly, and has bugs or missing voice lines. Some reviewers were softlocked and could not finish.

Screenshots

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