Release Date 5/25/2023
Developers
Publishers
Steam App Id 2396620

A Hint of Purple

A short visual novel about queer love and art. Follow Maya, a once-celebrated painter now paralyzed, as she struggles to accept her new reality and its effects on her relationship. Argue with your Prefrontal Cortex, insult an art critic, befriend the elderly.

Last Updated: 10/9/2025

1 Players In-Game
Player Score
84
105
5
Platforms
  • Windows
  • Mac
  • Linux
Free In the Steam Store

About A Hint of Purple

A Hint of Purple is an Indie, Casual, and Free to Play game developed by Dormin, and Empty Exhibit. On 5/25/2023, it was released on the Steam Store by Empty Exhibit, and Dormin.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

According to Steam’s category system, A Hint of Purple supports the following features:

  • Single-player

From the Steam community, A Hint of Purple has been tagged with the following user tags:

  • Singleplayer
  • Female Protagonist
  • 2D
  • Emotional
  • Drama
  • Text-Based
  • Psychological
  • Modern
  • Atmospheric
  • Dark
  • Story Rich
  • Short
  • Free to Play
  • Visual Novel
  • Realistic
  • LGBTQ+
  • Dark Humor
  • Linear
  • Romance
  • Dark Comedy
  • Casual

Media & Sceenshots

Watch the featured video for A Hint of Purple and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.

Supported Languages and Localizations

A Hint of Purple is available in 2 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.

NameInterfaceAudioSubtitles
English
Yes
No
No
Chinese (Simplified)
Yes
No
No

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