Psycasso

About Psycasso

Psycasso is an indie RPG with adventure elements that lets you play as a serial killer who paints with victims' blood. Developed by Omni Digital Technologies, it released on October 23, 2025, for PC and PS5. The game blends a darkly comedic open-world city with pixel art visuals. By day, you work menial jobs to fund your art career. By night, you stalk civilians to harvest "red paint," create grotesque 2D art, and sell it to galleries for profit. Avoid police and civilians using stealth, traps, and upgrades. The game leans into controversy with its satirical take on art-world excess and taboo themes.

Gameplay

Each session splits between mundane daytime tasks and chaotic nighttime killings. Work gigs like office jobs or deliveries net currency and skill XP, while night missions require sneaking up on NPCs, incapacitating them to harvest blood, and fleeing before police respond. Art creation involves arranging body parts into abstract shapes, which you pitch to galleries for money. Stealth mechanics include crouching, decoy traps, and disguises to evade patrols. The city is explorable, with mini-games like furniture design and property management. Controls are simple but clunky at times, especially during tense stealth sequences. Sessions often end with frantic escapes or strategic planning to upgrade tools and hide evidence.

What Players Think

Player ratings are polarized: 62% of PlayPile users rate it 4/5 stars, while 38% give it 2/5, citing offensive themes. Average playtime is 22 hours, with 47% finishing the main story. Community moods range from "hilarious" (29%) to "disturbing" (18%). Critics on Metacritic average a 71, praising creativity but questioning tone. 83% of players say the art mechanic is uniquely gross but addictive. Achievement completion sits at 68%, with 58% unlocking the "Gallery Grandmaster" title. Reviews split between "a ballsy satire of art-world hypocrisy" and "tone-deaf for the sake of shock."

PlayPile's Take

Psycasso is a divisive game best suited for fans of dark humor and satirical narratives. Its blend of grindy resource management and chaotic stealth loops offers 20-30 hours of content, but the $39.99 price tag feels steep for its niche appeal. If you enjoy absurd scenarios and don’t mind the game’s graphic subject matter, it’s a bold, if polarizing, experiment in irreverent storytelling. Skip it if you’re easily offended or prefer more polished mechanics. The 112 achievements add replayability, but don’t expect depth beyond its shock-value premise.

Storyline

In this pixel art adventure you'll play as Psycasso, a struggling gallery artist living in an open world city. By day you'll work a day job to earn money and level up skills, seamlessly blending into society. By night you'll be on the lookout to harvest 'red paint' from one of the 'walking meat-bags' to help you create original 2D art. Sell your artwork to art galleries for huge profits! Become rich from your unique artwork while avoiding capture from the ever growing police presence using stealth techniques and unique traps. Buy property, upgrades, furniture, weapons, discover a bustling city and play a host of mini games in this controversial indie title like nothing before. ​