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Dordogne
Developer UN JE NE SAIS QUOI, UMANIMATION
Dordogne is an adventure video game developed by Un Je Ne Sais Quoi and Umanimation and published by Focus Entertainment. The player completes puzzles to help a woman recall her past. It released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in June 2023. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
295 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Nov 3, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
87
LovedLoved
160 positive · 24 negative
95% range 81–91%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 160 | 24 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 45 | 1 | 64 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
506 of 566 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
87% recommend · 164 yes, 24 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 188 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (1,497 of 1,636 positive).
Players praise the game's beautiful watercolor art style, calling it like a painting or a Studio Ghibli film. [1][2][3] Many find the story heartfelt and nostalgic, though some say it's short or predictable. [4][5][6] Some reviewers note the gameplay is simple or dull, with clunky controls and weak puzzles. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [8]
Almost half of players drop this game before even getting 30 minutes in (they don't even get the binder achievement). So carefully consider that before taking the plunge. Everyone talks about the art work. Okay, it is nice, it does something different. If I want to look at nice artwork for hours I can go to a museum. Games need to have something more, narrative, gameplay, some combination, something. There is no …
- [1]
Be extremely careful if you want to buy this game, because it's actually set in France! Imagine if it was an actual real country! A game inspired by the legendary Bob Ross! It’s like playing a painting! Dordogne: "Play outside with fiends" Me inside playing on my Steam Deck: It's the world of your childhood memories. The artstyle is like controlling the character in a kid's book. Wholesome games provide a happy …
- [3]
I’ve never played a game that felt quite as much like a "hug" as Dordogne. If you’re tired of high-octane shooters and just want to spend a few hours in a beautifully painted memory, this is exactly what you need. The visuals are the obvious star here. Every single frame of this game is a hand-painted watercolor masterpiece. It’s like walking through a Studio Ghibli film set in the French countryside. The way the …
- [6]
I hesitate to give this a thumbs down, but it really dragged its heels narratively in the first half and had a really abrupt ending. The writing felt a bit predictable, the puzzles were practically non-existent, and the english voice acting was iffy at times, but it was a good experience on the whole. Just not a great choice if you're looking for a sustained experience, but a good game on the whole. I'll give this a …
- [2]
[url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3471052113]Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Yes, I admit it—I wanted to play this game purely because of the art style, and honestly? No regrets. The gentle pacing and nostalgic charm pulled me in. You follow Mimi as she returns to her late grandmother’s house in the Dordogne region of France. Her goal? To rediscover long-lost childhood memories. The story unfolds at a …
Summarised from 34 of the 279 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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Dordogne sits at 87% positive across 184 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
On Metacritic, Dordogne received positive reviews for Windows and PlayStation 4, and the Switch version received mixed reviews. Game Informer said it is "like a charming French indie art film come to life". Rock Paper Shotgun said the puzzles are simple, but it is "a very sweet and tender coming of age tale". Though they were disappointed by the narrative, Slant Magazine praised the art. Nintendo Life enjoyed the storytelling and the game's "poetic expression", but they found some of the gameplay and performance on the Switch to be frustrating.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 295 · most liked firstHello new followers! 💛 I’m Marina and I’m a game designer focused on Emotional Game Design. ✨ I’m currently an emotional game designer and head of business at btf Games in Berlin. 🔥 Prev. I was the lead game designer for the indie game Dordogne! I’m also a consultant and a filmmaker. 🥰
neutral · AI labelView post →"Pyla", the new video game by Cédric Babouche ("Dordogne") & his new french/japanese studio Pépin Kojo. Those who grew up (like me) in southwestern France will understand the reference to the Dune du Pilat (near Arcachon) ♡ Trailer >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqwg...
neutral · AI labelView post →#WhatAGameDevLooksLike is one of my favourite things! Thank you @drjclau.bsky.social for creating it🙏 Hola! I’m Marina and I’m a Game Director for a game that will be announced super soon and I’m an Emotional Game Designer! 💛 My previous released games include The Berlin Apartment & Dordogne! ⭐️
neutral · AI labelView post →Hello new followers! 💛 I’m Marina and I’m a game designer focused on Emotional Game Design. ✨ I’m currently a game director for @ohapollogame.bsky.social! 💫 & I do game design for: 🚢 Race for the Arctic 🏜️Take Us North And more! ⭐️ Prev. games: The Berlin Apartment + Dordogne
neutral · AI labelView post →I just bought the game "Dordogne". It looks so stunning !You play as 32 yo Mimi, reconnecting with her past in her late grandmother’s home. A journey through memory, childhood, and grief. So moving and beautiful. #Dordogne #IndieGame store.steampowered.com/app/1272840/...
positive · AI labelView post →Be extremely careful if you want to buy this game, because it's actually set in France! Imagine if it was an actual real country! A game inspired by the legendary Bob Ross! It’s like playing a painting! Dordogne: "Play outside with fiends" Me inside playing on my Steam Deck: It's the world of your childhood memories. The artstyle is like controlling the character in a kid's book. Wholesome games provide a happy place for everyone to escape to. And we can always use that in our lives. I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We just got The Art of Dordogne in the mail, so let’s check it out! This is a beautiful (and very large) art book for one of our favorite games of last year - a great companion piece to a wonderful game.
positive · AI labelView post →Mixed bag of games, something for everyone. edit: closing this now as the remaining keys have likely expired. I'm giving away some games from an elapsed Humble Bundle membership. Speak up in the thread to claim one (1) per person. First come, first serve. Mostly Steam keys, some Humble gift links. In rare cases, the key might be no longer available (sorry in advance), but most should work. Be sure to redeem soon & Happy Holidays! 🎄✨🎁🎅 ~~- Atlas Fallen Reign of Sand~~ - Beneath Oresa…
neutral · AI labelView post →After working on incredible games like Dordogne, The Berlin Apartment and currently Take Us North, I'm so excited to be directing Oh Apollo! 😍 Discover our amazing game on Steam and work with Apollo to bring the temple back to glory! ✨ #indiegames #gamedev store.steampowered.com/app/4406930/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Just to highlight the forthcoming publication of "The art of Dordogne - A video game in watercolor" (October 25), an artbook dedicated to the magnificent Dordogne (2023). Book texts in French and English. Nearly 500 official illustrations.
neutral · AI labelView post →Games leaving Game Pass on June 15th. - Rolling Hills: Make Sushi, Make Friends - Dordogne - My Time at Sandrock - Keplerth - Hypnospace Outlaw - Isonzo - Depersonalization
neutral · AI labelView post →Started playing Dordogne with my daughter. It's a wonderful game, and uniquely beautiful too.
positive · AI labelView post →For this piece I knew I wanted to draw Eugene from Drawfee's Drawtectives. A while ago Julia played Dordogne on SSS, it's a beautiful watercolored game set in France. I decided to have Eugene at the market loving on a sweet orange kitty. [ #drawfee #drawtectives #art ]
neutral · AI labelView post →Almost half of players drop this game before even getting 30 minutes in (they don't even get the binder achievement). So carefully consider that before taking the plunge. Everyone talks about the art work. Okay, it is nice, it does something different. If I want to look at nice artwork for hours I can go to a museum. Games need to have something more, narrative, gameplay, some combination, something. There is no gameplay here. It is closer to a visual novel than a walking simulator because it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game i played, finished or Almost, this year and i recomand dearly I'll go with 4 Caravan Sandwitch: Awesome vibe, appealing world and characters, wonderfull times Jusant : Just breathtaking experience and feels Dordogne: Chill game and beautifull Pacific Drive: Obsession of the last months
positive · AI labelView post →It looks beautiful but it's charm kinda ends at the visuals. The gameplay is mostly tedious, the story goes nowhere, and controlling your character is surprisingly clunky considering how limited it is. The most frustrating part was probably how little faith it seems to have in you, the player to actually play through it, constantly highligthing the exact item u need to click and outlining where to drag it, as if it was afraid to give u any agency. I didn't hate my time with the game, but it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →playing dordogne feels like being dropped into a watercolor daydream and almost ghibli like. the story is heartfelt yet full of surprises with twists you won't see coming. the gameplay isn't groundbreaking, but it fits the mood slow, gentle, like flipping through a photo album. i did hit a funny little bug with the joystick (A/B buttons acting stubborn), but nothing that broke the vibe. and the soundtrack? pure comfort. this isn't the kind of game you rush. it's one you sit with. and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3471052113]Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Yes, I admit it—I wanted to play this game purely because of the art style, and honestly? No regrets. The gentle pacing and nostalgic charm pulled me in. You follow Mimi as she returns to her late grandmother’s house in the Dordogne region of France. Her goal? To rediscover long-lost childhood memories. The story unfolds at a slow pace, and I took my time with it¹—wandering around the beautifully…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A watercolor painted trip down the memory lane about a holiday with granma in southern France.. and all its adventures and consequences. It tastes like nostalgia, discovery and childhood, and even if its gameplay is simple (not so much its achievements), what really matters is the sensation, it's like letting the calm flow of the river Dordogne guide you... Definitely approved :) https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3531032551
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very kind Twitch chatter gifted me this lovely watercolor game called "Dordogne" and I have been itching to play! Going to explore this lovely watercolor world for a few hours tonight. Come join me in a rare game stream! www.twitch.tv/kaseysnowart
positive · AI labelView post →I know there’s a big game on Xbox atm but my Series S + Gamepass is so good for trying indies. Been enjoying these recently: Dordogne, Planet of Lana, Somerville & Hi-Fi Rush
positive · AI labelView post →Later today (at around 17:30 Central European Time) I will be chatting with @iamleyeti.bsky.social on narrative design, game writing, and, certainly, Night Call. Perhaps even on A Plague Tale Requiem and Dordogne too. Watch us on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/Nioxgxn...
neutral · AI labelView post →Not just a game but you get to experience your own summer with your grandmother and make one new friend in your journey, With the nostalgia in your adulthood which you have never felt before~! This game is truly a hidden gem and I am really glad to experience such beautiful story, art, voice acting and game play. 10/10 MUST PLAY!!! This game is special and deserves more recognition! Made with lots of love and creativity <3 PS: Thanks to my friend who gave me it's spare game key he had~!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game of the year + Best Indie + Best Game Design for #ChantsofSennaar by @rundisc.bsky.social Best Art Direction for #Dordogne by @Umanimation I must admit that I’m a tad happy. And mostly extremely proud of the teams at @focusentmt.bsky.social #Pegases2024 www.lemonde.fr/pixels/artic...
neutral · AI labelView post →Playing Dordogne, a beautiful little game, and I am ALL up in my feelings. Goodness, this game is beautiful and hits hard 😭😍
positive · AI labelView post →I’ve never played a game that felt quite as much like a "hug" as Dordogne. If you’re tired of high-octane shooters and just want to spend a few hours in a beautifully painted memory, this is exactly what you need. The visuals are the obvious star here. Every single frame of this game is a hand-painted watercolor masterpiece. It’s like walking through a Studio Ghibli film set in the French countryside. The way the colors bleed into each other and the soft edges of the world perfectly capture…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →114. THE ART OF DORDOGNE: A VIDEO GAME IN WATERCOLOR 👉 www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-art... @marinemacq.bsky.social #Dordogne #ArtBook #VideoGames
neutral · AI labelView post →November #promosky Hi, I'm Vox and I game a lot! some of my ⋆✩ favorites ✩⋆ 📸 TOEM 🟥 Silent Hill 🥐 Dordogne 🏰 Final Fantasy 🍂 Scarlet Hollow 🦝 Resident Evil 🩸 Dark Souls ☕ Coffee Talk ... and so much more⋆ ↺/♡︎ appreciated
positive · AI labelView post →I hesitate to give this a thumbs down, but it really dragged its heels narratively in the first half and had a really abrupt ending. The writing felt a bit predictable, the puzzles were practically non-existent, and the english voice acting was iffy at times, but it was a good experience on the whole. Just not a great choice if you're looking for a sustained experience, but a good game on the whole. I'll give this a thumbs up because I don't want to discourage the devs. I think this had a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best thing about Dordogne is the first obvious one: art style. It's an absolutely beautiful aquarel painting. It's different, something I always applaud. It's nice that this adventure has some interactivity and has you do some "mondane" stuff. I mean that in a good way. But having to do stuff like a minigame to put a key in a lock, turn it and then open the door is a bit cumbersome. The story itself isn't that interesting to be honest. There's nothing wrong with a sweet story about a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just played through Dordogne. It was ok. Very pretty, impeccable vibes but also kinda boring, slow, very short and w/ bad pacing. It's going for slice-of-life but that makes a lot of the game feel pointless. Then it accelerates and is over very fast. The art is the one real draw. 6/10 #blutoid
neutral · AI labelView post →*How To Prototype Video Game Narratives with Short Stories* with writer & narrative designer @iamleyeti.bsky.social of Night Call, A Plague Tale Requiem, and Dordogne fame. Find out more and take advantage of our early bird offer ➡️ www.d6learning.com/course/proto... #gamedev #narrativedesign
neutral · AI labelView post →The art style of this game is damn right gorgeous, but despite that it wasn’t a gem for reasons I will list. But before that, a brief look into the game. You play from two perspectives, adult and younger sides of Mimi, the character you will play as. She has trouble remembering a summer she spent with her grandma, and it’s your job to paste together memories. So, I guess she got amnesia, and personally I didn’t enjoyed this approach especially since so many things happened which are kinda hard…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →*How To Prototype Video Game Narratives with Short Stories* with game writer & narrative designer @iamleyeti.bsky.social of Night Call, A Plague Tale Requiem, and Dordogne fame. Discover the course ⇢ www.d6learning.com/course/how-t... Live course presentation ⇢ www.eventbrite.com/e/1981846204...
neutral · AI labelView post →Absolutely love this cosy little game. 8.5/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have very mixed feelings about this story game. The artstyle is stunning, but also is by far the best part of the game. The exploration feels lacking, the story feels like there could be more there, there is way too many places where the game is needlessly dragging on and the "minigames" are frankly unnecessary and terrible with mostly really bad controls. That said, I didn't hate the game and had some moments I enjoyed it for sure. But I would only recommend picking it up at a steep sale…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[cracks knuckles] Some of these have FEELS~ - Coffee Talk 1 & 2 - Hoa - Abzu - Rime - Unpacking - Behind The Frame - Unravel - The Gardens Between - Gris - Donut County - Venba - Submerged - Here Comes Niko - Lil Gator Game - A Little to the Left - Tchia - Dordogne ... AND I CAN KEEP GOING😂
neutral · AI labelView post →The amazing @iamleyeti.bsky.social, who's also responsible for beloved games Night Call and Dordogne, will be discussing narrative design and presenting his *How To Prototype Video Game Narratives with Short Stories* course on September 28. Join him here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1992750636...
neutral · AI labelView post →the art style is gorgeous, but the story and gameplay are a bit underwhelming. i'd say it's worth the grab on a good discount.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You will like our indie game if you played these ! 💌Bella sara 👫Animal crossing 🗺Dordogne 🐎Red dead redemption store.steampowered.com/app/4295090/... #indiedev #horsegame #horseart #devlog
neutral · AI labelView post →A short and cozy game with a beautiful watercolor art style. The story feels warm and emotional, and exploring the memories was genuinely relaxing. Not a long game, but definitely a memorable one.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finished a short 3-ish hour "game" called Dordogne, and it was pretty good. Gameplay was simplistic to non-existent but the story was pretty nice and the art style was great! It must have taken so long making all the water colour assets. I almost feel bad that it only cost 30p
positive · AI labelView post →I came for the art, but left due to the lack of meaningful gameplay and exploration opportunities. It's always like "Simon Says": Go here, do that.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The watercolor aesthetic is genuinely beautiful and easily the game’s strongest feature. Music adds a gentle sense of mystery, especially during flashback transitions. That said, even presentation stumbles: the credits sequence runs far longer than the music, leaving an awkward silence that feels emblematic of the game’s broader disconnects. 🧭 Gameplay & Mechanics Gameplay alternates between present-day scenes (mostly limited to cell phone use) and flashbacks, where most interactivity…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game # 14 Dordogne An incredibly pretty game with a heartfelt (if a bit melancholy) story. The soundtrack is absolutely gorgeous
positive · AI labelView post →i bought this game because i'm collecting games that have cute graphics. i love games that look like this one and the visuals are awesome! unfortunately that is the best part of the game.. maybe this game is worth it during a sale if all you care about is the visuals, but even then it's barely worth the price. very short game with a story that's paced too slow in the beginning and too fast at the end for my taste. the gameplay mechanics are strange using a mouse and keyboard, they are better…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a mixed bag for me. Okay, first. Dordogne is beautiful, the scenarios have an oil painting style that felt very unique, since i never played a game that looks like this one. And the nature sounds can help towards the relaxing/nostalgic vibe the game goes for. Unfortunately, while the visuals are amazing, the gameplay is bad, really bad. Most of the time, you will be walking at a snail's pace, you can only run at certain spots and even then, the game can force you to walk while…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For anyone who liked the graphics and wanted a better version of this game, I recommend Sumire https://store.steampowered.com/app/1335230/Sumire/ - a wonderful little masterpiece that is free of all the shortcomings of Dordogne. I wanted to play this game because of the beautiful, original graphics, done in a watercolor style. But after I played a little, I realized that the graphics are the only plus of this game and that's where all its advantages end. The story is boring. But the main…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was a fun game to play ,felt abit too much at time but overall i enjoyed it alot. i feel that it was a tad over hype. the art style was unique.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Speaking of game keys set to expire this year. These are Steam keys up for grab. Free, no strings, no cares. For whoever wants them. Beneath Oresa Crime Boss: Rockay City - First Month Edition Dordogne Fallout 76 The Invisible Hand Tales & Tactics Pacific Drive Dredge Ultros Tchia
neutral · AI labelView post →Schedule for this week! 3/3 through 3/9 #Dordogne, a cute cozy game, on Wednesday 6:30 PM EST. #Art both Friday and Saturday with our good Cait-Sith friend @noxiepurr.vtubers.social! And then possibly games with chat on Friday as well! :3 #vtuber #schedule #dragontuber
neutral · AI labelView post →Meringue's Patisserie This was another study I did from the game Dordogne. I had a wonderful time playing this game and absorbing all the good good art. [ #AnimalCrossing #art #dordogne ]
positive · AI labelView post →Dordogne might be the prettiest game I've ever seen 😶
positive · AI labelView post →Buy this game only with extreme low expectations. And if you are that type of person; who cry's in every movie with tons of emotions Pro's nice art style Great ambiance NIce music Cons Bit of weak story Extreme short Weird gameplay that is sometimes a pain in the ass Overall it was just 4 bucks, and i enjoyed my time with it. It offers a nice cozy vibe and i kinda digged that experience
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Trying to figure out what to stream next since I finished Dordogne fairly quickly, and interest in Outbound seemed a little low. I could restart a stream game file for games like Hades, FFX, FFXV, Horizon Zero Dawn, Cozy Grove, Slime Rancher.
neutral · AI labelView post →We're going to start off playing an indie game called Dordogne and maybe we'll do some Katamari. Don't forget, I'm still raising money for the Transgender Law Center! If we reach $50 raised, I'll run another raffle!
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m specialising on bizdev *things are coming* as well these days! 💛 Previously I was the Lead Game Designer for the game Dordogne. 🇫🇷 I have too many things I want to do (🥹) and Im currently trying to finish the script for my new short film. 🎞️ To watch the old ones: youtube.com/channel/UCql...
neutral · AI labelView post →Playing Dordogne today on stream! Very rare that I play a game on twitch, but when I do it's usually something art-related...like this lovely watercolor style indie game! Come watch and be inspired, I love exploring this painted world! twitch.tv/kaseysnowart #Dordogne #twitchstream
neutral · AI labelView post →6. Dordogne (2023) 😭 this was such a sweet game!! the art was so beautiful, the whole thing was made to look like watercolor on paper and it makes for such interesting colors and textures. i thought the story was so lovely too 🥺
positive · AI labelView post →A time ago I'd a pleasure to play this beautiful cozy game called Dordogne and was looking forward for its art book Amazing 🤩 @cedbabo.bsky.social @editionspixnlove.bsky.social
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