Impasto

Impasto is a first-person horror adventure inspired by the work and legacy of Spanish painter Francisco Goya. You play as Mariano Goya, who enters the Painted World of his grandfather to uncover a secret legacy. In a world shaped by Francisco’s fraying sanity, you use stealth and your wits to survive.

The Painted World

Mariano’s journey begins with a mysterious letter of inheritance and leads through a dark manor, where grim figures are painted on the walls. A swirling canvas draws him through a black ocean of paint into a world that has lost all reason, where Francisco’s darkest creations come to life.

You encounter distorted inhabitants of the paint, travel through shadowed streets in a town controlled by a brutal inquisition, and explore the ruins of an ancient, forgotten god. As you evade the Painted World’s dangers, solve puzzles and uncover its secrets, you seek both a way home and an understanding of what gave rise to this land of nightmares.

Mariano’s journey

The story follows the tragic fall of Francisco Goya, described as one of history’s greatest artists, through the legacy Mariano sets out to uncover. The game is a student-made project by undergraduate students at the University of Southern California, in collaboration with students from Otis College of Art and Design, California State University Fullerton, and volunteers from around the world.