Welcome to Dorian's Gallery... 

 You are Edward Dorian, curator of the humble yet cherished Dorian's Art Gallery. After years of scraping by on restoration work and small-town shows, fortune finally smiles upon you.

 A mysterious benefactor offers you the deal of a lifetime: display their painting for ten days, and they’ll give you enough money to rebuild and reshape your gallery however you wish. No tricks, no fine print—just a painting to hang. 

After all, art is timeless, a bridge between the creator and the soul that dares to look. At first, everything feels routine—the hum of visitors, the scent of varnish, the comforting rhythm of daily upkeep. 

But as night falls, the gallery changes. Shadows move where light should rest. The gifted painting seems to breathe, whispering when the world goes quiet. Soon, its secret begins to reveal itself. The artwork hungers. Each night, it draws in new visitors—demonic entities drawn to its cursed beauty. You must protect your gallery, fight back the darkness, and survive until the tenth dawn.

Only then will you discover the true price of your masterpiece.

P.S.

For our title screen and cover graphic, we used Canva AI. While our team does not condone generative AI, time constraints made this necessary. Thank you for understanding! The rest of the art was man-made by our amazing artist Andrea Gomirato!

Credits:

Programmer: KokoTheDev

Composer: Ollie "OllieOnItch" McLoughlin

Artist: Andrea Gomirato

Used font made by (aka free itch.io assets): Lazy Fox

Controls:

WASD - Move

Esc - Pause

Click to interact  in the day and attack enemies in the night

E - Repair broken paintings

Check Tutorial on the game page if you want to see all of the controls