A a slice-of-life adventure game set in 90s rural India. Discover lost history of an ancient Indian palace from the eyes of a young aspiring artist. Meet quirky villagers, explore historical ruins, farm, and create unique narrative-driven art.

Explore a beautiful hand-painted watercolour world!

You play as Vir, a young boy living in a small village nestled among hills overlooked by the ruins of a palace. As you explore and talk to the quirky residents, you discover a wealth of stories about the kingdom long forgotten.

Beautifully hand painted world
Video of painting mechanic

Solve puzzles to create art!

Explore the world, find references and create art inspired by Indian miniature paintings.

Go on an adventure!

Set up your garden, make tea, cook yummy snacks, explore the village, find hidden locations, solve puzzles and more in this open-world adventure game.

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Key Art

The Palace on the Hill is designed and developed by Niku Games, a small indie studio based in India.

The game has been in development since 2019, with an expected time of launch in early 2022.

The art direction is by Mala Sen (Behance), programming by Mridul Kashatria (Stack Overflow) and the music is composed by Srikant Krishna (Spotify).

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