Brush with Temptation — a romantic comedy visual novel with drawing mini-games

Brush with Temptation key art: Rin Tsukishiro holding up a sketch under cherry blossoms

A romantic comedy visual novel with drawing mini-games

Watch the opening

Free demo: Coming soon on Steam; Early access for Patreon supporters
Full game: December 2026

Riku

(...She's beautiful.)

Opening movie

わたしの色

“My Color” — the opening theme·Music Production: SeaOtterXD

Story

One curtain. One dorm room. One very shy colour genius.

Riku Hayase didn't come from a famous school. He spent a year retaking the entrance exam to get into Shiratori Academy of Art, the best art school in the country. He's brilliant with a pencil and weak with colour, because his family could never afford art prep school. When he's nervous, he recites painters' names and life stories to calm down.

On his first day he gets hit in the face with a sketchbook. The girl who threw it is about to place first in the Placement Test. Then he finds out she's his roommate.

Rin Tsukishiro — “Ice Queen Tsukishiro”. A colour genius who mixes every colour she needs from three primaries and white, and so shy she blushes faster than she can turn a page. The only thing between their beds is a curtain… and a growing list of roommate rules written on pink sticky notes.

And then there's life drawing class.

Rin standing under a cherry tree in the academy courtyard, holding her sketchbook — The first meeting

Chibi illustration: Rin smacks Riku in the face with her sketchbook — …and the second

Characters

The people of Shiratori

Heroine

Rin Tsukishiro

月城凛Age 19

First place in the Placement Test. Everyone calls her “Ice Queen Tsukishiro” because she never talks to anyone or teams up with anyone — but really, she's so shy she blushes faster than she can turn a page. A colour genius who mixes everything from three primaries and white. Her words say one thing; her actions say another.

Rin

"The number of seconds is NOT the point!!"

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The self-proclaimed rival

Asuka Jinguji

神宮寺明日香Age 19

The young heiress of the Jinguji Group and Rin's self-proclaimed rival. Second place to Rin on every test for three years of high school. Handmade French charcoal, a white beret, and an “Ohohoho” laugh. Sharp tongue, kind heart.

Jinguji

"Ohohoho. These are handmade charcoals from a French atelier. A single stick probably costs as much as a whole box of your pencils."

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Information broker

Chinatsu Saotome

早乙女千夏Age 19

The class information broker, with short hair, round glasses and an old-fashioned camera around her neck. She keeps a file on everyone — including the new guy.

Chinatsu

"I'm Chinatsu Saotome! Information is my paint!"

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Head of Visual Arts

Professor Akane Asahina

朝比奈茜Age 28

Head of the Visual Arts Department. Passionate about art to the point of tears — and she announces expulsions with exactly the same radiant smile.

Professor Asahina

"And anyone who scores below the passing line~" "...won't be needing breakfast at school tomorrow♪"

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Dorm supervisor

Suzu Kasuga

春日鈴Age 22

The brand-new dorm supervisor, on her third day on the job. Trips over flat ground, forgets things halfway through a sentence, and is very proud of the room assignment that put Riku and Rin together.

Suzu

"So, um, I counted the room assignments three times! There's exactly one boy left over, and exactly one girl left over," "and one plus one makes exactly one room! Aren't I clever?"

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The gentle giant

Daigo Kumadaki

熊抱大吾Age 19

Riku's first friend. About 190 cm tall and a former judo captain, he carries a pink pencil case covered in flower stickers and draws the cutest little flowers and animals. Gentle, and cries easily.

Kumadaki

"The hamsters I draw are really cute."

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Mystery girl

???

???Age ?

The girl flashing a peace sign beside Rin in the photo frame on her desk. Who is she? She's set to appear in Part Two.

???

“I’m getting ready for something big~ It’s a secret!”

Gameplay

Draw your way through the story

Colouring mini-game: painting a still life of an apple, a mug and a lemon, with Rin giving a hint — **Colouring**Colour the line art to match the reference in the top corner — round brush, flat brush, blending, paint bucket, whatever you like. Hand it in and the AI scores it against the reference.

Your drawing is your answer

Sketch, colour and guess-the-drawing mini-games are built into the story — the Placement Test, the professor's midnight room check, life drawing class. An AI judge scores every drawing.

Colouring
Speed sketch
Memory drawing
Sketching from life

Speed-sketch mini-game: a drawing of an umbrella while the professor guesses — **Speed sketch**Draw the prompt before time runs out while the professor guesses as you go — it only counts if she gets it. 8 prompts a round; the harder the level, the less time you get.

Your score changes the story

A high score unlocks new choices and scenes; the higher it goes, the more daring the choices you can make. Score too low, and you might not be eating breakfast at school tomorrow.