The Perfect Pencil doesn’t ease you in with a familiar “oh, it’s one of those games” vibe. Instead, it opens like you’ve stepped sideways into someone else’s subconscious. It's strange, symbolic, and quietly unsettling, but also oddly inviting. You play as John, a headless wanderer who ends up wearing an old projector as a makeshift skull, and from that moment on the world feels like a fever dream that’s constantly shifting between whimsy and dread. It’s a Metroidvania, sure,

Studio Cima is pleased to announce that its story-driven action platformer, The Perfect Pencil , is available today on PC (Steam Deck Verified) and Nintendo Switch for €24.99/$24.99, with a 10% Steam launch discount. The game invites players into a surreal, hand-drawn kingdom where exploration, discovery, and frantic battles reveal psychological themes and the mind's hidden truths.  Set in a strange illustrated world influenced by fear and memory, The Perfect Pencil follows