Deal | Award-winning cosy photography adventure gets a 90% Steam discount

If your Steam library is overflowing with sprawling RPGs and punishing action games, TOEM: A Photo Adventure offers a welcome change of pace. The hand-drawn indie adventure is currently available at 90% off on Steam, making it an easy recommendation for anyone looking for a relaxing game. According to SteamDB, the game has previously been discounted by 90% during past Steam sales, making the current offer its all-time low.

Developed by Something We Made, TOEM: A Photo Adventure sends players on a peaceful journey to witness the mysterious phenomenon known as TOEM. Rather than fighting monsters or managing resources, you'll spend most of your time exploring black-and-white environments with nothing more than a camera in hand. Nearly every quest revolves around snapping photographs, whether that's helping locals, spotting wildlife or uncovering hidden secrets tucked away throughout the world.

The game's minimalist art style and mellow soundtrack are a large part of its appeal, but its photography-based puzzles are what keep things engaging from start to finish. Every new area introduces fresh objectives, making TOEM an ideal palate cleanser between larger, more challenging games. If you enjoy TOEM, there's more to look forward to. TOEM 2 is currently in development, and a playable demo is already available on Steam.

While its Metacritic score sits at 79, TOEM: A Photo Adventure earned industry recognition by winning Best Debut Game at the 2022 BAFTA Games Awards. It was also nominated for Excellence in Audio at the 2022 Independent Games Festival Awards.

Player reception has remained exceptionally strong since launch. The game currently holds an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam, with more than 11,000 user reviews. It has been praised for its relaxing atmosphere, charming hand-drawn presentation, wholesome humour, and clever photography-based puzzles that offer a break from combat-focused adventures. It isn’t all rosy, though; negative reviews complain about the game's relatively short runtime, limited replay value and the occasional puzzle that can feel a little too obscure without outside hints or experimentation.

TOEM: A Photo Adventure is also remarkably lightweight—not particularly surprising for an indie project with hand-drawn visuals. Its minimum requirements call for a dual-core Intel or AMD processor, 4 GB of RAM, DirectX 10-compatible graphics and just 1 GB of available storage, making it easy to run on anything built in the past ten to fifteen years. Valve has also rated the title as Steam Deck Verified, allowing handheld owners to jump in without worrying about compatibility issues. It serves as an ideal Steam Deck game for when you want to chill on your couch on a weekend. 

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