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The Palace on the Hill

First release
Oct 20, 2022
Publisher
Niku Games
Engine
Unity

An open-world adventure, exploration game where you tend to your farm, talk to villagers and collect stories from them to make beautiful Indian miniature inspired paintings in your own unique way.

Also known as Palace on Hill Full.exe

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Storyline
The story is about a teenage boy, Vir, set in a hillside village in India. Vir is an aspiring artist and creates art by exploring the ruins of an ancient kingdom in his village. In his explorations, he discovers various things and stories told by the villagers which become references for his artworks. Vir's father, a farmer, is struggling with debt due to failed crops and loses the savings meant for his son's college. During the course of his summer vacation, Vir gets an exciting opportunity to showcase his artworks in a gallery which will earn him a lot of money. To fulfil this quest Vir has to create a series of paintings depicting the royal history of their village. Every player of this game will step into Vir's shoes and explore their village and its historical ruins, find puzzling references for paintings and discover lost legends from various people while also making new friends and doing fun activities.Read more

The story is about a teenage boy, Vir, set in a hillside village in India. Vir is an aspiring artist and creates art by exploring the ruins of an ancient kingdom in his village. In his explorations, he discovers various things and stories told by the villagers which become references for his artworks. Vir's father, a farmer, is struggling with debt due to failed crops and loses the savings meant for his son's college. During the course of his summer vacation, Vir gets an exciting opportunity to showcase his artworks in a gallery which will earn him a lot of money. To fulfil this quest Vir has to create a series of paintings depicting the royal history of their village. Every player of this game will step into Vir's shoes and explore their village and its historical ruins, find puzzling references for paintings and discover lost legends from various people while also making new friends and doing fun activities.

Release dates
Android
Oct 20, 2022
iOS
Oct 20, 2022
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jun 08, 2024
All 7 release dates
Mac
Jun 08, 2024
Xbox One
Jul 16, 2024
Xbox Series X|S
Jul 16, 2024
Nintendo Switch
Jan 29, 2026
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Where to buy
Keywords
life simulation, management, relaxing, emotional, farming simulator

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface, subtitles
  • English (UK)interface, subtitles
IGDB · recorded 29 Oct 2026
Also in 2 other languages

Language data: IGDB · recorded 29 Oct 2026