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Lisa: The Painful

Lisa is a quirky side-scrolling RPG set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Beneath the charming and funny exterior is a world full of disgust and moral destruction. Players will learn what kind of person they…

15 December 2014

Lisa: The Painful is an adventure developed by Dingaling, released 15 December 2014 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 12 hrs to finish.

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What Lisa: The Painful is

Lisa: The Painful is an adventure game developed by Dingaling and released in 2014. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on RPG Maker VX Ace.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Lisa: The Painful is a 2014 post-apocalyptic role-playing video game developed and published by American indie studio Dingaling Productions. The game was written, designed, and composed by Austin Jorgensen, and was released for Windows, OS X, and Linux on December 15, 2014. The Painful is the second instalment in the Lisa trilogy, preceded by Lisa: The First (2012), and followed by Lisa: The Joyful (2015), standalone downloadable content that concludes the series.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are comedy, drama, horror and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 68 achievements to unlock.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 12 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 18 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel® Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz equivalent or faster processor, 512 MB RAM and 1024 x 768 pixels or higher desktop resolution. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB.

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What it launched against

Lisa: The Painful launched on 15 December 2014, within three weeks of Tales from the Borderlands, The Talos Principle, Resident Evil and Elite: Dangerous.

Released around the same time: Tales from the Borderlands, The Talos Principle, Resident Evil, Elite: Dangerous.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Lisa: The Painful yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Lisa: The Painful — frequently asked questions

When did Lisa: The Painful come out?
Lisa: The Painful was released on 15 December 2014 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Lisa: The Painful?
At minimum, Lisa: The Painful needs Intel® Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz equivalent or faster processor, 512 MB RAM, 1024 x 768 pixels or higher desktop resolution graphics, 800 MB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Lisa: The Painful?
The main story of Lisa: The Painful takes around 12 hrs, or 18 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Lisa: The Painful?
The PC version needs about 0.8 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("800 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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