Rank 01Why this
Also Deckbuilding and Card Game, like Artist Life Simulator.
- $24.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Verified
- 2023
Games like Artist Life Simulator
- 32 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Artist Life Simulator also play
The closest matches to Artist Life Simulator: BOOK OF HOURS, Commander Quest, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Neurodeck : Psychological Deckbuilder, and Slay the Spire. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Also Card Battler and Deckbuilding, like Artist Life Simulator.
- $11.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Rank 03- $12.49 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Verified
- 2022
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Artist Life Simulator
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Also Rogue-like and Card Game, like Artist Life Simulator.
- 95% of 698 reviews
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Also Alternate History and Rogue-like, like Artist Life Simulator.
- 84% of 579 reviews
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- Released: 2022
- Developer: Interactive Fate
- Price: $19.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 81% of 134 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Simulation, RPG, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Friendships require strategic investment
- Painting quality determines survival
- Random events can ruin entire runs
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Why this: Also Life Sim and Crafting, like Artist Life Simulator.
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Artist Life Simulator.
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Why this: Same contemplative mood as Artist Life Simulator.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Artist Life Simulator at current Steam store prices.
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Why this: Also Card Battler and Deckbuilding, like Artist Life Simulator.
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Why this: Also Deckbuilding and Rogue-like, like Artist Life Simulator.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Artist Life Simulator, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
GWENT: The Witcher Card Game
Why this: Also Card Battler and Deckbuilding, like Artist Life Simulator.
KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Why this: Also Deckbuilding and Card Game, like Artist Life Simulator.
Palia
Why this: Also Life Sim and Crafting, like Artist Life Simulator.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
BOOK OF HOURS
Why this: Also Deckbuilding and Card Game, like Artist Life Simulator.
Slay the Spire
Why this: Also Card Battler and Deckbuilding, like Artist Life Simulator.
About Artist Life Simulator
The closest matches to Artist Life Simulator: BOOK OF HOURS, Commander Quest, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Neurodeck : Psychological Deckbuilder, and Slay the Spire. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Artist Life Simulator is your kind of game, the closest matches are BOOK OF HOURS, Commander Quest and I Was a Teenage Exocolonist — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its card based resource management and friendship networking. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Artist Life Simulator: Live the life of a starving artist in 19th century alternative history. Survive poverty, alchoholism, madness, depression, and 67 different feelings. Paint masterpieces by combining inspirations, sell them for riches (or scraps) and create a painting that will change the world.
Is Artist Life Simulator worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 81% of 134 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 12 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 7 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Friendships require strategic investment
- Painting quality determines survival
- Random events can ruin entire runs
- Upgrades feel meaningful but rare
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This game is loaded down with A.I. slop. A game about starving artists that's firmly on the side of starvation. When questioned about this, the devs pretend that pushing a button on the environment-destroying slop-spewing machine is the…”
“The game concept is great, there is a lot of different paths and things to manage, its very in depth and pulls you in very well. However, "beating" the game, is extremely difficult, not because the steps to get there are hard, but because…”
People who play it also play: BOOK OF HOURS, Commander Quest, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Frequently asked about Artist Life Simulator
Can I run it?
Does Artist Life Simulator run on Steam Deck?
Artist Life Simulator is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Artist Life Simulator cost?
Artist Life Simulator is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Artist Life Simulator?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Artist Life Simulator are BOOK OF HOURS, Commander Quest, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist.
Who developed Artist Life Simulator?
Artist Life Simulator was developed by Interactive Fate and published by Interactive Fate , Placeholder Gameworks.