Rank 01Why this
Same atmospheric mood as The Master's Pupil.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Verified
- 2013
Games like The Master's Pupil
- 23 games
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Players who liked The Master's Pupil also play
The closest matches to The Master's Pupil: The Bridge, Planet of Lana, Afterdream, Papo & Yo, and Sable. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Shares platforming with The Master's Pupil.
- $2.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Verified
- 2023
Rank 03Why this
Also Side Scroller and Emotional, like The Master's Pupil.
- $10.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Verified
- 2023
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Degrees of Separation
Why this: Same cozy mood as The Master's Pupil.
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- Released: 2023
- Developer: Pat Naoum
- Price: $14.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 93% of 100 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Color relationships drive progression
- Hand painted art by a single developer
- Puzzles feel like solving living paintings
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Cozy
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Why this: Also Puzzle Platformer and Abstract, like The Master's Pupil.
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Why this: Also Side Scroller and Emotional, like The Master's Pupil.
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Why this: Also Abstract and Side Scroller, like The Master's Pupil.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Bridge
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as The Master's Pupil.
Planet of Lana
Why this: Shares platforming with The Master's Pupil.
Afterdream
Why this: Also Side Scroller and Emotional, like The Master's Pupil.
Degrees of Separation
Why this: Same cozy mood as The Master's Pupil.
About The Master's Pupil
The closest matches to The Master's Pupil: The Bridge, Planet of Lana, Afterdream, Papo & Yo, and Sable. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Master's Pupil is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Bridge, Planet of Lana and Afterdream — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and cozy, and single out its checkpoint autosave and color theory based locking. 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 The Master's Pupil: The Master’s Pupil is a hand painted puzzle adventure game set inside Claude Monet's eyeball
Is The Master's Pupil worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 93% of 100 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 6 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Color relationships drive progression
- Hand painted art by a single developer
- Puzzles feel like solving living paintings
- Rewarding puzzle solving with autosaves
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“awesome passion, but overall its pretty repetitive and the puzzles aren't challenging/ very random. the painting and the story of the artist aren't that involved into the game/ gameplay and unfortunately it is very buggy and I had to…”
People who play it also play: The Bridge, Planet of Lana, Afterdream
Frequently asked about The Master's Pupil
Can I run it?
Is The Master's Pupil verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — The Master's Pupil is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does The Master's Pupil cost?
The Master's Pupil is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Master's Pupil?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Master's Pupil are The Bridge, Planet of Lana, Afterdream.
Who developed The Master's Pupil?
The Master's Pupil was developed by Pat Naoum and published by Pat Naoum Games Pty Ltd.