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Games like The Great Art Race

  • 8 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked The Great Art Race also play

The closest matches to The Great Art Race: Patrician III, The Guild II Renaissance, Port Royale 2, Bounty Train, and Plutocracy. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Same challenging mood as The Great Art Race.

    • $4.99 (Price checked Oct 10)
    • 2010
  1. Rank 04

    Bounty Train

    Why this: Same whimsical mood as The Great Art Race.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Oct 10)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2017
  2. Rank 05

    Plutocracy

    Why this: Shares stock trading with The Great Art Race.

    • $24.99 (Price checked Oct 11)
    • 2019
  3. Rank 07

    The Invisible Hand

    Why this: Same dark mood as The Great Art Race.

    • $2.59 (Price checked Oct 10)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2021

The full ranked list: top 24 games like The Great Art Race

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Patrician III

    Same challenging mood as The Great Art Race.

    • 79% of 433 reviews
  2. 2
    The Guild II Renaissance

    Same contemplative mood as The Great Art Race.

    • 79% of 1,563 reviews
  3. 3
    Port Royale 2

    Genres: Strategy

    • 72% of 275 reviews
  4. 4
    Bounty Train

    Same whimsical mood as The Great Art Race.

    • 68% of 558 reviews
  5. 5
    Plutocracy

    Shares stock trading with The Great Art Race.

    • 79% of 758 reviews
  6. 6
    East India Company

    Genres: Strategy

    • 55% of 119 reviews
  7. 7
    The Invisible Hand

    Same dark mood as The Great Art Race.

    • 80% of 314 reviews
  8. 8
    Winds Of Trade

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 61% of 112 reviews
  9. 9
    Barn Finders

    Shares auction bidding with The Great Art Race.

    • 84% of 1,495 reviews
  10. 10
    Primitive Society Simulator

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 71% of 89 reviews
  11. 11
    Terra Invicta

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 83% of 6,142 reviews
  12. 12
    Railroad Corporation

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 75% of 653 reviews
  13. 13
    Artist Life Simulator

    Shares reputation tracking with The Great Art Race.

    • 81% of 134 reviews
  14. 14
    Cyber Attack

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 67% of 60 reviews
  15. 15
    Big Pharma

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 79% of 944 reviews
  16. 16
    Offworld Trading Company

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 78% of 2,669 reviews
  17. 17
    Norland

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation, RPG

    • 83% of 2,698 reviews
  18. 18
    Tropico Reloaded

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 87% of 475 reviews
  19. 19
    Against the Storm

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 95% of 18,297 reviews
  20. 20
    Commander: Conquest of the Americas

    Genres: Strategy

    • 50% of 88 reviews
  21. 21
    Golden Lap

    Genres: Sports, Strategy, Indie

    • 86% of 422 reviews
  22. 22
    Rise of Industry

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 74% of 1,866 reviews
  23. 23
    Old World

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation, RPG

    • 84% of 3,708 reviews
  24. 24
    Turmoil

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 93% of 5,211 reviews
The Great Art Race — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2004
  • Developer: Ascaron Entertainment ltd.
  • Price: $0.74−85%checked Oct 10
  • 68% of 80 reviews
  • Genres: Strategy, Simulation
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Compete with cousins for uncles favor
  • Forgery detection requires art classes
  • Forward contracts offer higher profits
  • Challenging
  • Contemplative
  • Dark

About The Great Art Race

The closest matches to The Great Art Race: Patrician III, The Guild II Renaissance, Port Royale 2, Bounty Train, and Plutocracy. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If The Great Art Race is your kind of game, the closest matches are Patrician III, The Guild II Renaissance and Port Royale 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and dark, and single out its auction bidding and forgery detection. 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 Great Art Race: The famous art collection of your family was stolen. By investing the profits of your coffee or tobacco plantations you might have the chance to save the heritage of your ancestors – but only if you manage your colonial enterprise wisely.

Is The Great Art Race worth buying?

Players are split

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • 68% of 80 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • On sale: 85% off, now $0.74 (checked Oct 10).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 6 h when they wrote their review.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“I don't usually review games, but I'm reviewing this as a warning - DO NOT BUY It doesn't even have any keymapping. It has no guide. The first time I got to auction, I couldn't bid because, try as I might, I could NOT find any instructions…”
10 h played
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People who play it also play: Patrician III, The Guild II Renaissance, Port Royale 2

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Frequently asked about The Great Art Race

Can I run it?

How much does The Great Art Race cost?

The Great Art Race is listed on Steam at 0.74 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to The Great Art Race?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Great Art Race are Patrician III, The Guild II Renaissance, Port Royale 2.

Who developed The Great Art Race?

The Great Art Race was developed by Ascaron Entertainment ltd. and published by Assemble Entertainment.