Rank 01Why this
Same cozy mood as Painters Guild.
- $4.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2016
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- 2013
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1849
Why this: Also Historical and Economy, like Painters Guild.
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Why this: Also Historical and Time Management, like Painters Guild.
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- Released: 2015
- Developer: Lucas Molina
- Price: $9.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 68% of 230 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Art history trivia spices up gameplay
- Life span system forces tough trade offs
- Pixel art style feels retro and charming
- Chill
- Cozy
- Relaxing
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Why this: Same cozy mood as Painters Guild.
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About Painters Guild
The closest matches to Painters Guild: Shoppe Keep, Turmoil, Game Dev Tycoon, 1849, and Two Point Museum. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Painters Guild is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shoppe Keep, Turmoil and Game Dev Tycoon — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as chill, cozy and relaxing, and single out its artist life span management and artist recruitment. 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 Painters Guild: Painters Guild is a management sim where you control an art academy in the Italian Renaissance. Paint artwork as beautiful as the Mona Lisa. Hire painters like Leonardo da Vinci and millions of randomly generated ones. Expand and customize your guild with furniture and more.
Is Painters Guild 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 230 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 10 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Art history trivia spices up gameplay
- Life span system forces tough trade offs
- Pixel art style feels retro and charming
- Set your own challenges like museum building
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“[h1]So much wasted potential![/h1] It is really really sad, that this game is nothing more than some kind of tech demo. The idea is fun and so is the game - for about an hour. Then there is nothing to do anymore. It is beyond me that the…”
“Totally unfinished and abandoned project by its creator. Do not buy this game. The real content is around 30 minutes. The game is free on a site called Kongregate. This is where I originally discovered the game and very much enjoyed the…”
People who play it also play: Shoppe Keep, Turmoil, Game Dev Tycoon
Frequently asked about Painters Guild
Can I run it?
Does Painters Guild run on Steam Deck?
Painters Guild 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 Painters Guild cost?
Painters Guild is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Painters Guild?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Painters Guild are Shoppe Keep, Turmoil, Game Dev Tycoon.
Who developed Painters Guild?
Painters Guild was developed by Lucas Molina.