Single-player games like Painting PC
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Painting PC, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator
Single-player alternative to Painting PC — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Painting PC.
A unique artist sim game with realistic paint mixing, physics and numerous painting tools. Upgrade and customize your studio, complete tasks, sell and expose art, buy instruments and get famous!
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MakeRoom
Single-player alternative to Painting PC — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Painting PC.
Build rooms, gardens, and camper vans with 1,100+ objects and the ability to make your own furniture from scratch. Learn with gentle design requests, then relax and create at your own pace.
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Hozy
Single-player alternative to Painting PC — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Painting PC.
Restore a forgotten neighbourhood through your favourite hobby, one cozy room at a time. In Hozy, clean, paint, and decorate abandoned homes with satisfying mechanics and intuitive controls. Enjoy the little details as you interact with tools, items and furniture to bring each space back to life.
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Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist
Single-player alternative to Painting PC — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Painting PC.
Embark on your struggling artist adventure. Draw and sell art to cheeky critics to reclaim your lost art career. Explore the endearing art-starved town of Phénix and show them you're a true artist!
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House Flipper 2
Single-player alternative to Painting PC — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Painting PC.
Clean your worries away with this relaxing renovation simulator! Buy, fix, sell, and become a local legend. Or grab your power tools and build anything from scratch! With the online 2-4 players co-op mode, you can play both in sandbox and story mode together.
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Sticky Business
Single-player alternative to Painting PC — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Painting PC.
Experience the joy of running your own cozy small business: Create stickers, pack orders and hear your customers’ stories. Time to build the cutest shop on the internet!
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Galaxy Burger
Single-player alternative to Painting PC — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Painting PC.
🌴👩🍳🍔 A stress-free cooking game that lets you relax! Cook up burgers for mecha cats and aliens. Play solo or with up to 7 friends!
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Townscaper
Single-player alternative to Painting PC — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Painting PC.
Instant town building toy. Place housing blocks and watch them transform, piece by piece, into idyllic ocean-side towns, pastoral gardens, or sweeping cities on the sea.
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Painting VR
Single-player alternative to Painting PC — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Painting PC.
Take a break from the stress of daily life with this must-have virtual painter’s studio. Even if you think you’re not a creative person, Painting VR might prove you wrong. Be amazed by what you can create with unlimited supplies of paint, canvases, and all the tools you need.