Choose Passpartout: The Starving Artist
Choose Passpartout: The Starving Artist if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 2,615 Steam reviews back the pick.
Passpartout: The Starving Artist vs Children's Jigsaw Puzzles - Beautifully Illustrated
Passpartout: The Starving Artist and Children's Jigsaw Puzzles - Beautifully Illustrated both land in Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam. Passpartout: The Starving Artist (2017) is 4 years older than Children's Jigsaw Puzzles - Beautifully Illustrated (2021). Children's Jigsaw Puzzles - Beautifully Illustrated is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Passpartout: The Starving Artist (1.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Children's Jigsaw Puzzles - Beautifully Illustrated
Choose Children's Jigsaw Puzzles - Beautifully Illustrated if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Children's Jigsaw Puzzles - Beautifully Illustrated launched in 2021.
Both Passpartout: The Starving Artist and Children's Jigsaw Puzzles - Beautifully Illustrated sit in Indie, Simulation, and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Passpartout: The Starving Artist |  Children's Jigsaw Puzzles - Beautifully Illustrated | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Casual | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.7% positive (2,615 reviews) | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Flamebait Games | Boogygames Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Passpartout: The Starving Artist (2017) is 4 years older than Children's Jigsaw Puzzles - Beautifully Illustrated (2021).
- Children's Jigsaw Puzzles - Beautifully Illustrated is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Passpartout: The Starving Artist (1.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Passpartout: The Starving Artist is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Children's Jigsaw Puzzles - Beautifully Illustrated has no Deck rating yet.
Passpartout: The Starving Artist vs Children's Jigsaw Puzzles - Beautifully Illustrated — FAQ
- Should I play Passpartout: The Starving Artist or Children's Jigsaw Puzzles - Beautifully Illustrated first?
- If you want chronology, Passpartout: The Starving Artist (2017) came out before Children's Jigsaw Puzzles - Beautifully Illustrated (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Passpartout: The Starving Artist and Children's Jigsaw Puzzles - Beautifully Illustrated similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Passpartout: The Starving Artist run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Passpartout: The Starving Artist is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Children's Jigsaw Puzzles - Beautifully Illustrated doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.