Choose Seek Girl
Choose Seek Girl if you want an Indie and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Seek Girl launched in 2019.
Seek Girl vs Paintings Thief
Seek Girl and Paintings Thief both land in Action 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 are Action games on Steam. Seek Girl (2019) is 4 years older than Paintings Thief (2023). Seek Girl is free; Paintings Thief is paid (5.99 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 Paintings Thief
Choose Paintings Thief if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Paintings Thief launched in 2023.
Both Seek Girl and Paintings Thief sit in Action 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
 Seek Girl |  Paintings Thief | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 76.8% positive (586 reviews) | 8 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | DSGame | madsug |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Seek Girl (2019) is 4 years older than Paintings Thief (2023).
- Seek Girl is free; Paintings Thief is paid (5.99 USD).
- Seek Girl is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Paintings Thief has no Deck rating yet.
Seek Girl vs Paintings Thief — FAQ
- Should I play Seek Girl or Paintings Thief first?
- If you want chronology, Seek Girl (2019) came out before Paintings Thief (2023). 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 Seek Girl and Paintings Thief similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.
- Is Seek Girl free?
- Yes — Seek Girl is a free-to-play Steam title. Paintings Thief is paid (5.99 USD).
- Does Seek Girl run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Seek Girl is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Paintings Thief doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.