Games Like Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist

Even you can become a great artist! Wrestle subjectivity as you attempt to sell your art to rude customers in order to progress in this confusing art scene. The only thing threatening you is your expensive wine and baguette addiction! Will your art end up in the Louvre or on your parents' fridge?

Why similar: Design & Illustration 30.4% ★, Simulation 27.1%, Casual 13.3%, Indie 8.9%, Hand-drawn 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is the direct predecessor to the seed game, offering the same core loop of painting and selling art to survive.

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!

Why similar: Design & Illustration 48.9% ★, Sandbox 13.6%, Simulation 10%, Cute 5.7%, 3D 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, physics-based painting simulation that allows for immense creative freedom in a studio setting.

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!

Why similar: Simulation 22.5%, Point & Click 14.5%, Sandbox 14%, Cute 11.7%, Casual 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing simulation game where you design and sell custom stickers, focusing on the creative and business aspects of being an artist.

You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!

Why similar: Exploration 22.4%, Open World 21.2%, Story Rich 19.8%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Relaxing 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: You play as a traveling artist exploring a beautiful open world to paint landscapes and complete quests for the local inhabitants.

A top-down adventure game in a coloring book world full of vibrant characters. Use painting powers to explore, solve puzzles, make friends, and draw on anything! From creators on Wandersong + Celeste.

Why similar: Indie 31%, Story Rich 25.5%, Cute 19.6%, Colorful 9.4%, Relaxing 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game centers on using a magic paintbrush to restore color to a world, blending artistic expression with meaningful exploration.

Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece amid her brusque neighbor’s gaze and his pesky cat. As her painting starts to take shape, uncover an emotional tale of chance and artistry revealed behind unrelated yet familiar moments.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.9%, Story Rich 16.1%, Exploration 16%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven experience that focuses on the life of an aspiring artist preparing for a gallery submission.

Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!

Why similar: Photo Editing 52.8% ★, Exploration 11.4%, Hand-drawn 7.3%, Cute 6.6%, Stylized 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This cozy adventure game tasks you with exploring a charming world and using your camera to solve puzzles and help others.

Umurangi Generation is a first person photography game in the shitty future. Set in Tauranga Aotearoa off the back of an impending crisis you are a courier for the Tauranga Express. Throughout the game you will unlock a variety of lenses and equipment.

Why similar: Photo Editing 51.4% ★, Design & Illustration 14.2% ★, Simulation 12.4%, Casual 5.6%, Indie 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A photography-focused game that encourages artistic composition and creative expression within a stylized, atmospheric world.

Bear and Breakfast is a laid-back management adventure game where you build and run a bed and breakfast...but you’re a bear.

Why similar: Simulation 21.8%, Story Rich 18.2%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Cute 10.8%, Atmospheric 9%

Why You'll Like It: This management game combines cozy aesthetics with creative building and design mechanics in a charming forest setting.

Peel, place, and arrange stickers across tiny windows into different worlds. Relax and unwind to lofi beats, collect unique stickers and share your cozy creations with the world.

Why similar: Design & Illustration 48.5% ★, Sandbox 11.4%, Simulation 10.6%, Cute 6%, Point & Click 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, design-focused simulation game that allows you to create and organize charming miniature spaces.

Travel to the sleepy village of Caterwaul Way and rebuild your grandmother's cat cafe. Renovate your restaurant, befriend the local cats and townsfolk, forge lasting friendships, unravel catty mysteries, and build a home for dozens of unique felines!

Why similar: Job Simulator 37.8% ★, Simulation 24.8%, Stylized 10.9%, Cute 10.9%, Relaxing 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy management game that lets you design and run your own shop while building relationships with the local community.

Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

Why similar: Exploration 31.9%, Open World 17.5%, Cute 16.4%, Indie 10.8%, Relaxing 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same cozy, exploration-heavy feel of Phénix, encouraging players to wander and discover at their own pace.

A journey of flavors and friendships awaits you in your cozy, customisable food truck! Forage for fresh ingredients to create your own menu, then feed tummies and souls with home-cooked meals. Change the world, one apple at a time.

Why similar: Simulation 21.4%, Exploration 15.1%, Sandbox 13.3%, Open World 10.1%, Stylized 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, exploration-based simulation game where you manage a food truck and interact with a vibrant world.

Even the smallest person can make a big difference. Join Alba, as she sets out to save her beautiful island and its wildlife. And possibly start a revolution.

Why similar: Exploration 20.5%, Open World 17.9%, Story Rich 16.6%, Casual 11.6%, Cute 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes exploration and photography in a beautiful, Mediterranean-inspired setting that feels very similar to the town of Phénix.

Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.

Why similar: Simulation 16.8%, Point & Click 16.4%, Story Rich 14.7%, Cute 13.5%, Relaxing 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: A meditative game about organizing and placing items that offers a similar sense of satisfaction and creative arrangement.

Furnish Master is a relaxing game about furnishing apartments, houses, commercial estate and even outdoor territory! Realize your design dreams!

Why similar: Design & Illustration 38.8% ★, Job Simulator 16.9% ★, Sandbox 11.7%, Simulation 9.2%, Stylized 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing sandbox game that focuses entirely on the creative joy of furnishing and decorating various spaces.

Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.

Why similar: Story Rich 22%, Simulation 20.2%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Casual 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, narrative-driven job simulator that focuses on listening to customers and creating art through drink crafting.

A handpainted cozy hidden object adventure. Explore a surreal world. Collect items for its quirky inhabitants. Fix damaged paintings and solve casual puzzles. Help a lost skeleton painter find his way home. This game is short but 100% FREE (no ads, no IAP).

Why similar: Point & Click 41.8%, Casual 16%, Exploration 16%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Indie 7%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that integrates classic art into its gameplay, perfect for fans of the artistic theme.

Start from humble beginnings and take charge of the daily life of a wannabe influencer. Balance your day between creating trend-based content, completing tasks to earn money, and building trust with your neighbors to uncover their stories. Are you ready to embark on your road to fame?

Why similar: Simulation 27.3%, Sandbox 23.4%, Open World 16.1%, Casual 11.3%, Cute 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A life-simulation game that mirrors the career-growth aspect of the seed game, focusing on building a brand and interacting with a city.

PAINTER SIMULATOR is a new generation game in which the emphasis is placed on the player's imagination and perceptiveness. Create the world in the colors you want to see with a brush.

Why similar: Design & Illustration 37.8% ★, Job Simulator 13.1% ★, Sandbox 10.5%, Simulation 10.3%, Stylized 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation game that focuses on the technical aspects of painting and interior design tasks.

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.

Why similar: Sandbox 20.1%, Simulation 16.1%, Open World 11.9%, Stylized 10.7%, Cute 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: An instant town-building toy that focuses purely on the creative joy of design without the pressure of traditional management mechanics.

It’s time to discover your inner artist! With Vermillion, you get a fully equipped oil painting studio in your home, without any of the mess. Ready for the unrivaled sense of accomplishment from creating your first painting?

Why similar: Design & Illustration 49.7% ★, Sandbox 14.7%, Simulation 13.5%, Casual 4.9%, Atmospheric 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A highly realistic painting simulator that offers a tactile, immersive experience for those who want to focus purely on the craft.

Curate and manage incredible museums! Explore to discover amazing artifacts. Design and refine the layout, keep staff happy, guests entertained, donations plentiful… and children off the exhibits

Why similar: Simulation 32.1%, Sandbox 25.4%, Exploration 17.3%, Casual 11.9%, Cute 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A management and design game that allows you to curate exhibits and build a space that reflects your creative vision.

It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.

Why similar: Story Rich 24.3%, Open World 20.8%, Multiple Endings 20.1%, Exploration 11.6%, Relaxing 10%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, narrative-focused job simulator that allows you to explore a beautiful town while delivering mail.

Buy and sell art, manage employees, and grow your shop in this immersive simulator set in Europe. Curate a unique collection, attract customers, and become the premier art dealer. Transform your humble gallery into a thriving art empire!

Why similar: Sandbox 26.8%, Simulation 26.5%, Stylized 15.6%, Atmospheric 9.3%, 3D 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A management-focused game that lets you run your own art gallery, emphasizing the business side of the art world.

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.

Why similar: Design & Illustration 54.7% ★, Sandbox 14.8%, Simulation 13.8%, 3D 4.1%, Indie 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: This sandbox painting simulator provides a wide array of tools to create art in a virtual studio environment.

DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.

Why similar: Exploration 25%, Simulation 24.6%, Story Rich 16.7%, Casual 13.7%, Relaxing 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends management simulation with exploration and charming character interactions in a way that feels very rewarding.

Carto is a charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.

Why similar: Exploration 15.7%, Story Rich 13.7%, Cute 11.8%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Open World 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle-exploration game where you rearrange map pieces to change the world around you, echoing the creative exploration of Passpartout 2.

Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.

Why similar: Exploration 21.7%, Open World 17.6%, Cute 16.8%, Sandbox 13.5%, Simulation 12%

Why You'll Like It: A vibrant, exploration-heavy simulation game that balances management with a relaxing, discovery-filled world.

Think you've got what it takes to become a famous artist? Start with one brush and absolutely no followers. Take on commissions, gain fans, unlock new tools, and build your reputation one painting at a time. Will clients happily pay the full amount, or wonder what they've just spent their money on?

Why similar: Design & Illustration 50.5% ★, Simulation 12.5%, Sandbox 10.6%, Stylized 6.2%, Casual 4.8%

Calico is a day-in-the-life community sim game where you are given an important and adorable task: rebuild the town’s cat café and fill it with cute and cuddly creatures! Build up your café by filling it with cute furniture, fun decorations, yummy pastries, and get it bustling with animals again!

Why similar: Simulation 24.7%, Open World 20%, Cute 16.5%, Casual 12.6%, Indie 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A day-in-the-life community sim that focuses on cozy activities and creative design in a magical world.

Craft and sell charming postcards to your customers in a relaxing sandbox full of color and creativity. Carefully Stamped is a cozy job simulator where you are a postcard designer. Take on new orders, craft the cutest mail, write a wholesome note and collect stamps to send your postcards 🎟️✉️

Why similar: Photo Editing 36.2% ★, Design & Illustration 25.2% ★, Job Simulator 12.8% ★, Simulation 5.9%, Sandbox 5.8%

Explore the miniature universe filled with Eastern mythology, forgotten folk tales and surprising historical events in this puzzle adventure game. Step into real artworks, reveal mysteries by solving unique puzzles, and be the hero of the miniature folk.

Why similar: Point & Click 21%, Exploration 16.4%, Story Rich 15.3%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Casual 7.3%

Live the life of a starving artist in 19th century alternative history. Survive poverty, alchoholism, madness, depression, and 67 different feelings. Paint masterpieces by combining inspirations, sell them for riches (or scraps) and create a painting that will change the world.

Why similar: Design & Illustration 61.5% ★, Simulation 19.9%, Casual 8.1%, Indie 7.3%, Singleplayer 3.1%

Organize and give out lost items! Lost But Found is a job simulator game where you are an officer who oversees the lost items in an airport. Organize those items and distribute them to people who lost their belongings. Upgrade your office, manage requests, collect stickers, and more.

Why similar: Job Simulator 30.2% ★, Simulation 19.6%, Point & Click 17.4%, Cute 8.6%, Hand-drawn 7.7%

In House Builder 2, you build your dream structures in a vibrant, open-world low-poly environment! Purchase materials for your work, load them up, and head off to diverse tasks in the ultimate building adventure!

Why similar: Design & Illustration 51.1% ★, Sandbox 15.5%, Simulation 7.5%, Casual 6.4%, Exploration 5.4%

Run your dream bakery, make friends with adorable animals, collect friendship photos and unique scrapbook elements. Forge ahead, using the power of baking to solve the town’s challenges. Let every animal enjoy its favorite bread—and open up about the secrets they’ve kept hidden.

Why similar: Photo Editing 51.1% ★, Simulation 17%, Story Rich 13.3%, Casual 7.9%, Cute 7.3%

In this game YOU make the maps! Become the cartographer of a small adventure crew and use proper navigation tools like a real explorer. Map the environment to turn unknown islands into a hand-drawn journey toward a legendary treasure.

Why similar: Job Simulator 16.7% ★, Sandbox 13.6%, Exploration 12.5%, Simulation 11.8%, Stylized 8.2%

Ad Agency Simulator: Prologue offers a short simulation experience for those who want to pursue a career in advertising. Are you ready to create your own ad designs and manage your ad agency starting from a small ad office?

Why similar: Photo Editing 41.1% ★, Design & Illustration 32% ★, Simulation 9.6%, Exploration 7.3%, 3D 2.8%

You're 25, you feel like all of your peers are ahead of you in life so you apply for a new job to try to find some sort of meaning. Your new career is filled with physics-based puzzles, hand drawn art & a cute little story.

Why similar: Point & Click 32.2%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Cute 12.1%, Stylized 10.8%, Story Rich 9.5%

Grab your backpack and climb on in, it’s time to hit the road! Head out on a gentle journey in your reliable old caravan, crafting hearty meals, running market stalls and sharing goodies with local townsfolk. Spread kindness, share, and help prepare for the annual Whizz Bang Fair!

Why similar: Exploration 21.8%, Open World 18.9%, Story Rich 16.4%, Cute 13.1%, Stylized 10.2%

You're a curious little kitty with a big personality, on an adventure to find your way back home. Explore the city, make new friends with stray animals, wear delightful hats, and leave more than a little chaos in your wake. After all, isn't that what cats do best?

Why similar: Sandbox 18.6%, Exploration 17.2%, Simulation 15.4%, Open World 11.5%, Cute 11.5%

Become a phone repair technician, get the opportunity to look into the personal data of customers. Influence their destinies if you dare!

Why similar: Point & Click 19.5%, Exploration 15.7%, Story Rich 11.8%, Simulation 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.8%

Make and share the most beautiful and bizarre medieval art imaginable! Manage and grow your manuscript workshop by illustrating manuscripts, using friendly tools and a massive range of drag-and-drop artworks from the deepest reaches of history. Welcome to your very own Scriptorium!

Why similar: Design & Illustration 47.7% ★, Job Simulator 16% ★, Simulation 11.8%, Stylized 8.3%, Casual 5.4%

Can you transform a dilapidated old manor into a 5-star inn while solving the mysteries lurking behind its doors? Meet amusing guests, discover new areas and upgrades, complete mini-quests, and find items and beautiful paintings that will help you achieve your goals!

Why similar: Point & Click 25.6%, Simulation 15.9%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Story Rich 14.6%, Cute 10.2%

Whisper of the House is a cozy game about organizing and decorating. You'll take on various tasks from the townspeople—helping them move, organize, and clean their spaces. In the process, your gentle touch might make a difference in their lives, and perhaps uncover some hidden stories...

Why similar: Point & Click 17.7%, Simulation 15.5%, Exploration 14.1%, Story Rich 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10.4%

A cozy puzzler with story. Recreate paintings by applying lines & colors in a specific order. Explore beautiful mazes & collect letters of a poem. Help two sweethearts find a path towards each other. Three games in one. Hints when stuck. 160+ paintings, 3~4 hours, set to a chill soundtrack.

Why similar: Story Rich 17.7%, Stylized 13.6%, Simulation 12.6%, Cute 11.5%, Casual 10.2%

Hidden Through Time 2: Discovery is a cozy hidden object game that has you searching for hidden objects in hand-drawn, interactive landscapes. Ignite your imagination, unleash your inner artist with the editor and share your masterpieces with the world!

Why similar: Point & Click 30.2%, Sandbox 23.9%, Hand-drawn 16.1%, Casual 11.2%, Cute 9.9%

Run your very own thrift shop in this laid-back management sim! Sort through boxes to find hidden treasures and arrange nostalgic displays of clothes, antiques, toys & more. Befriend the regulars, help with their requests and expand your store into a hub for the local community!

Why similar: Simulation 27.6%, Point & Click 19.4%, Cute 13.2%, Casual 12.3%, Story Rich 10.6%

'Pieces of the Past' is a cute, sentimental adventure where you restore family keepsakes to uncover touching stories. Blend puzzle-solving with the joy of preserving memories in this delightful journey!

Why similar: Simulation 16%, Point & Click 15.1%, Job Simulator 14.3% ★, Story Rich 11.4%, Cute 8.2%

Dear curator, you are about to embark on a journey to captivate the audience! You will be in charge of an art gallery.Impress the museum curators around the world with these masterpieces, collect badges, apply for support funds, and learn the value of art!

Why similar: Simulation 30.3%, Exploration 20.8%, Story Rich 17.6%, Cute 14.2%, Casual 12.1%

For creation and collection aficionados, The Painter’s Playground offers a game-based sandbox to craft and collect 2D artwork and share it with the online community. Strive to either be the buzz of the arthouse as a creator of sought-after works, or own the most coveted collection - or both!

Why similar: Simulation 55.7%, Casual 25.1%, Indie 19.1%

All professions are important, all professions are needed! Explore a world of crafts, each with a place for cats. Find them and the world will be colored!

Why similar: Casual 36.5%, Hand-drawn 28.1%, Colorful 10%, Indie 9.7%, Relaxing 9.6%

Leave everything behind and open a tiny bookshop by the sea in this cozy narrative management game. Stock your tiny bookshop with different books and items, set up shop in scenic locations, and run your cozy second-hand bookshop while getting to know the locals.

Why similar: Simulation 22.1%, Story Rich 18%, Stylized 14.3%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Cute 11.5%

Flowers And Favours is a relaxing cozy florist sim. Run your own flower shop, experiment with a stunning variety of florals, and craft unique bouquets for your adorable customers. Your floral journey begins today!

Why similar: Job Simulator 25.3% ★, Simulation 19.3%, Sandbox 16.2%, Cute 7.7%, Atmospheric 7%

Create new hairstyles for customers. Cut, dye, and style to perfection. Enhance your skills and master the craft. Run your business and renovate your salon. Generate profit, hire employees - aim to the top! Upload any portrait photo and try out new hairstyles thanks to the character creator!

Why similar: Design & Illustration 44.3% ★, Simulation 15.2%, Sandbox 12.6%, Casual 6.1%, Indie 4.8%

Join Clicky on a new, enchanted adventure in Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic! Search for hidden objects scattered around hand-drawn worlds, and unlock more as you go. With both a single player campaign and an online mode where you can create your own dreamworld, the adventure never ends!

Why similar: Point & Click 30.7%, Sandbox 29%, Cute 11.7%, Hand-drawn 9%, Casual 8%

Été (summer) is a relaxing painting game set in Montréal. Color the city to explore, create artworks on canvas, collect stamps in your album, decorate your studio, fulfill commissions from your neighbors, and unleash your inner artist!

Why similar: Exploration 20.8%, Story Rich 14.8%, Stylized 13.6%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Casual 9.4%

Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!

Why similar: Point & Click 21.3%, Simulation 17.6%, Exploration 15.5%, Story Rich 14.7%, Multiple Endings 14.2%

A game where you play as a slightly confused bear trying to assemble the ultimate meal no matter who tries to get in your way. Relax and fish, visit the grocery store, escape bureaucracy, and more on your way to achieve enlightenment via sandwich.

Why similar: Exploration 34%, Stylized 20.1%, Casual 18.6%, 3D 13.8%, Colorful 9.9%