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Artist Life Simulator

Artist Life Simulator

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.

Released Dec 13, 2022 Developer Interactive Fate Publisher Interactive Fate , Placeholder Gameworks Platforms Windows Card GameStrategyRPGRogue-likeLife Sim
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-09-28)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.

81.1%positive196 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I really enjoy games with special mechanics like this one. I love how much attention they put into details, the wide range of emotions an artist can have.. sheesh... Will play again”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“not bad! I finally managed a Win Scenario! Kind of a hard game.”

— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Sneakily didn't disclose AI use in the proper way, instead wyrming some excuse at the footer of the game description, So deeply depressing to see it in a game about artists. Even in the case of using Public Domain images, I cannot endorse this game while it uses any and all…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-27.

26achievements
11.3%median completion
1.9%rarest: The Successful Painter (a minor victory)
72.3% of players 57.6% of players 51.3% of players 47.8% of players 34.8% of players 34.7% of players 26.0% of players 23.6% of players 20.3% of players 19.9% of players 18.6% of players 16.5% of players 11.7% of players 11.3% of players 10.4% of players 8.4% of players 7.8% of players 6.3% of players 6.3% of players 4.7% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 3.6% of players 3.2% of players 2.6% of players 1.9% of players 72.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
72.3%My life is better now — Achive the first upgrade.
57.6%Each defeat only makes me stronger — Experience the first defeat.
51.3%Existential Escape Artist — Remove a loss condition first time.
Rarest badges of honor
1.9%The Successful Painter (a minor victory) — Earn a fortune and focus on personal comfort and luxury.
2.6%The Healing Pleasure (a grand victory) — Use art to show the world all the pleasures it's missing out on.
3.2%The Demons Revealed (a grand victory) — Use art to reveal destructive patterns in the human psyche.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-28. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-09-28 23:18 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-28
US19.99 USD
EU19.50 EUR
UK16.99 GBP
Australia29.99 AUD
Canada24.50 CAD
Japan2,300 JPY
Brazil39.99 BRL
China85.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$7.7 China Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$23

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-28). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Feb 18, 2025
6-year recap and a new feature

Helllooo!!! The world is going crazy but we are back! This update allows you to give names to your paintings! And by the way, here's a little recap of our doings the past 6 years: We released our debu

Mar 20, 2024
Hello Arstist Life Simulator players!

This is a small Spring-Sale update that mostly rebalances and improves some existing content, including our DLC Guns & Cakes. We’re currently super busy working on our next game, an action roguelite c

Mar 16, 2024
Happy spring sale!
Jul 04, 2023
Balance update with new content

We are currently doing our first -50% off sale, so the best time to recommend Artist Life Simulator to a good friend is today. Thank you! This update rebalances (and fixes) numerous chances and stats

Mar 27, 2023
Cakes & Guns: extra content DLC released

The Cakes & Guns extra content DLC is ready! This fresh DLC adds 9 Pistols, 14 Cakes, 200+ new events, new painting illustrations & a lot of other content to the base game, check for yourself: https:/

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.

GenresCasual, Indie, RPG, Simulation
Player tagsCard Game · Strategy · RPG · Rogue-like · Life Sim · Real-Time with Pause · Crafting · 2D · Indie · Alternate History · Deckbuilding · Simulation (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements26
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+) and Windows 10 Processor: x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Any old card at least DX10 capable and supports 1280x720 resolution. DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 2500 MB available space