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FireAlpaca SE
FireAlpaca SE is painting software for Windows/Mac that has evolved as a higher brand of the regular version of FireAlpaca. We provide a professional creative environment where your creativity can be visualized immediately.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Simple, versatile drawing tools” (31 of 72 reviews) and “Affordable alternative to subscriptions” (12); the most common complaint is “Paid version barely differs” (7). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
31 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“Coming from the free version to the paid has definitely helped with my eyestrain, brushes feel slightly more intuitive but otherwise it's all the same functionality. After religiously using FireAlpaca for the past 4…”
“For the free version of FireAlpaca to be so good, paying for this version in my mind is 100% justified even though there's not a ton of new features. The brushes that you can access are very nice and darkmode is an…”
“Longtime user of Firealpaca (original) before SE was even in the making. The new Firealpaca 3 has its ups and downs, but the support from the devs is always quick and helpful. Two days after my art file got corrupted…”
12 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“For the free version of FireAlpaca to be so good, paying for this version in my mind is 100% justified even though there's not a ton of new features. The brushes that you can access are very nice and darkmode is an…”
“Great affordable option without relying on a subscription! The free version is perfectly fine but after using it for a long while I decided to check out the paid version for the quality of life improvements. Not a…”
“Longtime user of Firealpaca (original) before SE was even in the making. The new Firealpaca 3 has its ups and downs, but the support from the devs is always quick and helpful. Two days after my art file got corrupted…”
8 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“Good app for my smooth brain to learn and fool around in. Worth the price, at least for me.”
“Perfect for people that are between intermediate and advanced levels of art skill. If you consider yourself a beginner, start with the free version of Fire Alpaca. If you consider yourself a professional, splurge in…”
“Very user friendly with lots of tools to use. Works well for me”
7 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“Coming from the free version to the paid has definitely helped with my eyestrain, brushes feel slightly more intuitive but otherwise it's all the same functionality. After religiously using FireAlpaca for the past 4…”
“For the free version of FireAlpaca to be so good, paying for this version in my mind is 100% justified even though there's not a ton of new features. The brushes that you can access are very nice and darkmode is an…”
“Longtime user of Firealpaca (original) before SE was even in the making. The new Firealpaca 3 has its ups and downs, but the support from the devs is always quick and helpful. Two days after my art file got corrupted…”
7 of the 72 reviews raise this.
“Longtime user of Firealpaca (original) before SE was even in the making. The new Firealpaca 3 has its ups and downs, but the support from the devs is always quick and helpful. Two days after my art file got corrupted…”
“I absolutly love this program, used the free version for years and the paid version is amazing, never really had problems with bugs or crashing. The only negative thing is that it is sort og lacking in features. It is…”
7 of the 72 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“i like how much more smoother it is to draw, and the ui is much more sleek opposed to the original firealpaca, which seemed really old and outdated. id say that the price is too expensive for a drawing application if…”
“I've been using the free version for some long time now and it works perfectly, decided to buy this one and only in the night I had it it bugged and closed too many times, if this happened to anyone else and knows how…”
“I just leave this open I'm not even a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ artist why did I beg my friend to get me this”
6 of the 72 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“super buggy. randomly erases progress”
“I've been using FireAlpaca since 2014 and to this day it solos every other art program out there. I only bought the steam version for the dark mode but it's pretty fun to track my hours and collect trading cards.…”
“I've been using the free version for some long time now and it works perfectly, decided to buy this one and only in the night I had it it bugged and closed too many times, if this happened to anyone else and knows how…”
5 of the 72 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I absolutly love this program, used the free version for years and the paid version is amazing, never really had problems with bugs or crashing. The only negative thing is that it is sort og lacking in features. It is…”
“FireAlpaca SE is quite buggy, especially when working on larger illustrations. It struggles with tasks that other programs, like Clip Studio Paint, handle smoothly. Because of these limitations, I wouldn’t recommend it.”
Counted across 72 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 88.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“So FireAlpaca is basically my childhood drawing app, having been seriously drawing for the better part of 4 years. I had went out of my way to also tried many software namely Krita, CSP, Medibang, Paint Tool Sai, dabbling and many others in a minor ways. Would I Recommend the…”
— a player, Steam review · 15,594 hrs played“drew girls making out,, highly recommended,,”
— a player, Steam review · 95 hrs played“TL;DR: I don't recommend purchasing the SE unless you think that dark mode and no pop-up is worth $30 or unless you just want to support the devs. I've used FireAlpaca for over ten (10) years. When the SE came out I knew I wanted to get it eventually to at the very least support…”
— a player, Steam review · 145 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
🆕FireAlpaca New Brush Added：Fantasy Ornament
🔥🦙 FireAlpaca New Brush Added! 🦙🔥 Two types of 'Fantasy Ornament' have been added! A roller brush that lets you draw fantasy-like patterns🖌️ Simply check the “Shape” box in the brush settings and draw
🆕FireAlpaca SE Exclusive Brush: Blended Watercolor 3
🖌️✨FireAlpaca SE limited brush🖌️✨ We've released the exclusive “Blended Watercolor 3” brush for FireAlpaca SE! A watercolor brush with a blurred touch. It is perfect for drawing fluffy clouds.☁️ * “Bl
🆕 New FireAlpaca Template: Halloween
We've added new Halloween Templates to FireAlpaca! 🎃👻 Available in three formats: portrait, landscape, and square. Get into the Halloween spirit and create your own artwork using these festive templat
🆕FireAlpaca SE Exclusive Brush: Sparkling Feathers
🖌️✨FireAlpaca SE limited brush🖌️✨ We've released the exclusive “Sparkling Feathers” brush for FireAlpaca SE! This scatter brush lets you sprinkle feathers and sparkling stars across your artwork🪽✨ Pow
🆕FireAlpaca New Brush Added：Grain Pen
🔥🦙 FireAlpaca New Brush Added! 🦙🔥 'Grain Pen' have been added! A brush with ink reservoir that creates slightly blurred lines Download it from the Brush Store and give it a try! [img src="
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Design & Illustration, Photo Editing |
| Player tags | Design & Illustration · Photo Editing · Software (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean |
| Official site | https://firealpaca.com/en/se/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 or Later Processor: Pentium 4 Memory: 2 GB RAM Storage: 100 MB available space