Simulation

Passpartout: The Starving Artist

Single Player

3.1

Users · RAWG

2017

Released

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📅 Release Info

Release DateJune 5, 2017

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🏷️ Game Details

Genres

SimulationCasualFamilyIndie

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About this game

Passpartout puts you into the shoes of a French artist trying to navigate the beautifully confusing art scene. Paint and sell your own art to survive your expensive wine and baguette addiction.

Passpartout was developed by Flamebait Games and released in June of 2017. It is currently available on Steam and Gamejolt.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Create and sell artwork without traditional artistic skill.
Simple painting and selling systems suit casual players.
Humorous writing satirizes the art world's exaggerated conventions.
Hand-drawn visuals and whimsical presentation match the art theme.
Career progression includes improving sales and meeting demanding customers.

Cons

Painting, selling, and paying expenses form a repetitive gameplay loop.
Few painting tools make detailed artwork difficult to produce.
Customer reactions and pricing judgments lack clear explanations.
The structured campaign is brief.

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