8 Best Games Where You Play As An Artist

Time to share that creativity with the world – these games put you in the shoes of some eccentric artists.

Creating games takes a lot of work across all fronts. So much time and effort go into designing every single one of the characters, structuring the narrative, designing the levels, and programming everything necessary to get it to work.

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There’s also a huge artistic component that goes into bringing a game to life. Characters need to be drawn and animated, worlds need to be built, dialogue and story need to be written, and everything needs to flow together. Games are art and there are some that give you the opportunity to play as artists and feel the creativity at your finertips.

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Chicory: A Colorful Tale

Dogs are precious creatures, so it’s easy to turn them into heroes. Whether they’re exploring the wilderness, fighting in a fantasy setting, or trying to bring color back to the world, a dog can always make it work. This is proved by the game Chicory: A Colorful Tale where you play as an adorable dog.

The dog is actually an aspiring artist and the biggest fan of Chicory, who has disappeared and taken color from the world. Taking up a magic brush, it’s your job to what out what’s happened, restore the world, find Chicory, and become an accomplished artist yourself.

7

The Artful Escape

Many tend to associate trippy and psychedelic ideas with artists, especially music. There have been many decades where musicians and singers crafted tunes that sounded like they made no sense, but had the power to transport you to another world.

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In The Artful Escape, you take on the role of a talented guitarist who seeks to weave such songs. The process isn’t easy as his stage persona needs some encouragement from him. This means you’ll be traveling through a surreal and vibrant world filled with otherworldly sights, sounds, and voices.

6

Wandersong

The bard is a class that is both comical and highly versatile. People often see bards as entertainers and morale boosters to the other battle-hardened party members. However, Dungeons & Dragons are just one of many games that shows just how powerful bards can be. Another one is Wandersong, a game about a bard who tries to save the world through song.

The deity has decided to end the world, so the nameless Bard sets out on a journey to revive the Earthsong and save everyone. Their only means of doing so is by hitting all the right notes to change their surroundings and help whoever they can.

5

De Blob

There aren’t many games that put you in the role of an amorphous mass. It’s normal to want to clearly see and understand who and what you are. That question is not so easily answered in De Blob. This game has you playing as a bouncy and heroic creature called Blob who lives in a city that has been robbed of color by the evil Inky army.

Luckily, a gang of rebellious artists is helping you fight back by painting the town red… and whatever other colors you can find. Blob is a living splatter who can color entire buildings by dipping himself in color and launching himself at surfaces. It’s a messy yet colorful quest.

4

PaRappa The Rapper

There are too many musical art forms to categorize with rap having multiple categories and subcategories within itself. No matter what type of rap you try to do, you need to have a good rhythm and flow. You’ll need both if you want to complete PaRappa The Rapper. In this game, you play as the young dog PaRappa who wants nothing more than to impress his crush, Sunny.

So, he decides to accomplish a number of tasks that he feels will impress her such as getting a license and baking a cake. But it’s not that simple, since he’ll need to rap his way to victory against every single one of his mentors while having a good time.

3

SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator

A dream of many artists is to have all the space and tools they could ever imagine. To have such access would mean being able to explore any idea in an infinite number of ways. This is what you get to do in SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator.

Art is subjective and anyone has the potential to be a genius in the present or in the future. SuchArt puts you in an art studio set in the future that gives you access to tons of new futuristic artistic tools with which to experiment. Make use of all the space and make whatever comes to your mind with these tools of tomorrow.

2

New Pokemon Snap

With almost every piece of technology having a camera, photos are everywhere. People are taking pictures of anything they like and anything they think other people would like. Well, people like Pokemon, so it makes sense to make a game about taking pictures of them. After the original Pokemon Snap, the sequel New Pokemon Snap was released on the Switch in 2021.

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You return as a determined photographer to the world of Pokemon with one objective: Take as many pictures as possible. Of course, you’ll be challenged to get some rare Pokemon and positions, but that just adds to the fun.

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The Metronomicon: Slay The Dance Floor

Fantasy RPGs have a traditional structure that involves a number of established classes banding together to stop a great evil. They do this by working together, using strategy, and strength in order to overcome any challenge they face.

This means that dancing isn’t really part of these tactics, but it is in the universe of The Metronomicon: Slay The Dance Floor. You control up to four different party members in a constant dance party as they slay monsters and bosses with all the power that their dancing and rhythm will allow.

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