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Painters Guild is a management sim where you control an art academy in the Italian Renaissance. Paint artwork as beautiful as the Mona Lisa. Hire painters like Leonardo da Vinci and millions of randomly generated ones. Expand and customize your guild with furniture and more.

Painters Guild is a simulation, indie and casual game developed and published by Lucas Molina.
Released on September 01st 2015 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 539 reviews of which 362 were positive and 177 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.5 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam with a 60% discount, but you can find it for 0.48€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Painters Guild into these genres:

Simulation Indie Casual Strategy Management Historical Pixel Graphics 2D Singleplayer Sandbox Time Management Colorful Cute Alternate History Economy Retro Building Capitalism Crafting Education

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP
  • Processor: 2.33GHz or faster x86-compatible processor
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Any
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
  • Sound Card: Any

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May 2025
Very sweet.
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April 2025
Really fun and hard to stop. Good when you dont know what to play but want to play something
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Dec. 2024
I'm surprised to see so many negative reviews, this is by far one of my favorite Steam games! It's simple and easy to play, with a very nice pixel art style and mellow music that doesn't get annoying. There admittedly isn't too much depth given to your little painters or their clients, but personally I really enjoy coming up with elaborate stories for them all while I play. It can be a genuine struggle to keep up their finances and to keep things going while seeking out and training new painters, especially when trying to cover all the different art styles. The little random events add some spice (I will say they don't happen often enough or with enough consequence to truly add much difficulty) and if you know art history or the history of the available countries the various pop ups as the years go by are interesting and amusing! You can also hire famous artists to join your group after a while (Da Vinci for example), which is neat. Overall the game CAN lack depth, but when you get sucked into its gameplay loop it's addictive. I think if you see this game on sale (averages around 1.99), I recommend snapping it up; for anyone who likes pixel art, art history, or simple management games this is a treat. I have no idea if the developer ever plans to make a sequel or similar game, but if they did I for one would be extremely interested to see expansion in this style and gameplay.
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Oct. 2024
I have not played it for a long time but It is creative and realistic. Managing your painters is cool but taxes are hard in this game.
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Aug. 2024
This is the cutest, most adorable management game ever. Made for art history nerds. As a management game, it is quite robust: the mechanics are intuitive and very easy to understand, but the game is still pretty hard even for seasoned management game lovers. The little art history jokes are amazing: even though it is a very small game, I keep finding stuff that make me laugh. For example, the city news! They give some historical context but the way they're written is so simple and silly, I absolutely love them. This is one of my favourite games. I wish there were more to it, like scenarios, more characters, etc. Would also be nice if there were a way to win the game (as is, if I am not mistaken, it just keeps on going...). It is very expandable, and it could become one of the best management games out there with just a little bit of love!
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Frequently Asked Questions

Painters Guild is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam.

Painters Guild is currently available at a 60% discount. You can purchase it for 3.99€ on Steam.

Painters Guild received 362 positive votes out of a total of 539 achieving a rating of 6.46.
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Painters Guild was developed and published by Lucas Molina.

Painters Guild is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Painters Guild is not playable on MacOS.

Painters Guild is not playable on Linux.

Painters Guild is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Painters Guild. Explore additional content available for Painters Guild on Steam.

Painters Guild does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Painters Guild does not support Steam Remote Play.

Painters Guild is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Painters Guild
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362
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Lucas Molina
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Lucas Molina
Release 01 Sep 2015
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