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Different Folks · 2022 · Windows

Steam: 92 % positive of 1,593 reviews, as of Oct 28

A collaborative online painting game where players can create, edit, and rate each other's art!

24 games that play like Different Strokes and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: SuchArt: Creative Space, Pixel Sketch and SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator.

Player tags

  • Relaxing
  • Hand-drawn
  • Cute
  • Exploration
  • Design & Illustration
  • Cartoon
  • 3D
  • Immersive Sim
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Steam reviews

What players say

Players mostly love it as a free, relaxing collaborative art gallery, though many dislike the paid colour unlock and vandalism of shared artwork.

Most reviewers recommend Different Strokes and describe it as a calm, low-pressure place to doodle and paint, with simple tools and a shared canvas where others edit your work. Many players enjoy the weekly themes, the endless gallery to browse and the feeling of improving their drawing. Recent reviews are more mixed: some players complain that the free version has few colours and that the Deluxe upgrade feels like a paywall. Others report that shared canvases get erased, vandalised or edited with inappropriate or unrelated content, and that moderation is slow. Some describe the player base as quiet and the community as thin, while others praise a friendly Discord.

Praised

  • Relaxing, low-pressure drawing

    Players describe the simple tools and calm pace as a good way to doodle, relieve art block or draw without pressure.

    Many players
  • Shared gallery and collaboration

    Players enjoy editing other people's drawings, seeing how they change and browsing the endless gallery of community art.

    Many players
  • Weekly themes and fresh content

    Players like the rotating weekly prompts and the regularly changing gallery, which keeps new art coming and gives ideas.

    Some players
  • Free base version

    Reviewers say the free version lets them try the game fully, and they praise it as a generous way to start.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Paid colour and tool unlock

    Players find the Deluxe upgrade necessary for more colours and brushes, which they feel is a paywall for basic features.

    Many players
  • Vandalism of shared art

    Players say their drawings were erased, scribbled over or replaced, with no simple way to remove the damage.

    Some players
  • Inappropriate content and slow moderation

    Reviewers report sexual or offensive images on the canvases and feel that flagged work is handled without clear notice.

    Some players
  • Limited tools and few features

    Players ask for an eraser, more canvas sizes, mini-games and better colour control in the free version.

    Some players
Who it suits
Suits casual or beginner artists, anyone with art block, and players who like browsing a shared online gallery.
Who should skip it
Skip it if you want a substantial game with progression, or if you are bothered by vandalism and paid colour unlocks.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with a hundred or more hours tend to be more critical of the paid unlock and of vandalism, while newcomers mostly praise the relaxing drawing.

Summarised by AI from 62 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

By gameplay

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By look

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At a glance

What games like Different Strokes have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Different Strokes: Relaxing (15 of 24), Design & Illustration (11) and Hand-drawn (10).
  • They came out between 2015 and 2026, 6 of them after Different Strokes (2022).
  • Best rated by Steam players: SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator (97 % positive of 3,769).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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