Best Design & Illustration Steam Deck Games
Steam currently has 4,460 Design & Illustration games, but not all of them can be played on the Steam Deck. Explore our list with the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Design & Illustration game rankings were last updated on 3/14/2025.
Looking for more? Explore other lists such as:
- Best design & illustration games on Steam
- Best design & illustration Steam games for Mac
- Best design & illustration Linux games on Steam
- Free design & illustration games on Steam
- Free Steam games
- Most played Steam games
- Best rated Steam games
1. Tiny Glade
Tiny Glade is a small diorama builder where you doodle whimsical castles, cozy cottages & romantic ruins. Explore gridless building chemistry as the game adorns your glades with procedural detail. No management, combat or goals: just kick back and turn forgotten meadows into lovable dioramas.
Tiny Glade holds the #1 spot for "best Design & Illustration Steam Deck game" with a Player Score of 95. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 18,880 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 18,437 positive reviews and 443 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $11.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $11.99 |
| Release Date | 9/23/2024 |
| Developer | Pounce Light |
| Publisher | Pounce Light |
| Steam App Id | 2198150 |
3. SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator
A unique artist sim game with realistic paint mixing, physics and numerous painting tools. Upgrade and customize your studio, complete tasks, sell and expose art, buy instruments and get famous!
SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Design & Illustration Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,304 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,189 positive reviews and 115 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $11.24 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $11.24 |
| Release Date | 10/13/2022 |
| Franchise | HypeTrain Digital |
| Developer | Goose Minded |
| Publisher | HypeTrain Digital |
| Steam App Id | 1293180 |
4. I commissioned some bees 0
Play for free! I paid artists to hide bees in 10 pieces of artwork. Can you find them all? Warning: Relaxing.
I commissioned some bees 0 has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Design & Illustration Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,357 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,226 positive reviews and 131 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Release Date | 1/12/2023 |
| Developer | Follow The Fun |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 2250060 |
5. House Flipper
House Flipper is a unique chance to become a one-man renovation crew. Buy, repair and remodel devastated houses. Give them a second life and sell them at a profit!
House Flipper has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Design & Illustration Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 93,974 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 88,494 positive reviews and 5,480 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $6.24 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $6.24 |
| Release Date | 5/17/2018 |
| Franchise | Frozen District |
| Developers | |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 613100 |
6. Lots of Cats in Every Moment
“Lots of Cats in Every Moment” is a game where you find hidden cats while romance unfolds!
Lots of Cats in Every Moment has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Design & Illustration Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 643 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 621 positive reviews and 22 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
7. Tormentum - Dark Sorrow
TORMENTUM is a dark Point & Click adventure game.The dreamlike, nightmarish atmosphere of the game was inspired by works of painters H.R. Giger and Zdzislaw Beksinski. The game's final look and feel was also strongly influenced by the universes of games such as Demon's Souls or Dark Seed.
Tormentum - Dark Sorrow has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Design & Illustration Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,597 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,442 positive reviews and 155 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $5.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $5.99 |
| Release Date | 3/4/2015 |
| Developer | OhNoo Studio |
| Publisher | OhNoo Studio |
| Steam App Id | 335000 |
8. Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist
Embark on your struggling artist adventure. Draw and sell art to cheeky critics to reclaim your lost art career. Explore the endearing art-starved town of Phénix and show them you're a true artist!
Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Design & Illustration Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,139 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,084 positive reviews and 55 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $24.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $24.99 |
| Release Date | 4/4/2023 |
| Franchise | flamebaitgames |
| Developer | Flamebait Games |
| Publisher | Flamebait Games |
| Steam App Id | 1571100 |
9. Coloring Game
Coloring Game is a fantastic anti-stress game. Animate the pixel picture by coloring it in full!
Coloring Game has achieved a Player Score of 89, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Design & Illustration Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,920 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,623 positive reviews and 297 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
10. Engare
Engare is a game about motion and geometry. Part puzzle game, part drawing tool, Engare is all about your geometric imagination. It’s a meditation on the dynamics of simple machines and the beauty buried deep within repeating motion.
Engare has achieved a Player Score of 88, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Design & Illustration Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 446 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 422 positive reviews and 24 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 10/23/2017 |
| Developer | Mahdi Bahrami |
| Publisher | Mahdi Bahrami |
| Steam App Id | 415170 |
More Design & Illustration Steam Deck Verified Games
Explore even more rankings for the 10 best Design & Illustration games available on Steam.
| Image | Name | Actions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 489 | 9/23/2024 | 95 | $11.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 26 | 2/15/2017 | 94 | $5.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 26 | 10/13/2022 | 94 | $11.24 | Steam Charts | |
| 3 | 1/12/2023 | 93 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 1,780 | 5/17/2018 | 93 | $6.24 | Steam Charts | |
| 14 | 7/27/2024 | 90 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 3/4/2015 | 90 | $5.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 14 | 4/4/2023 | 90 | $24.99 | Steam Charts | |
| 16 | 4/12/2019 | 89 | Free | Steam Charts | |
| 1 | 10/23/2017 | 88 | $9.99 | Steam Charts |
Soures & References
Steambase has best-in-class data powered directly by Steam, our data partners, and in-house experts. Reviews and rankings are enriched, analyzed, and updated in real-time to ensure we surface the most up-to-date insights. Learn more about the Steambase approach to data collection and our review methodology.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 14). Steam Store. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 14). Tiny Glade on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 13). Hidden Folks on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 13). SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, February 23). I commissioned some bees 0 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 16). House Flipper on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 13). Lots of Cats in Every Moment on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 14). Tormentum - Dark Sorrow on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, February 22). Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 14). Coloring Game on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, February 6). Engare on Steam. Steam Store.