Best Animation & Modeling Games on Steam

Steam currently has 1,388 Animation & Modeling games available to download and play. Explore our list of 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. Animation & Modeling game rankings were last updated on 12/2/2024.

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1. Wallpaper Engine

Use stunning live wallpapers on your desktop. Animate your own images to create new wallpapers or import videos/websites and share them on the Steam Workshop!

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Wallpaper Engine holds the #1 spot for "best Animation & Modeling game on Steam" with a Player Score of 97. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 841,451 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 824,945 positive reviews and 16,506 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $3.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Wallpaper Engine on the Steam Deck.

Steam Price $3.99
Release Date 11/16/2018
Developer Wallpaper Engine Team
Publisher Wallpaper Engine Team
Steam App Id 431960

2. Aseprite

Aseprite is a pixel-art tool to create 2D animations, sprites, and any kind of graphics for games.

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Aseprite has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Animation & Modeling games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 19,764 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 19,590 positive reviews and 174 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Aseprite on the Steam Deck.

Steam Price $19.99
Release Date 2/22/2016
Developer David Capello
Publisher Igara Studio
Steam App Id 431730

3. Garry's Mod

Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

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Garry's Mod has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Animation & Modeling games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,117,272 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,081,154 positive reviews and 36,118 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $5.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Garry's Mod on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $5.99
Release Date 11/29/2006
Developer Facepunch Studios
Publisher Valve
Steam App Id 4000

4. Blender

Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. Free to use for everyone, for any purpose.

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Blender has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Animation & Modeling games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 65,149 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 62,845 positive reviews and 2,304 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Blender on the Steam Deck.

Release Date 4/24/2015
Developer Blender Foundation
Publisher Blender Foundation
Steam App Id 365670

5. FAITH: The Unholy Trinity

What you are about to do has not been approved by the Vatican. As a young priest, struggle against demons, insane cultists, and your own weakening faith in this pixel horror game inspired by the era of classic 8-bit gaming and the "Satanic Scare" of the 1980s.

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FAITH: The Unholy Trinity has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Animation & Modeling games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,515 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,230 positive reviews and 285 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $8.99 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 $8.99
Release Date 10/21/2022
Franchise New Blood Interactive
Developer Airdorf Games
Publisher New Blood Interactive
Steam App Id 1179080

6. Pixel Studio - pixel art editor

Best pixel art editor. Simple. Fast. Portable.

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Pixel Studio - pixel art editor has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Animation & Modeling games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,115 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,945 positive reviews and 170 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. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Release Date 12/25/2019
Developer Hippo Games
Publisher Hippo Games
Steam App Id 1204050

7. Krita

Krita is a powerful, open source and community-driven digital art tool for illustrators, concept designers, animators, comic book artists, game developers, and anyone who wants to express themselves through the creation of visual art.

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Krita has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Animation & Modeling games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,293 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,105 positive reviews and 188 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $7.49 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Krita on the Steam Deck.

Steam Price $7.49
Release Date 6/10/2014
Developers
Publisher Krita Team
Steam App Id 280680

8. Source Filmmaker

The Source Filmmaker (SFM) is the movie-making tool built and used by us here at Valve to make movies inside the Source game engine. Because the SFM uses the same assets as the game, anything that exists in the game can be used in the movie, and vice versa.

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Source Filmmaker has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Animation & Modeling games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 39,221 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 36,461 positive reviews and 2,760 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Source Filmmaker on the Steam Deck.

Release Date 7/10/2012
Developer Valve
Publisher Valve
Steam App Id 1840

9. VRoid Studio v2.0.0

VRoid Studio is a 3D character creation software developed for you to freely express yourself, even without 3D modeling expertise. The software is easy-to-use. Even first-time users can fully enjoy the software by picking preset items and playing around with the parameters’ sliders.

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VRoid Studio v2.0.0 has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Animation & Modeling games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,986 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,773 positive reviews and 213 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run VRoid Studio v2.0.0 on the Steam Deck.

Release Date 12/23/2020
Developer pixiv Inc.
Publisher pixiv Inc.
Steam App Id 1486350

10. Leap up no Justu: Double

Leap up no jutsu: Double is the next version of the game Leap up no Jutsu. From now on, you must control two characters to avoid obstacles at the same time by clicking on the side where the character needs to jump.Enjoy!

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Leap up no Justu: Double has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Animation & Modeling games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 447 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 441 positive reviews and 6 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $0.69 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Steam Price $0.69
Release Date 12/21/2023
Franchise Yin Games
Developers
Publisher Yin Games
Steam App Id 2482440

More Animation & Modeling Games

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Wallpaper Engine steam charts
71,105
11/16/2018
97
$3.99
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Aseprite steam charts
4,582
2/22/2016
97
$19.99
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Garry's Mod steam charts
23,609
11/29/2006
96
$5.99
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Blender steam charts
9,956
4/24/2015
95
Free
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FAITH: The Unholy Trinity steam charts
23
10/21/2022
92
$8.99
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Pixel Studio - pixel art editor steam charts
147
12/25/2019
92
Free
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Krita steam charts
661
6/10/2014
92
$7.49
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Source Filmmaker steam charts
1,139
7/10/2012
91
Free
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VRoid Studio v2.0.0 steam charts
443
12/23/2020
91
Free
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Leap up no Justu: Double steam charts
1
12/21/2023
91
$0.69
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Crosshair X steam charts
66,472
8/17/2020
91
$5.59
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Stream Avatars steam charts
999
7/26/2017
91
$14.99
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Five Nights at Freddy's 4 steam charts
14
7/23/2015
90
$7.99
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Live2DViewerEX steam charts
303
1/1/2022
89
$4.99
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Pixel Art Academy: Learn Mode steam charts
3
8/5/2024
89
$12.00
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Placid Plastic Desktop steam charts
3
4/1/2024
89
$0.79
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YoloMouse - Game Cursor Changer steam charts
7,287
5/1/2020
88
$3.99
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projectM Music Visualizer steam charts
22
7/26/2020
88
Free
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Polda 3 steam charts
1
12/11/2022
87
$3.39
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CatTuber steam charts
39
9/9/2022
87
$4.99
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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.

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  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 2). Wallpaper Engine on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 22). Aseprite on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 2). Garry's Mod on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 3). Blender on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 27). FAITH: The Unholy Trinity on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 22). Pixel Studio - pixel art editor on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 29). Krita on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 22). Source Filmmaker on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 28). VRoid Studio v2.0.0 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 27). Leap up no Justu: Double on Steam. Steam Store.

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