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Idle Painter

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61%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, story
61% User Score Based on 1,620 reviews

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About Idle Painter

Idle Painter is a single player casual simulation game. It was developed by SayGames Ltd and was released on April 30, 2018. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

The exceptional drawing simulator!

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61%Audience ScoreBased on 1,620 reviews
graphics35 positive mentions
monetization635 negative mentions
  • Beautiful and satisfying artwork with a relaxing drawing process.
  • Easy to play idle mechanics with enjoyable upgrades and progression.
  • The concept is unique and fun for killing time and stress relief.
  • Excessive, often forced ads including unskippable ones after nearly every painting, ruining gameplay experience.
  • Frequent bugs causing progress loss, crashes, freezing, and glitches especially in later levels.
  • Short game length with limited content and locked premium packs, reducing long-term engagement.

  • monetization

    655 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    3% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 97% negative mentions

    The monetization in this game is heavily criticized due to an overwhelming and excessive number of ads, including forced ads after nearly every level and during gameplay. Many users report that purchasing the ad removal option does not fully eliminate ads, leading to frustration and feeling misled. This aggressive ad strategy significantly detracts from the overall experience, making the game feel more like an ad platform than an enjoyable pastime.

    • “This game is fun because there are no ads and also you get to draw.”
    • “This game is amazing; there are no ads, but the game is a little bit slow which is okay.”
    • “But there could be more features... no ads yet.”
    • “Paid 3€ to remove ads, but I still have ads.”
    • “I paid to remove ads, still have to watch ads to play all levels.”
    • “It forces you to watch advertisements after every single painting.”

  • graphics

    58 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, 35% neutral mentions, 5% negative mentions

    The game features beautiful, colorful, and well-done artwork that many players find inspiring and visually satisfying. The graphics are praised for their quality and calming effect, making the artistic process enjoyable to watch. However, some users mention that late-game artwork can feel repetitive or unfinished, and the visuals in the actual game do not always match the polished look shown in advertisements.

    • “The graphics are excellent and I haven't had any bugs or glitches; the game was well made.”
    • “The artworks in this game are very well done for the most part.”
    • “Fantastic game with great visuals.”
    • “Not only that, some of the late game artwork is not even finished.”
    • “The graphics looked better in the advertisement and it wasn't nearly as smooth as it was in the ad either.”
    • “Maybe a little more experience and everything... maybe support the graphics.”

  • gameplay

    29 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    14% positive mentions, 76% neutral mentions, 10% negative mentions

    The gameplay is generally seen as simple and shallow, with many users finding it boring and lacking depth or strategy. Excessive and intrusive ads significantly disrupt the experience, often outweighing actual gameplay, though a few users still find the overall mechanics enjoyable. Progression is criticized for being slow or gated, further diminishing satisfaction.

    • “Loving the gameplay (and the art ofc) and the UI is nice and neat.”
    • “Thos game is a fun drawing puzzle with adventure capitalist gameplay mechanics.”
    • “Super fun and I like the gameplay.”
    • “Seriously, there's an ad every few seconds of gameplay.”
    • “Plus, even if those faults don't happen, the actual gameplay is boring and all you do is spam the screen until a weird picture shows up.”
    • “Very shallow gameplay, at least for the start. I couldn't enjoy more of the game because after the first three levels (about 10 minutes) I got an unskippable 30 second ad.”

  • music

    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    40% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 20% negative mentions

    Users consistently mention the lack of background music as a drawback, suggesting that adding relaxing or calming tunes would enhance the game's enjoyment and immersion. Some play external music while gaming to compensate, and a reported glitch with music not stopping raises concerns. Overall, incorporating in-game music is a common and desired improvement.

    • “Adding music would make the game a lot more enjoyable and relaxing.”
    • “This game is really relaxing to play but could do with music; I just play lofi hip hop whilst I'm playing to keep myself interested but other than that it's fine.”
    • “Really nice but some relaxing music would make it amazing.”
    • “Well, I didn't play for long as I encountered a glitch where the music wouldn't stop even after I exited the app or uninstalled it, so for now, I would rather not play.”
    • “This game is really relaxing to play but could do with music; I just play lofi hip hop while playing to keep myself interested, but other than that, it's fine.”
    • “It is a very good and fun game, but my only problem is that the game needs some background music.”

  • story

    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    14% positive mentions, 65% neutral mentions, 21% negative mentions

    The story aspect of the game is limited, with gameplay centered around completing quests and missions that lead to frequent interruptions by ads. Players find the content short-lived, often running out of free activities quickly and facing mandatory daily wait times to progress. Additionally, some missions require sharing artwork or ad-watching, which feels intrusive and detracts from the overall experience.

    • “Great game, but the first time I played I made the mistake of doing all the drawings, and not waiting for more quests to load.”
    • “Good game but short, finished the game completely in a few nights of casual play (only completing missions to unlock packs). Game was fun until there's nothing to do.”
    • “Finished all of the free paintings and one of the 100 gem ones within 4 hours of gameplay, yet you can't complete more quests until you wait a full day after completing the original quests.”
    • “Was really excited to play the game but when I did, when the 'pens' filled in the triangles, they just disappear and continue with the next one which is the same story.”
    • “It's okay but I did one of the missions to get 100 gems which was to share 10 artworks and I didn't get my gems.”

  • stability

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    10% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 90% negative mentions

    The game frequently suffers from stability issues, including freezing during drawing, glitches with complex images, and crashes after inactivity. While a few users report smooth performance, most experience frustrating interruptions and incomplete renders that detract significantly from gameplay.

    • “No glitches in the game and it runs very fast.”
    • “It starts drawing the picture but freezes halfway through.”
    • “Would give it more stars if it wasn't for the fact that the game freezes if you leave for more than a few hours.”
    • “Cool idea, but completely breaks down in glitches once the images get too complicated (neon pack specifically).”

  • optimization

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 34% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    Users have mixed opinions on optimization: some experience performance issues and disruptive ads, while others praise the smooth gameplay and charming art style. Overall, optimization seems inconsistent across different experiences.

    • “Very good game, I like the color-changing method and it runs smoothly.”
    • “The game has performance issues and is crippled by ads.”

  • humor

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is praised for being excellent, delivering easy and lighthearted comedy that quickly makes players laugh and enjoy the experience.

    • “Excellent work, and I started laughing my head off when I started to play it.”
    • “Easy and funny to look at.”

  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game takes several days to complete but lacks replay value, offering little incentive for players to revisit it once finished.

    • “306 picture does take a few days to complete, but has no replay value.”

  • grinding

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The grinding system offers an interesting concept for casual play but tends to crash or become problematic once players accumulate a large number of pens, impacting the experience.

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Play Times

4h Median play time
4h Average play time
3-4h Spent by most gamers
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Idle Painter is a casual simulation game. Common tags for Idle Painter include free to play.

Idle Painter is available on Phone, iPad, iPhone, Tablet and others.

On average players spend around 4 hours playing Idle Painter.

Idle Painter was released on April 30, 2018.

Idle Painter was developed by SayGames Ltd.

Idle Painter has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Idle Painter for its graphics but disliked it for its monetization.

Idle Painter is a single player game.

Similar games include Sushi Bar Idle, Idle Construction 3D, Ball Paint, Color Island: Pixel Art, Idle Bee Factory Tycoon and others.