ArtCat: Cozy Pixel Studio

You are a cat, and you are an artist. Animal clients walk into your cozy studio and order pictures: a bone for the dog, cheese for the mouse, sushi for the rare kimono cat. Paint them pixel by pixel on the easel, get paid in ducats by how well your picture matches, and spend them on furniture that makes the studio cozier - and brings new clients.

No timers, no failing - just painting at your own pace.

How to play

• Tap Accept when a client orders - the camera zooms onto the canvas. Not in the mood for that one? Skip it: the client leaves without paying.
• The order comes with exactly the paints you need. Pick one and tap or drag over the grid to fill cells; buy the bucket in the shop to fill whole areas.
• Hand the picture in: the client rates it with stars and pays by how many cells match, then shows their picture next to yours with the differences marked. A good day earns a bonus.
• Between days, buy furniture in the shop and arrange it on the floor and the walls of your studio.
• New here? Hints on the first day walk you through your first order and the shop.

Features

• 11 animal clients and well over a hundred pictures to paint in 8×8, 12×12, 16×16 and 32×32 - bigger canvases unlock as the days go by.
• 15 pieces of furniture with bonuses: higher pay, more clients, new clients.
• Paint splashes, calm lo-fi music and a different tune each day.
• Plays in English, Polish, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese.

Controls

• Mouse: left button paints, right button erases, the wheel zooms, middle drag moves the canvas.
• Touch: one finger paints, two fingers pinch to zoom and move.
• Tap to skip the studio animations. Esc / Back returns to the menu.
• Plays in the browser on desktop and on phones (turn the phone sideways, fullscreen button bottom-right).

Work in progress - feedback welcome!

Credits

Made with Godot. Sound effects: Kenney and rubberduck (CC0). Music: "Cat caffe" and "A cup of tea" by TAD, "Slow Stride" by isaiah658 (OpenGameArt, CC0). Font: Pixeloid Sans by GGBotNet (SIL Open Font License 1.1).