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Different Strokes

Collaborative online painting game where visitors draw over each other's art

Different Folks · Released Nov 9, 2022

IndieMassively MultiplayerFree To Play

Reviews
Very Positive
93% of 1,839
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
3
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
1 week ago
Oct 17, 2026
Minimum PC
GTX 740
4 GB RAM · 0.1 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Different Strokes?

A free-to-play, first-person painting game set at a friend's exhibition, where visitors create the displayed artwork. You explore an expanding gallery, paint on blank canvases, edit existing paintings, and rate finished works. A separate gallery has a new theme each week.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy relaxed drawing sessions with simple painting tools

Not for you if...

  • −you want your paintings protected from other players' edits
  • −you expect the full drawing toolset without buying DLC

What players say

93% of 1,839 reviews are positive

Players praise the variety and skill in the community's artwork, along with the opportunities for creative experimentation. Some also value the game as a way to practice drawing or return to making art.

Screenshots and trailer

Different Strokes screenshot 1

Different Strokes system requirements

Minimum: GTX 740, 4 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5-3570
Graphics
GTX 740
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
125 MB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i7-3820
Graphics
GTX 750
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
125 MB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Different Strokes have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does Different Strokes run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
13
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, German, Spanish - Spain, Finnish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Czech, French, Italian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Malay.

Does Different Strokes use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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1 DLC available.