In this day in age, there are video games about almost everything. Here are 10 fun and inspiring video games about creative living.
Long gone are the days of video games being only applicable to a few. Now there are video games for all interests and lifestyles, including creative living. Not only can you gain the benefits of playing video games, but you can explore different types of creative processes, lives, stories, and more to inspire creativity and play in your own life.
The Artful Escape is a platform video game developed by Beethoven & Dinosaur and published by Annapurna Interactive. In this creative game, take on the role of a teenage guitar prodigy who sets out on a psychedelic journey to inspire his stage persona and confront the legacy of a dead folk legend.
Starring voice performances by Michael Johnston, Caroline Kinley, Lena Headey, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Strong, and Carl Weathers.
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Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery is an adventure game about creative living created by Taiwanese developer Silver Lining Studio and co-published by Akupara Games and Akatsuki Taiwan Inc.
With an art style reminiscent of Studio Ghibli, you take on the role of an artist on the verge of finishing the final art piece for a gallery submission. Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece amid her brusque neighbor’s gaze and his pesky cat. As her painting starts to take shape, uncover an emotional tale of chance and artistry revealed behind unrelated yet familiar moments.
Coming to consoles in Spring 2022.
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New Pokémon Snap is an on-the-rails first-person photography game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and published by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company. Inspired by the Nintendo 64 game Pokémon Snap you take on the role of a photographer going from island to island on an ecological survey, photographing Pokémon, and building your own Pokémon Photodex!
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Chicory: A Colorful Tale is a creative adventure video game by indie developer Greg Lobanov and published by Finji. Use painting powers to explore, solve puzzles, make friends, and draw on anything in this top-down adventure game in a coloring book world full of vibrant characters.
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Have you ever wanted to be a DJ playing in front of thousands around the world?
Fuser is a rhythm game developed by Harmonix and published by NCSoft. Take the role of a DJ at a large concert and make a mashup of different songs. Featuring single-player, cooperative, and competitive multiplayer modes that let players collaborate on creating a mix or battle against each other.
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The Good Life
The Good Life is an open-world life sim game developed by White Owls Inc and published by PLAYISM. Take on the role of photojournalist Naomi Hayward who is drowning in debt and is at the end of her rope and has accepted a request from The Morning Bell newspaper to “uncover the mystery of a small English town.”
With a camera in hand, put your photography skills to the test as you enjoy everyday life and use your creative skills to solve a murder mystery and discover other inexplicable phenomena.
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Cook, Serve, Delicious! is a restaurant simulation video game developed and published by Vertigo Gaming. Be the chef of your very own restaurant as you control the menu and run a restaurant.
One of the few hardcore restaurant sims in existence, Cook, Serve, Delicious! is a deceptively easy game to learn but incredibly challenging to master as you progress through your career from owning a terrible zero star cafe into a five-star world-famous restaurant.
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Wandersong is a puzzle adventure video game that gives new meaning to creative living. Developed by indie developer Greg Lobanov, follow the creative life of the Bard, a wandering singer, as they go on a quest to gather pieces of a song that will save their world from destruction.
In the game, the player must use The Bard’s singing to affect the environment, solve puzzles, defend against enemies and gather the pieces of the “Earthsong” to preserve the universe.
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Lost Words: Beyond the Page is a puzzle-platform video game developed by Sketchbook Games and published by Modus Games. In this atmospheric narrative adventure written by Rhianna Pratchett, players enter the creative life of Isabelle (Izzy), a young, aspiring writer who keeps a personal journal. Set between the pages of a diary and a fantasy story, players must run on words and use them to interact with the world around them.
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One Hand Clapping is another creative singing game, but with a twist.
One Hand Clapping is a relaxing and inspiring vocal 2D platformer developed by Bad Dream Games and published by HandyGames. To play, players must solve puzzles by singing or humming into their microphones to change the world around them.
Whether you’re a trained singer or just looking for a creative game to play, this creative game can help you build confidence in your voice as you utilize melody, rhythm, and harmony as your tools. Take your time. You have nothing to lose and won’t get punished for making a mistake. Meet loveable characters who will assist you and cheer you on and inspire self-expression without being pushy. You don’t have to be a vocalist prodigy to enjoy One Hand Clapping.
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Florence is another interactive story game about creative living developed by the Australian studio Mountains and published by Annapurna Interactive.
In Florence, the player follows the story of Yeoh, who feels a little stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish, who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.
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Zach is an international writer, photographer, filmmaker, martial artist, and creator of Creative Enso, the Zen art of creative living. His goal is to empower and inspire creatives to live healthier, happier, and more creative lifestyles.
