Live the life of artist in 19th century alternative history. Collect and combine feelings, memories, vibes, ideas and inspirations, fight with depression, addiction or madness and other demons of the psyche. Paint masterpieces, sell them for riches (or scraps) and explore the city of Nova Oportunia.
## About This Game
“Seek inspiration from nature, people, books and poisons of the mind. Grow
your passion, but take care of your sanity or succumb to madness”.
Experience the life of a young painter in Nova Oportunia, a decadent, art-
loving city in the 19th century alternative history Europe. The feelings you
feel, the characters you meet, along with all the vibes, thoughts, memories
and ideas you get can be used as inspiration for creating new paintings.
You will be challenged by more than 67 unique feelings (each with a different
effect), along with hundreds of other cards representing the complex psyche of
your artist’s mind.
All these artistic, amusing, horrible or lustful details of life are
represented as lovingly painted cards that can be combined, collected, talked
or thought about, visited, read or interacted and so on, resulting in a vast
diversity of results, creating new cards and opportunities.
The game is Inspired by a cult classic of similar format, but different vibes.
Life of the artist is not easy. Poverty, physical ailments, sanity loss and
other troubles regularly result in permadeath (a variety of permadeaths,
beginning with dying to disease and ending with drinking oneself to death),
followed by a tactful overview of your life (often miserable, addiction-
fuelled, yet passionate) and legacy.
During your life, unpleasant feelings will evolve from bad to worse if not
dealt with. You will have to battle conditions like frustration, anxiety,
anger, guilt, sadness, suicidal thoughts, and multitudes of other issues.
Paint your sufferings into spectacular masterpieces, or counter them with
pleasant feelings such as love, pleasure and serenity. If all else fails, you
can always seek solace in the Bar Avenue establishments, hoping to drown the
bleak thoughts in drink or more exotic soothments. Roguelite fans may enjoy
the iron person mode.
You may win numerous minor victories and a selection of grand victories. To
win the grand victory, you must create a painting that will change the world.
As your life evolves, unravels and expands in Nova Oportunia, life-changing
secrets, ideas and experiences reach you. These can be thought about,
developed, and in time, turned into the paintings that will change the world
for thousands or millions of people, leaving a truly majestic legacy of your
life.
Artist Life Simulator