Art Sqool

 Switch
Metascore
46

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 3 out of 5
  1. GameCritics
    Dec 14, 2020
    85
    In the end, Art Sqool feels more like an art project itself, rather than a full-blown game. It’s a rather short experience and it might not be for everyone, but there is genuinely nothing else like it. I may never be an artist, but for the hours that I attended Art Sqool, I truly felt like I was creating something special.
  2. TheSixthAxis
    Jan 12, 2021
    70
    It’s difficult to assign a score to a title as esoteric as Art Sqool, an art game that seeks to encourage players to tap into their creativity and doodle in the midst of a captivating, candy-coloured universe. Be it ruminating about the themes of your assignment in a cozy corner, or messing up your homework by haphazardly scribbling over your blank canvas, Art Sqool requires you to discover your potential and assign your own meaning to the experience. Even though I’ve found the game to be a ceaselessly charming one, there are also times when I quickly tire of its lack of incentives and activities. Give this a twirl if you’re looking to indulge your artistic capabilities and moments of quiet introspection.
  3. New Game Network
    Dec 9, 2020
    35
    Art is certainly subjective, but most people will be hard pressed to get more than an hour's enjoyment from ART SQOOL.
  5. Pure Nintendo
    Jan 4, 2021
    20
    Art Sqool fails as both an “art school simulator” and a video game. There’s nothing educational here, and its gameplay is the equivalent of scribbles I might’ve drawn as a toddler.
  6. Screen Rant
    Nov 29, 2020
    20
    Art Sqool isn’t the first game to leverage simple art play by a longshot, and contemporary games like Passpartout: The Starving Artist or even the design systems in Animal Crossing: New Horizons encourage players to create art to progress, for the sake of it, to make a statement, or to pointedly avoid making any at all. Art Sqool might want to just make light of the medium, or to take aim at systems which purport creative instruction, all of which is well and good, but also familiar territory. The ultimate result of asking $10 to these essentially banal ends is probably its most poignant opinion on art for profit.

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User Score
4.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 2 out of 4
  1. hutchdev
    Jun 9, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. This is the best game I have ever played in my life because of the thrilling story with complex character development, amazingly beautiful and stunning graphics, amazing movement and momentum mechanics, and the creativity that is unlocked with the drawing accessory that you can buy for the games takes the word creativity to a whole new level.… Full Review »
  2. WLMwilliam
    Aug 18, 2022
    0
    Epileptic madness
    My eyes dont want to see this
    My brain cloud save me and my arm going to quit button
  3. rayNaOT
    Dec 11, 2021
    1
    Not worth the price.
    Artist and gamer here, there is nothing to do.
    Artwise, the tools are incredibly limiting with a small canvas, few    Not worth the price.
    Artist and gamer here, there is nothing to do.
    Artwise, the tools are incredibly limiting with a small canvas, few interesting brushes, and maybe 6 colors. I was unable to complete 5 (uncreative) prompts before finding the process repetitive.
    Gamewise, the mechanics are **** The world is cute, but has little interaction. I was able to wander around (very slowly! your character moves outrageously slow!) for 30 minutes before I saw everything. All you can do is choose a spot to draw, or pick up new tools and colors to draw with. Yes, the limited tools and colors aren't even unlocked at the start. I had to grind out basic colors for my art. The developer even sells these as an in-app purchase. I should not have to buy art tools separately in an ART GAME. There's also a grading system for your art that seemed interesting at first, but is seemingly random and useless. It grants you no progress.
    In summary, the art is subpar for an art game, and everything else is even worse. Would be okay as a $2 game, maybe even $4, but $10 is a waste. I had fun for an hour and never played again.    … Full Review »
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