Forgery for the age of AI appraisal.

Insurers no longer trust people. Every art deal now needs a certified AI appraisal, and the AI is cheap. One model sees only an 8×8 grid of mush. Another counts colours and doesn't care where they are. A third sees nothing but outlines, a fourth nothing but shadows.

You're a forger. Margot, the human expert those models replaced, knows exactly how each of them looks at a painting. Together you sell masterpieces that look legit. To the machine.

  • Paint copies of famous paintings that only have to fool the model, not you. A Black Square in seconds, a Mona Lisa with a checkerboard brush. - **Four appraisal models**, each blind in its own way. Look through their eyes, then exploit it.
  • Smuggle across borders: the buyer's model must believe the painting, while the customs scanner must not recognise it at all.
  • A story told in a retro messenger: a crypto bro, an old-money collector, a Swiss banker, a minimalist gallery and a tech CEO who keeps patching his models.
  • A campaign of 16 jobs, with a clock in the Studio (recommended) or no pressure at all in the Sketchbook, then endless free play.

Play in the browser with a mouse or touch, or download for Windows and Linux.

All appraisal models in this game are fictitious and are not real AI. All characters appearing in this work, of human or silicon origin, are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, or to actual machines, running or deprecated, is purely coincidental.

Updated 1 day ago
Published 2 days ago
StatusPrototype
PlatformsHTML5, Windows, Linux
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Authorwebholt
GenrePuzzle
Made withGodot
Tagsai, art, browser, Narrative, Painting, Pixel Art, satire, Short, Singleplayer, Touch-Friendly
Average sessionAbout an hour
LanguagesEnglish, Russian
InputsMouse
AI DisclosureAI Assisted, Code, Graphics, Sounds, Text

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Download
looks-legit-windows.zip 39 MB
Version 0.1.3 1 day ago
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looks-legit-linux.zip 30 MB
Version 0.1.3 1 day ago

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This is a really fun game to play! The mechanics are very interesting and fun to figure out, though I only managed until day 15 before I gave up
I've included the funniest piece I made in trying to meet the requirement

> though I only managed until day 15 before I gave up

Oh no, there was literally just one day left until the end of the game!

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🎨 Hey webholt! I have an idea for Looks Legit!

What do you think about adding the Mona Lisa as a character, a painting, or a funny hidden Easter egg? 🖼️ She could be a special discovery for players, with her iconic mysterious smile making the game even more memorable!

I think it could be a fun little addition that gives players something new to discover. Of course, it's your game, so I'd love to hear what you think!

Would you consider adding Mona Lisa in a future update? 😊

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Hi, thanks for the comment!

I really like the idea. That’s why it’s already in the game. But, of course, it doesn't appear in the early stages of the story :-)

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Я так рисовать научусь 😅

Можно совмещать приятное с полезным!