- #1 Medieval Crafter: Blacksmith
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 823 reviews2026
Dev: Compact Core GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Forge your destiny and craft legends. Medieval Crafter: Blacksmith is your journey into the heart of craftsmanship. Dive into the enchanting world of a blacksmith, mine ores, create legendary weapons, arm heroes and send them on quests for loot and profit. The forge awaits!
Why similar: Dwarves 67.4% ★, Crafting 15.5%, Simulation 7.3%, Resource Management 7%, Indie 2%
- #2 Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot
96% matchVery Positive82% of 2,718 reviews2026
Dev: Hamma StudiosPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Build and command your own party of Dwarves in a chaotic mix of Auto Battler, Strategy, and RPG. Prepare formations, assign equipment, and decide the fate of up to 10 Beardlings, as you lead the raid party through reckless runs filled with Glory, Death, and Loot!
Why similar: Dwarves 66.2% ★, Auto Battler 32.3%, 2D 1.2%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #3 Blacksmith Master
96% matchVery Positive84% of 2,773 reviews2025
Dev: Untitled StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Manage your own medieval smithy in Blacksmith Master and supervise the entire process from mining ores and gems to designing and selling finished products. Forge everything from weapons and armor to tools and cooking utensils to fund your craft and become the Blacksmith Master.
Why similar: Building 38.4%, Simulation 19.7%, Resource Management 18.7%, Casual 11.6%, 2D 9.5%
- #4 Blightlands Blacksmith
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Skald Software
Windows
Blightlands Blacksmith is a medieval fantasy blacksmithing simulator with exploration and combat elements. Mine, smelt, forge, assemble, grind, and rune-craft weapons to supply a legion cohort, and defend yourself as you delve into the mine for new materials. The cohort's success depends on you.
Why similar: Crafting 54.7%, Simulation 26.9%, Casual 8.9%, Indie 6.8%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #5 Just A Humble Swordsmith
94% matchVery Positive90% of 599 reviews2022
Dev: Just Some Humble Game SmithsPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Craft swords from a variety of styles and materials in order to best equip the adventurers who come into your sword smithing shop. Strategize and watch the adventurers fight their way through a dungeon full of monsters in this idle battler!
Why similar: Auto Battler 71.2%, Crafting 12.1%, Casual 9.1%, 2D 7.2%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #6 Dwarf Shop
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 112 reviews2020
Dev: Potion Junkies
Windows
Dwarf Shop is a Shop Simulator with, you guessed it, Dwarves! Help the Dragon Clan lure their very own dragon by amassing piles and piles of glorious gold. Send one dwarf deep into the caves to find ingredients while the others craft various equipment and sell them to unsuspecting customers!
Why similar: Dwarves 72.1% ★, Crafting 14.1%, Simulation 6.9%, 2D 3.3%, Casual 2.9%
- #7 Blacksmith. Song of two Kings.
91% matchVery Positive81% of 309 reviews2024
Dev: Pavel Leksin
Windows
In this 2D fantasy game you play a role of a blacksmith who literally handcrafts weapons, shields, armor, magic staffs and many other marvellous items.
Why similar: Crafting 46%, Simulation 22.8%, Dark Fantasy 16.9%, 2D 6.3%, Indie 5.8%
- #8 Jacksmith: Weapons and Warriors
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,994 reviews2025
Dev: Flipline Studios
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Fire up the forge and craft your finest weapons in Jacksmith: Weapons and Warriors, a reforged adventure! Equip the local warriors with custom swords, bows, shields and more in your hands-on blacksmith shop. Follow the soldiers into battle as you push onward toward the evil wizard Dudley!
Why similar: Crafting 58%, Simulation 15.6%, Casual 11.5%, 2D 10.4%, Indie 3.3%
- #9 Blacksmith
91% matchMixed70% of 99 reviews2019
Dev: Otis MillerPub: Fire Cycle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Blacksmith is the definitive Blacksmithing experience. Make and sell Weapons, Armour and Tools. Send Heroes on Quests and unlock their unique potential. Grow the town of Ironwell and be a part of the community. Master the elements and bend them to your will! Find your true calling as the Blacksmith!
Why similar: Simulation 50.3%, Casual 34.9%, Indie 14.9%
- #10 Blacksmith Simulator
90% matchMostly Negative34% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Potato GamesPub: ForgeGames
Windows
Become a Medieval blacksmith in this interactive blacksmithing simulator. Upgrade your forging equipment, unlock new exotic crafting materials, grow your business, and manage your customers - in addition to engaging forging mechanics. Strike while the iron is hot and hop in front of the forge now!
Why similar: Crafting 35.3%, Building 26%, Simulation 13%, Resource Management 12.1%, Casual 8.1%
- #11 Craft The World
89% matchVery Positive88% of 17,114 reviews2014
Dev: Dekovir EntertainmentPub: Dekovir Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated world populated by dangerous creatures, build a dwarf fortress, gather resources, and craft all the items, weapons, and armor you need.
Why similar: Dwarves 67.5% ★, Crafting 13.3%, Building 12.4%, Simulation 2.5%, Resource Management 1.9%
- #12 Blacksmith Shop Simulator
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Dual Cluster Studios
Windows
Run your own blacksmith shop in this immersive simulation game! Craft and sell swords, shields, armor, and more to satisfy your customers, earn profits, and expand your business. Manage your forge with a dynamic day-night cycle and become a legendary blacksmith!
Why similar: Crafting 48.3%, Simulation 17.9%, Resource Management 15.5%, Casual 12.1%, Indie 4.3%
- #13 Lord of Dwarves
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 76 reviews2020
Dev: Stellar Sage Games
Windows · Linux
Gather resources, craft weapons, and build a castle. Then defend your castle against monsters who will try to siege, sap, and smash their way in. All in a procedurally generated 3D block world that allows for extensive crafting and total construction and destruction of the terrain.
Why similar: Dwarves 89.5% ★, Simulation 3.1%, Building 2.8%, Crafting 2.3%, Resource Management 1.2%
- #14 Enchanted Blacksmith
86% matchVery Positive82% of 84 reviews2023
Dev: Tanuki Sun
Windows
Step into a cozy, first-person forge simulator where exploration and crafting go hand in hand. Discover rich mineral veins, master forgotten smithing techniques, and watch your humble workshop evolve as you craft fine wares and claim your place among the realm’s legendary artisans.
Why similar: Crafting 48.1%, Simulation 24.4%, Resource Management 20.3%, Indie 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #15 Medieval Blacksmith
84% matchVery Positive80% of 600 reviews2025
Dev: OGO Play
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Medieval Blacksmith is a blacksmithing simulation set in a magical medieval world. Play as a blacksmith with no past, craft legendary weapons from daggers to spears, and forge your path to becoming the world’s greatest. Dive into a story filled with adventure and endless creative possibilities!
Why similar: Simulation 50.7%, Crafting 48.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #16 Blacksmith Simulator Prologue
85% matchMixed47% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: Potato GamesPub: Forge Games
Windows
Forge your destiny in the Blacksmith Simulator Prologue! Craft weapons and tools, manage your workshop, and mine for resources. Serve diverse clients, grow your reputation, and master medieval craftsmanship in this free introduction to the full game. Your journey as a blacksmith begins here!
Why similar: Crafting 45.9%, Simulation 26%, Resource Management 12.1%, Casual 11.6%, Indie 3.1%
- #17 Ironsmith Medieval Simulator
86% matchMostly Negative30% of 262 reviews2022
Dev: The EpicLorePub: SIG Publishing
Windows
Heroes are not born. They are forged in darkness. And who knows forging better than the ironsmith himself? Experience the hardship of making medieval weapons, armors and tools in a simulation taken with a grain of salt
Why similar: Building 33.4%, Crafting 32.3%, Simulation 14.5%, Casual 13.5%, Indie 4.7%
- #18 My Little Blacksmith Shop
83% matchMixed69% of 1,186 reviews2025
Dev: DasiusPub: Noble Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Craft weapons, armor and tools, manage resources and expand your workshop. Experience realistic physics-based forging, unlock new recipes and special orders, and interact with a medieval town's inhabitants as you work to become the greatest blacksmith in the land.
Why similar: Crafting 56.8%, Simulation 24.9%, Casual 13.3%, Singleplayer 3.2%, Indie 1.8%
- #19 Magic Forge Tycoon
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: Clever Trickster StudioPub: Clever Trickster Productions
Windows
Become the ultimate fantasy arms dealer. Forge enchanted weapons, fulfill contracts, influence wars, and shape the fate of kingdoms! Master the astral forge, upgrade your gear, use alchemy, dominate the resource market, and rise as the realm’s mythic weaponsmith.
Why similar: Crafting 47.1%, Simulation 32.8%, Casual 20.1%
- #20 AutoForge
81% matchVery Positive87% of 467 reviews2024
Dev: Siege Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A 2D automation sandbox adventure. Build an automated factory with Mana-powered machines, progress through an expansive tech tree, explore a vast and wonderful world, upgrade yourself with ancient technologies, and defend it all from invasions.
Why similar: Crafting 32.5%, Building 30.7%, Resource Management 15.5%, Simulation 14.9%, Indie 4.5%
- #21 Fantasy Blacksmith
84% matchMixed48% of 1,817 reviews2019
Dev: Heaven BrotherhoodPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
You are a blacksmith in the world of the sword, magic and war, in which any blacksmith who knows how to make even the simplest swords is in demand. You start off as a poor unskilled blacksmith, but in time you will gain experience and improve to achieve wealth, fame and power, and change this world!
Why similar: Simulation 41.3%, Crafting 35.7%, Resource Management 13.4%, Indie 8.7%, Singleplayer 1%
- #22 While the Iron's Hot
81% matchVery Positive82% of 228 reviews2023
Dev: Bontemps GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Reforge a blacksmith’s village on an isle of the land’s finest artisans! Step into the boots of an expert smith for a crafty adventure filled with mystery and charm. Explore the land of Ellian, and prove that a hammer, anvil, and your wits can overcome any challenge.
Why similar: Crafting 53.7%, Building 22.8%, Simulation 13.1%, 2D 9%, Indie 1%
- #23 Blacksmith of the Sand Kingdom
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 169 reviews2021
Dev: Rideon,Inc.Pub: KEMCO
Windows
Become the court blacksmith adventuring in the Sand Kingdom in a fantasy RPG!
Why similar: Crafting 81.4%, 2D 14.6%, Singleplayer 4%
- #24 MeowCraft
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 159 reviews2026
Dev: Meow StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Manage your own feline forge in this cozy yet deep shop simulation! Craft epic legendary gear, expand your smithy, hire quirky cat staff, and dispatch hero squads into dangerous dungeons. You may be cursed to never wield a sword again, but you can build a forging empire to defeat the Demon Dragon!
Why similar: Crafting 32.9%, Building 27.7%, Simulation 15.8%, Resource Management 13.8%, Casual 9.8%
- #25 Battlesmiths: Blade and Forge
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 615 reviews2025
Dev: Ragnarocket
Windows · Mac · Linux
Craft. Battle. Grow. Join thousands of players in the ultimate tactical RPG where every piece of gear is forged by you — and every fight tests your strategy.
Why similar: Auto Battler 61.9%, Crafting 31.1%, 2D 7.1%
- #26 Master Forge
79% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: IT Student
Windows
Having inherited an old forge, it is now up to you to run the shop. Gain riches and fame, upgrade your forge and gain access to new resources to expand your product selection. One day, word of your skill may reach the ears of more than just commoners.
Why similar: Simulation 53.2%, Resource Management 46.8%
- #27 Alnico Smithery
78% matchVery Positive83% of 107 reviews2024
Dev: Pinapl
Windows
Alnico Smithery is a hand-drawn, physics-based forging simulator. Mine for ore, smelt ingots, discover alloys, forge tools, and rebuild the smithery your grandfather left behind.
Why similar: Crafting 27.9%, Simulation 27.8%, Casual 18.8%, 2D 12.8%, Resource Management 12.6%
- #28 Ironsmith Medieval Simulator: Prologue
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 110 reviews2020
Dev: The EpicLorePub: SIG Publishing
Windows
Ironsmith: Medieval Simulator - Prologue allows you to become the local blacksmith in medieval reality. Master your skills by ceaselessly crafting tools and weapons for various social classes.
Why similar: Simulation 74.3%, Indie 22%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #29 Anvil Saga
77% matchMixed70% of 1,838 reviews2023
Dev: Pirozhok StudioPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Anvil Saga is a management sim with RPG elements where you take control of a blacksmith shop amidst the Hundred Years' War. Each decision you make impacts the story and gameplay.
Why similar: Crafting 30.6%, Building 27.7%, Simulation 14.8%, Resource Management 13.6%, 2D 7.3%
- #30 Dwarf Eats Mountain
75% matchVery Positive81% of 1,174 reviews2026
Dev: Green Wizard
Windows · Linux
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Dwarves hunger for gold, and no mountain shall stand in their way! Mine riches, unearth artifacts, and upgrade your dwarves to devour ever-bigger peaks in this whimsical incremental game.
Why similar: Dwarves 65.7% ★, Building 11.3%, Resource Management 6.2%, Simulation 5%, Arcade 5%
- #31 Orebound
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 993 reviews2024
Dev: Emberforge
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Orebound is a dwarven themed factory automation game. Play alone or with friends as you build, mine, craft and explore a voxel generated world! Build your fortress, expand your factory, fight off creatures who dwell beneath the mountains and embark on a journey of greatness.
Why similar: Dwarves 68.7% ★, Building 7.9%, Resource Management 7.8%, Crafting 7.8%, Simulation 3.7%
- #32 Mob Factory
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 478 reviews2023
Dev: LiterallyEveryone Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Mob factory is an tower defense and automation game for the lazy adventurer. Smelt down enemy loot into turrets & factories to automate an ever expanding dungeon from the comfort of your tower.
Why similar: Crafting 30.9%, Building 23.8%, Simulation 20.4%, Resource Management 19.4%, 2D 4.6%
- #33 Mining and Dwarves
74% matchMixed65% of 139 reviews2026
Dev: Sockhouse StudiosPub: Aarimous and Thornity
Windows · Mac · Linux
An incremental game where you mine rocks, gather ore, and recruit dwarves. Play actively for maximum gains, or idle and let the dwarves do the work.
Why similar: Dwarves 82.3% ★, Simulation 6.3%, Casual 4.3%, 2D 4%, Resource Management 2.8%
- #34 Crafter's Hollow
75% matchMixed54% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Wylde Wisp Games
Windows
Forge gear, run a shop, and send mercenaries into danger so you don’t have to. A cozy-but-clever crafting sim where business booms, heroes bicker, and dungeons provide all the “supply chain” problems you’ll ever need.
Why similar: Crafting 58.5%, Simulation 30.3%, 2D 9.5%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #35 Fantasy Miner: Idle Depths
74% matchMixed65% of 103 reviews2026
Dev: SuperioritaPub: Kai
Windows
Dig for ore, discover new resources, smelt ingots, and unlock hundreds of upgrades in this fantasy mining idle game. Mine faster, dig deeper, and watch your progress grow.
Why similar: Auto Battler 61.1%, Building 14.8%, Crafting 14.4%, 2D 4.6%, Casual 3.4%
- #36 Hold The Mine
73% matchVery Positive84% of 398 reviews2026
Dev: Hookaria GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Explore and defend your mine against waves of monsters in this innovative roguelike survival game! Collect and manage your resources, discover buildings with unique effects and unleash mighty heroes to hold monsters out of the mine until the sun rises.
Why similar: Dwarves 61.9% ★, Auto Battler 27.2%, Building 6%, Resource Management 2.7%, 2D 1.9%
- #37 ShapeHero Factory
72% matchVery Positive89% of 1,015 reviews2025
Dev: Asobism.Co.,Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
In ShapeHero Factory, you’re the engineer of an ever-evolving paint-fuelled factory that spits out magical, shape-based warriors. Send them into battle - to death or glory - then build an even better factory on your next run.
Why similar: Auto Battler 40.4%, Building 21%, Crafting 15.8%, Resource Management 12.5%, Simulation 10.3%
- #38 Gem Miner TD
72% matchVery Positive97% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: iFeral Games
Windows
Mine. Maze. Merge. Survive. Dig for powerful gems, merge them into game-breaking towers, stack buffs, and pick roguelike perks to build wild synergies. Do not let enemies drag your miner to the lava!
Why similar: Dwarves 64.2% ★, Auto Battler 30.1%, 2D 3.4%, Indie 1.8%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #39 Gladiator Guild Manager
71% matchVery Positive81% of 4,093 reviews2024
Dev: Entertainment ForgePub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A strategic autobattler sim where you build a team of gladiators, compete in arenas, plan fight tactics, and form alliances. Combine fighters, beasts, and mages, develop and equip them to optimize your well-oiled fighting machine, dominate the championships, and leave your mark on the world.
Why similar: Auto Battler 61.3%, Building 24.5%, Resource Management 9.7%, Indie 3.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #40 Orc Incremental
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 570 reviews2026
Dev: Nice RidePub: Playsaurus
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Start with a single orc and build an unstoppable dark army to conquer the realms in this incremental auto battler. Perfect your formation, summon mighty beasts, unlock powerful upgrades, and grow stronger with each rebirth.
Why similar: Auto Battler 64.2%, Dark Fantasy 25.7%, 2D 6.3%, Indie 2.8%, Singleplayer 1%
- #41 Forage Wizard
69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,591 reviews2026
Dev: Lost Maxim
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Click, craft and collect your way to alchemical mastery. Progress through a branching skill tree and explore the forbidden woods. Collect resources and build machines of magic. Slay monsters, farm crops and automate your production to become the all-powerful Forage Wizard!
Why similar: Crafting 31%, Building 22.3%, Simulation 15%, Resource Management 13.9%, Casual 9.6%
- #42 Adventurer Manager
76% matchMixed60% of 577 reviews2014
Dev: Vigilant Addiction StudiosPub: BBEW BBEW, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Reunite the kingdom of Adventuria and defeat the evil Illusionist Miraj by recruiting Adventurers to send on Adventures for epic loot and rewards in this RPG/Management Sim with tons of depth, randomization, and customization options!
Why similar: Dwarves 72% ★, Casual 10.8%, Simulation 9.6%, Indie 6.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #43 Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure
70% matchVery Positive83% of 2,294 reviews2025
Dev: Massive MiniteamPub: THQ Nordic Mobile
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Oddsparks is a blend of automation and real-time strategy for both the die-hard fans of the automation genre and the automation-curious. Explore a strange fantasy world, uncover the mysteries of the past, automate your workshops, and go on adventures with your odd & adorable Sparks!
Why similar: Building 53.6%, Crafting 28.6%, Resource Management 15.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #44 Doomfields
71% matchVery Positive83% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: KJGames
Windows
Doomfields is a roguelite autobattler where you assemble a team of heroes. Every character transforms into a more specialized one as it levels up. You get to pick up to 5 characters that specialize in something different. You have to compose the best possible team based on loot and their abilities.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 40.3%, Auto Battler 38.4%, Simulation 14.9%, Indie 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #45 Master Bladesmith
71% matchMixed65% of 464 reviews2024
Dev: Elixir Games
Windows
This unique RPG blends VR action and progression. Mine materials, buy equipment, build your arsenal by crafting more and more powerful blades. Battle in the Time Chamber to test your creations as you progress through levels, and build your character as you upgrade your equipment.
Why similar: Crafting 44.5%, Simulation 40.6%, Indie 12.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #46 Lootun
69% matchVery Positive94% of 1,058 reviews2024
Dev: ArrowSoftGames
Windows
Median: 24.3 hrsMean: 88.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Lootun is a Semi-Idle RPG with a strong focus on Character/Skill Progression, Item Hunting, and Inventory Management. Assemble a team of adventurers and send them off to clear missions while you Craft, Upgrade and Enchant the Loot!
Why similar: Auto Battler 71.5%, Crafting 24.8%, 2D 2.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #47 Soul Smith of the Kingdom
73% matchMixed61% of 151 reviews2018
Dev: Inu to NekoPub: Starship Studio
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Soul Smith of the Kingdom is a business idle game involving smith workshop business. Play as Nine,heiress of the unparalleled Andelioar Workshop in the kingdom,instruct smiths and adventurers and make perfect weapons--all to revitalize the workshop!
Why similar: Simulation 51%, Casual 34.7%, Indie 14.2%
- #48 A Game of Dwarves
73% matchMixed63% of 555 reviews2012
Dev: Zeal Game StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A Dwarven Prince on a quest to reclaim his people’s stolen land will take you on a great journey. Explore a continent filled with buried treasures and unearth mysteries that have laid hidden since the Great War.
Why similar: Dwarves 83.2% ★, Building 5.9%, Crafting 4.4%, Casual 3.6%, Simulation 2.6%
- #49 Grime&Gold
67% matchNo user reviews96% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Pemdora
Windows
Fancy some cards, alchemist? Grime & Gold is a small game about stacking and mixing cards to craft strange recipes. Open boosters, delve into dungeons to find rare resources, hire goblins to help you to craft the Holy Grail and save the city, and don't forget to serve your shady clients!
Why similar: Crafting 39.7%, Dark Fantasy 30.5%, Resource Management 14.8%, Simulation 12%, Indie 2%
- #50 Sword & Shield Simulator
68% matchMostly Negative27% of 63 reviews2026
Dev: Wildlands Interactive
Windows
Become a medieval blacksmith. Smelt ore, hammer steel at the anvil, grind the edge, and design your own swords. Craft shields, forge tools and everyday ironwork, fill customer contracts, and earn your coin blade by blade. Your forge, your legend.
Why similar: Simulation 53.7%, Arcade 41.8%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #51 The Last Craftsman
66% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: AuraTummyache
Windows · Mac · Linux
Get settled into Gear Springs! Gather materials, craft items, go fishing, and battle it out with punch cards in the ruined facility. Don't get distracted though, you've still got to stop the last Craftsman and save the town!
Why similar: Crafting 48%, Simulation 36.9%, 2D 15.1%
- #52 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
65% matchVery Positive92% of 4,482 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Restore your fantasy tavern to its full glory. Repair, improve and expand the establishment. Cook delicious food and keep an eye on the mood of the visitors. Create a unique atmosphere for unforgettable adventures!
Why similar: Building 42.2%, Simulation 22.2%, Resource Management 20.5%, Casual 12.3%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #53 Potion Tycoon
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 732 reviews2024
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Potion Tycoon is a management simulator with a witchy twist! Build and develop your very own magic shop. Manage resources, set up production lines, mix potions and sell them smartly to stay ahead of the competition. Welcome to the potion business!
Why similar: Building 45.3%, Simulation 24.4%, Resource Management 18.2%, 2D 10%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #54 Island Idle RPG
69% matchMixed65% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: Overaction Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead the Balgairs - mercenaries creatures and experts in the art of hard working - manage the workforce, inputs, capital, other resources and help provide all the equipment and weaponry needed to defeat bosses in distant Dungeons
Why similar: Crafting 23%, Building 22.7%, Simulation 17.8%, Resource Management 16.7%, Casual 12.8%
- #55 Bard Idle
66% matchMixed70% of 839 reviews2025
Dev: Illegal Turtle 🐢
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 167.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Build a unique team, where each character has a random weapon, race and class. Strong combinations of heroes, enhanced by the ballad creation system and jelly dwarfs, will capture your adventure in history!
Why similar: Auto Battler 79.9%, Resource Management 11%, 2D 7.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #56 Viking Vending
64% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: FatFishGame
Windows
Start with a Viking harbor at your command—buy low, sell high, and turn a tidy profit! Identify unknown treasures and strike it rich overnight! Rebuild the blacksmith's forge, enchant mighty artifacts, hire fierce raiders, and make every Viking your loyal customer!
Why similar: Crafting 53.5%, Simulation 24.2%, Resource Management 8.9%, Casual 6.7%, Indie 5.8%
- #57 Path of Idle: Old Gods Rising
64% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,226 reviews2026
Dev: Small Mill
Windows · Mac
Median: 23.0 hrsMean: 49.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A Lovecraftian idle RPG with auto-battles, loot farming, chests, team strategy, town building, gear crafting, Runewords, stages, towers, realms, and seasons. Serve the Old Gods, build your town, corrupt the chosen, and fight for their awakening!
Why similar: Auto Battler 51.4%, Dark Fantasy 22%, Casual 8.2%, Resource Management 7.3%, 2D 6.1%
- #58 Hammer & Anvil VR
70% matchMixed60% of 60 reviews2019
Dev: Thibaut Blanca
Windows
Become the blacksmith of the village! Forge axes, dagues, spikes, shields and sword from iron sticks and other base materials.
Why similar: Simulation 50.7%, Casual 33.1%, Indie 16.2%