- #1 My Little Blacksmith Shop
97% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,165 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: Medieval 41%, Crafting 27.7%, Simulation 24.1%, RPG 2.7%, Indie 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers the most similar hands-on forging experience, focusing on the physical process of crafting weapons for customers.
- #2 Blacksmith Master
96% matchVery Positive84% of 2,485 reviews2025
Dev: Untitled StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Simulation 37.8%, Resource Management 30.1%, Management 22.7%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Singleplayer 2%
Why You'll Like It: It expands the blacksmithing experience into a full management simulation where you oversee the entire production chain from ore to finished product.
- #3 Anvil Saga
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,787 reviews2023
Dev: Pirozhok StudioPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Medieval 33.5%, Crafting 16.1%, Simulation 15.5%, Management 12.7%, Resource Management 12%
Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy game that tasks you with running a medieval blacksmith shop while navigating complex customer requests and historical events.
- #4 Ironsmith Medieval Simulator
96% matchMostly Negative30% of 257 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: Medieval 43.2%, Crafting 19.8%, Simulation 17.6%, Management 12.9%, Indie 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a realistic, first-person perspective on medieval smithing and the daily life of a village craftsman.
- #5 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
94% matchVery Positive93% of 42,947 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.
Why similar: Medieval 31%, Crafting 24.1%, Simulation 17%, Resource Management 10.4%, Management 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: While focused on alchemy, it shares the same tactile, ingredient-based crafting loop and shop management feel found in Fantasy Blacksmith.
- #6 Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,067 reviews2015
Dev: Daylight StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! is a wacky simulation game where you manage your very own weapon shop and expand its business across an incredible potato world.Use your potato smiths to forge weapons and sell them to questing heroes.
Why similar: Simulation 36.4%, Management 25.9%, Crafting 23%, Indie 10.5%, RPG 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the whimsical side of weapon crafting and shop management with a focus on fulfilling specific orders for heroes.
- #7 Medieval Shopkeeper Simulator
93% matchMixed61% of 280 reviews2018
Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Keep your stores afloat against unique threats like royal laws, wars and crazy fantasy events. Discover new items, craft, sell them, and create your Merchant Empire in the kingdom! - All in a hybrid 2D-3D style.
Why similar: Medieval 29%, Simulation 21.3%, Resource Management 10.5%, Management 10.3%, Inventory Management 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a broad simulation of running a medieval business, requiring you to manage inventory, crafting, and customer interactions.
- #8 Tavern Master
91% matchVery Positive92% of 12,821 reviews2021
Dev: Untitled Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more!
Why similar: Medieval 32.3%, Simulation 23.6%, Management 17.2%, Resource Management 13.3%, Crafting 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: While focused on a tavern, it shares the same satisfying medieval management and expansion mechanics found in blacksmithing sims.
- #9 Shoppe Keep
92% matchMixed62% of 2,877 reviews2016
Dev: Strange FirePub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Run an adventurers shop – a serious business in a fantasy environment. Stock your store with dangerous weapons, fancy hats, sturdy armour and magical potions.
Why similar: Simulation 45.8%, Management 20.2%, Medieval 13.9%, Indie 10.4%, RPG 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person shop management game that focuses on the daily grind of stocking shelves and dealing with customers in a fantasy world.
- #10 Winkeltje: The Little Shop
91% matchVery Positive88% of 1,803 reviews2022
Dev: Sassybot
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Winkeltje: The Little Shop is all about building, decorating, and running your own old-world fantasy shop. Buy low, sell high - from nails and apples to swords and alchemic love potions. Impress your customers, craft items, and be the master of your very own shop.
Why similar: Crafting 38.1%, Simulation 34.1%, Management 25.7%, Singleplayer 2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep shop-keeping experience where you craft, stock, and sell goods while managing your store's layout and economy.
- #11 Little Big Workshop
90% matchVery Positive84% of 3,350 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Manage your workers, stations, machines and create awesome stuff as your little big workshop grows into your dream factory!
Why similar: Simulation 49.1%, Resource Management 18.7%, Management 16.8%, Crafting 10.4%, Indie 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a complex production management experience where you design and craft items in a miniature factory setting.
- #12 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,432 reviews2010
Dev: EasyGameStationPub: Carpe Fulgur LLC
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!
Why similar: Simulation 40.6%, Management 21.7%, RPG 19.5%, Indie 15.3%, Singleplayer 3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic shop management game that emphasizes the balance between acquiring inventory through adventuring and selling it to customers.
- #13 Hammerting
89% matchMixed57% of 2,576 reviews2021
Dev: Warpzone StudiosPub: Team17 Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Manage a Dwarven mining colony in the unexplored mountains of Mara. As conflict rages in the Overworld, you will need to craft, explore and fight as you provide the allies of your choice with the finest weapons and gear to assist them in the battle for glory.
Why similar: Crafting 23%, Simulation 22.7%, Resource Management 17.7%, Inventory Management 16.8%, Management 14.2%
Why You'll Like It: This colony-sim focuses on deep-earth mining and complex crafting chains, perfect for those who enjoy the resource management aspect of smithing.
- #14 Blacksmith Simulator
88% matchMostly Negative35% of 71 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: Medieval 31%, Crafting 21.4%, Simulation 15.7%, Resource Management 12.2%, Management 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the genre that focuses on the technical aspects of forging and managing a workshop in a medieval setting.
- #15 Moonlighter
87% matchVery Positive82% of 21,581 reviews2018
Dev: Digital SunPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
Why similar: Simulation 45%, Management 36.7%, RPG 15.3%, Singleplayer 3%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly balances the dungeon-crawling loop with the management of a shop, allowing you to sell the loot you gather.
- #16 Enchanted Blacksmith
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Tanuki Sun
Windows
Step into the boots of an aspiring blacksmith in a first-person sandbox where exploration and forging go hand in hand. Discover rare ores, master forgotten forging arts, and craft weapons of myth as you uncover secrets lost to time and claim your place among legends.
Why similar: Medieval 30.7%, Crafting 23.1%, Simulation 22.1%, Resource Management 15.1%, Indie 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: It leans into the fantasy elements of smithing, requiring you to mine rare materials and craft magical gear for adventurers.
- #17 Medieval Crafter: Blacksmith
84% matchVery Positive81% of 449 reviews2025
Dev: Compact Core GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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: Medieval 28.5%, Crafting 16.8%, Simulation 15.8%, Resource Management 12.7%, Inventory Management 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the simulation of the blacksmithing process, emphasizing inventory management and crafting progression.
- #18 Weapon Shop Fantasy
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,807 reviews2017
Dev: INDIECN
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A shop game with RPG? Or is it RPG with a shop? Collect materials, Craft weapons, Train your staff and defeat your enemy! This is Weapon Shop Fantasy!
Why similar: Simulation 49.3%, Management 20%, Crafting 11.7%, RPG 10.6%, Indie 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A management game that focuses on crafting equipment for heroes and managing the economy of a fantasy weapon shop.
- #19 Blightlands Blacksmith
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 73 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: Medieval 27.8%, Crafting 16.9%, Simulation 16.5%, Magic 9.8%, Inventory Management 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A focused crafting and RPG experience that tasks you with creating gear to survive in a harsh, fantasy-themed environment.
- #20 Travellers Rest
84% matchVery Positive88% of 16,540 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.
Why similar: Medieval 31.1%, Crafting 16.4%, Management 14.6%, Resource Management 10.6%, Simulation 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines tavern management with extensive crafting and farming, capturing the cozy, productive atmosphere of a medieval life sim.
- #21 Bladesong
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,118 reviews2026
Dev: SUN AND SERPENT creationsPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The ultimate swordmaking game. Forge unique weapons with freeform blade shaping and modular hilts, perfectly balanced to your customers’ needs. Master the art of smithing and uncover the secrets of Eren Keep, a last haven of a dying world – or so they say.
Why similar: Medieval 36.8%, Crafting 20.9%, Simulation 16.8%, Management 11.3%, RPG 5%
Why You'll Like It: A shopkeeper sim that emphasizes the crafting of high-quality blades and managing the reputation of your medieval business.
- #22 Graveyard Keeper
82% matchVery Positive86% of 46,799 reviews2018
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
Why similar: Crafting 28.1%, Medieval 25.6%, Simulation 18.8%, Management 11.4%, RPG 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a deep crafting and management loop set in a dark fantasy world, emphasizing resource gathering and item creation.
- #23 Blacksmith. Song of two Kings.
81% matchVery Positive81% of 293 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 32.7%, Simulation 32.1%, Inventory Management 21%, Indie 8%, Atmospheric 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a sandbox approach to blacksmithing, allowing for creative freedom in how you manage your shop and craft weapons.
- #24 Unferat
81% matchVery Positive89% of 165 reviews2020
Dev: Reb_Orn
Windows
Unferat is a warlock simulator, giving the player the opportunity to go from a village boy to a powerful dark sorcerer.
Why similar: Simulation 50.3%, RPG 13%, Magic 11.3%, Crafting 9.4%, Resource Management 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy management sim where you craft items and manage resources to support your rise to power.
- #25 Forager
79% matchVery Positive90% of 43,003 reviews2019
Dev: HopFrogPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!
Why similar: Crafting 49.7%, Resource Management 20.6%, Simulation 13.5%, Indie 10.2%, RPG 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: While more open-ended, its core loop of gathering resources and crafting increasingly complex items mirrors the progression of a blacksmith.
- #26 Master Bladesmith
79% matchMixed65% of 463 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: Simulation 44.6%, Crafting 24.6%, RPG 15.9%, Indie 13.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A VR-focused simulation that provides a highly immersive, hands-on experience of forging swords from scratch.
- #27 First Feudal
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 627 reviews2021
Dev: Harpoon Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Become a real medieval feudal lord: start with a small village and build it up into an enormous impenetrable castle. You will have to repel enemy raids: hide behind thick walls, lure your enemies into strategically placed traps, and even lead your loyal peasants into battle.
Why similar: Medieval 33.3%, Crafting 17.8%, Simulation 17.7%, Resource Management 15.4%, Management 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on building and managing a medieval settlement, with a strong emphasis on crafting and resource production.
- #28 Kynseed
78% matchVery Positive83% of 3,619 reviews2022
Dev: PixelCount Studios
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Embark on a lifetime of adventure in a beautiful world of creativity and intrigue. Raise a family, customise your farm, run a business, craft items, and battle some marvellously malevolent monsters.
Why similar: Crafting 35.7%, Simulation 26.5%, Management 20%, RPG 8.6%, Indie 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A life simulation game that allows you to run various shops, including blacksmithing, within a charming, evolving fantasy world.
- #29 Potion Permit
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,226 reviews2022
Dev: MassHive MediaPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Moonbury's residents need healing, and you're the best chemist around! With your trusty tools, a brewing cauldron, and a canine companion at your side, you'll need to diagnose symptoms, gather ingredients, brew potions, and cure ailments in this open-ended sim RPG.
Why similar: Crafting 45.5%, Simulation 40.2%, RPG 10.5%, Singleplayer 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on gathering ingredients and crafting potions, sharing the satisfying 'gather-craft-sell' loop with Fantasy Blacksmith.
- #30 Jacksmith: Weapons and Warriors
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,765 reviews2025
Dev: Flipline Studios
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.8 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: Medieval 41.6%, Crafting 29.3%, Simulation 15.9%, Management 9.2%, Indie 3.3%
- #31 Medieval Blacksmith
76% matchVery Positive81% of 571 reviews2025
Dev: OGO Play
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Medieval 35.7%, Simulation 31.4%, Crafting 15.2%, RPG 8.2%, Atmospheric 5%
- #32 Blacksmith Simulator Prologue
77% matchMixed46% of 114 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: Medieval 33.9%, Simulation 22.5%, Crafting 20.1%, Resource Management 8.8%, Management 8.4%
- #33 Alchemist Shop Simulator
75% matchVery Positive83% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Run your own magic business! In Alchemist Shop Simulator you can trade magical wares, brew potions and take on special orders, meet many quirky clients, grow your ingredients in your garden, restock your shelves and manage prices. Keep expanding your business as you gain experience and wealth!
Why similar: Medieval 23.6%, Simulation 17.7%, Crafting 16.2%, Magic 14.5%, Resource Management 11.2%
- #34 Ironsmith Medieval Simulator: Prologue
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 108 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 44.1%, Medieval 38.1%, Indie 12.7%, Atmospheric 4.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #35 Master Forge
74% 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: Medieval 38.1%, Simulation 20.5%, Resource Management 15.1%, Inventory Management 13.9%, Management 12.4%
- #36 TM - Prologue
73% matchVery Positive93% of 1,207 reviews2021
Dev: UntitledStudio
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more!
Why similar: Medieval 36.1%, Simulation 20.7%, Resource Management 13.9%, Management 9.7%, Crafting 9.1%
- #37 The Last Elixir
71% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Luke Frisbee
Windows
You are a journeyman alchemist: experiment to learn the secrets of the alchemical sciences, and leverage them to produce a diverse menu of potions for a procession of weird and spooky customers in this compact narrative puzzle experience.
Why similar: Simulation 27.6%, Crafting 26%, Medieval 17.9%, Puzzle 7%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #38 Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: Floodgate CrewPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge is a mix of a simulator, strategy, and auto-battler. Become a master smith, craft various weapons, and enhance them with magical runes. Equip a team of adventurers with your hand-made tools, send them on missions, gather loot to upgrade your forge, and save the land!
Why similar: Simulation 40.7%, Crafting 35.3%, Resource Management 14.4%, Indie 8.6%, Singleplayer 1%
- #39 Blacksmith
74% matchMixed69% of 98 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 65.5%, Indie 18.9%, RPG 15.6%
- #40 Blacksmith of the Sand Kingdom
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 162 reviews2021
Dev: Rideon,Inc.Pub: KEMCO
Windows
Become the court blacksmith adventuring in the Sand Kingdom in a fantasy RPG!
Why similar: Crafting 31.8%, Medieval 27.4%, Management 19.6%, Magic 10.3%, RPG 9.4%
- #41 Alchemist Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 421 reviews2020
Dev: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Become the mystical alchemist, choose your contracts wisely as they will shape the world around you, discover the long forgotten magical recipes, upgrade your lab and become the most powerful alchemist of all times.
Why similar: Crafting 33.1%, Simulation 32.3%, Magic 29.6%, 3D 5.1%
- #42 A Hero's Rest: An RPG Town Simulator
71% matchMixed69% of 176 reviews2024
Dev: Vanargand Games
Windows
Build shops, craft items with hundreds of customization options, and manage your resources wisely to lead your Heroes to success. Immerse yourself as proprietor of a medieval fantasy town in a world abounding with Heroes and Monsters.
Why similar: Medieval 31.2%, Simulation 16.1%, Crafting 15.5%, Resource Management 13.2%, Inventory Management 10.6%
- #43 Magic Forge Tycoon
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 86 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: Simulation 30.7%, Medieval 27.7%, Crafting 21.9%, Management 19.8%
- #44 Gunsmith Simulator: Prologue
70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,588 reviews2023
Dev: GameHuntersPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Enter the world of gunsmithing and become a real expert in making, repairing and modifying weapons in Gunsmith Simulator: Prologue. Open your workshop, be creative and excel at gunsmithing!
Why similar: Simulation 40.5%, Inventory Management 18.2%, Management 14.8%, Indie 9.4%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #45 FORGE SIMULATOR
69% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: GreenOnionGames
Windows
You are trapped in an endless labyrinth. You must find hidden resources scattered throughout the labyrinth to craft your own sword. Overcome the dangers of the labyrinth with your crafted sword, survive, and escape.
Why similar: Medieval 31.4%, Crafting 26.5%, Simulation 26.1%, Mystery 7.7%, Indie 4.8%
- #46 Craft Keep VR
72% matchMixed63% of 121 reviews2017
Dev: Strange FirePub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Set within a fantasy world of dragons, dungeons and foul-mouthed customers, you are an alchemist-blacksmith forging weapons and brewing potions.
Why similar: Simulation 56.6%, Medieval 38%, Indie 5.4%
- #47 Alnico Smithery
69% matchVery Positive88% of 96 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: Medieval 36.7%, Simulation 30.5%, Crafting 15.4%, Resource Management 11.6%, Atmospheric 5.7%
- #48 Gunsmith
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,034 reviews2018
Dev: SCT
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Build up your own arms manufacturing company. Find your factory, buy resources, produce a wide range of military equipment to sell to the highest bidder. Good or bad? That's up to you, who you do business with is your choice. Don't ask, don't tell, get paid. After all, war is about making money.
Why similar: Simulation 22.6%, Crafting 22.3%, Resource Management 17.9%, Management 15.6%, Inventory Management 8.2%
- #49 Alchemy Factory
66% matchVery Positive90% of 2,078 reviews2025
Dev: D5 CopperheadPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Craft your workshop as an alchemist! Harness arcane devices to automate crafting. Sell alchemical goods, fulfill commissions, and rise to become a renowned alchemy magnate. Multiplayer Supported! Invite master designers to (ahem) contribute their expertise—let them optimize your production lines!
Why similar: Medieval 45.4%, Crafting 21.3%, Simulation 17.1%, Resource Management 10.6%, 3D 3.3%
- #50 PC Building Simulator
68% matchVery Positive94% of 52,392 reviews2019
Dev: Claudiu KissPub: The Irregular Corporation
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 37.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build and grow your very own computer repair enterprise as you learn to diagnose, fix and build PCs. With real-world licensed components and comprehensive hardware and software simulation, you can plan and bring your ultimate PC to life.
Why similar: Simulation 50.2%, Management 16%, Inventory Management 14.4%, Indie 5%, Atmospheric 4.4%
- #51 Gun Factory Simulator
68% matchMixed67% of 153 reviews2025
Dev: Broken Clock
Windows
Take control of your very own firearms factory. Start with a workshop and a gun shop, and evolve it into a factory of mass destruction. Craft bullets to rockets, handguns to shotguns, hire workers & managers, and become a merchant of death. Get use to the smell of gunpowder and cash.
Why similar: Simulation 28.4%, Resource Management 21.2%, Management 20.8%, Inventory Management 17.9%, RPG 6.8%
- #52 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 63.5%, Indie 19.8%, RPG 16.7%
- #53 Potion Shop Simulator
67% matchVery Positive83% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Pebbles Games
Windows
Master the art of alchemy in Potion Shop Simulator, a unique blend of simulation and strategy. Brew potions, manage your shop, and cater to a magical clientele in a single-player or co-op experience of the medieval fantasy world.
Why similar: Medieval 33.7%, Simulation 18.8%, Crafting 17.3%, Resource Management 13.7%, Management 11.3%
- #54 While the Iron's Hot
67% matchVery Positive82% of 217 reviews2023
Dev: Bontemps GamesPub: Balor Games
Windows
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: Medieval 35.3%, Crafting 33.8%, Simulation 16.4%, Puzzle 6.7%, RPG 6.4%
- #55 Tavern Legends
66% matchVery Positive90% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: CROWFORGE Games
Windows
In Tavern Legends, you don’t just swing the spoon – you wield the broom too. Tap beer, create your own meals, design your taverns, and build your team. From grumpy beggars to pompous knights – everyone wants beer! Raise your fame and become a legendary innkeeper!
Why similar: Medieval 31.9%, Crafting 19.6%, Simulation 19.2%, Management 11.7%, Inventory Management 9.3%
- #56 Rise of Industry
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,155 reviews2019
Dev: Dapper Penguin StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in the first title in the ROI series as you create & optimise intricate production lines. As an early 20th-Century industrialist, grow your empire & adapt to an ever-changing business landscape with unexpected events that could lead to boom…or bust.
Why similar: Simulation 37.8%, Management 27.1%, Resource Management 26.3%, Indie 7.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #57 RPG NPC Simulator VR
69% matchMixed64% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Odooh Games
Windows
Join the RPG world as an NPC of a secret shop. Grow your reputation among players by offering better swords, shields, bows and potions to attract higher level players. Expand to blacksmiths, mine and smith unique weapons which could be found nowhere but your secret shop.
Why similar: Simulation 35.2%, Crafting 27.6%, Management 19%, Indie 10.7%, RPG 5.9%
- #58 Gunsmith Simulator
64% matchVery Positive85% of 3,107 reviews2024
Dev: GameHuntersPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Become a Gunsmith and unveil the great pleasure of working in your own workshop! Repair, restore and personalize guns to make unique pieces that every firearm lover will appreciate.
Why similar: Simulation 44.8%, Inventory Management 23.9%, Management 20.5%, Puzzle 8.3%, Singleplayer 2.5%