- #1 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
97% 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: Crafting 34.4%, Medieval 20.2%, Relaxing 13.7%, Simulation 9.4%, Sandbox 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly tactile and satisfying crafting experience where you manage a shop and interact with customers in a medieval setting.
- #2 While the Iron's Hot
96% 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: Crafting 38.7%, Medieval 18.5%, Relaxing 17.3%, Simulation 7.2%, Exploration 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on the blacksmithing profession, combining crafting mechanics with exploration and cozy adventure elements.
- #3 Medieval Dynasty
95% matchVery Positive91% of 49,970 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 35.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
Why similar: Crafting 40.5%, Medieval 24.4%, Sandbox 8.8%, Simulation 8.1%, Open World 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, immersive medieval life simulation that emphasizes crafting, building, and managing your own settlement.
- #4 Fantasy Blacksmith
96% matchMixed49% of 1,791 reviews2019
Dev: Heaven BrotherhoodPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.9 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: Medieval 41%, Crafting 27.7%, Simulation 24.1%, RPG 2.7%, Indie 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a direct simulation of the blacksmithing process, including forging, quenching, and selling weapons.
- #5 My Time at Sandrock
94% matchVery Positive88% of 28,280 reviews2023
Dev: Pathea Games
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!
Why similar: Crafting 32.7%, Mining 16.7% ★, Life Sim 13.9%, Sandbox 11.4%, Open World 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title features a robust crafting and workshop management loop that feels very similar to the progression found in blacksmithing sims.
- #6 Ironsmith Medieval Simulator
94% 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: Crafting 32.5%, Medieval 32.4%, Simulation 11.1%, Casual 7.1%, First-Person 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a realistic look at the life of a medieval blacksmith, focusing on the manual labor and resource management involved.
- #7 Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
93% 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 41%, RPG 35.2%, Singleplayer 16.6%, Indie 5.3%, Adventure 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic shop-management game that perfectly captures the experience of running a business and catering to the needs of adventurers.
- #8 Moonlighter
92% 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 37.3%, RPG 22.8%, Exploration 17.2%, Singleplayer 13.5%, Adventure 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It balances dungeon exploration for materials with the rewarding experience of managing your own shop during the day.
- #9 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 47.9%, Simulation 16.5%, Sandbox 15.7%, Life Sim 14.5%, Singleplayer 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated shop-management game that focuses on crafting, decorating, and selling goods to a variety of customers.
- #10 Travellers Rest
91% 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: Crafting 33%, Medieval 28.6%, Life Sim 17.5%, Simulation 7.8%, RPG 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This cozy management sim allows you to craft items, manage resources, and run a business in a charming medieval fantasy world.
- #11 Blacksmith Simulator
90% 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: Crafting 30.7%, Medieval 20.3%, Relaxing 11.6%, Simulation 8.7%, Sandbox 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses specifically on the technical aspects of forging and managing a workshop in a medieval setting.
- #12 Potion Permit
89% 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 36.9%, Relaxing 17.7%, Simulation 12.5%, Life Sim 12.2%, Singleplayer 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features a relaxing loop of gathering ingredients and crafting items for the local townspeople in a cozy, stylized world.
- #13 Medieval Crafter: Blacksmith
88% 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: Crafting 30.2%, Medieval 23.3%, Mining 23% ★, Simulation 10.9%, Life Sim 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is a focused simulation game that centers on the specific tasks and inventory management required to be a successful blacksmith.
- #14 Graveyard Keeper
89% 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 46%, Medieval 19.1%, Simulation 11.8%, Sandbox 10.7%, RPG 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines dark humor with complex crafting and management systems that will appeal to fans of simulation games.
- #15 Out of Ore
87% matchVery Positive86% of 3,794 reviews2022
Dev: North Modding Company AB
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 38.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A casual heavy equipment experience. Mine ore, Move dirt, Build and repair.
Why similar: Crafting 23.6%, Mining 16.4% ★, Simulation 15.8%, Sandbox 13.2%, Relaxing 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a detailed simulation of mining and resource extraction, which serves as the foundation for any good blacksmithing game.
- #16 Jacksmith: Weapons and Warriors
86% 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: Crafting 49.6%, Medieval 32%, Simulation 10.3%, Casual 5.2%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a fun, time-management take on the blacksmithing profession, focusing on crafting weapons for heroes.
- #17 Stardew Valley
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 992,215 reviews2016
Dev: ConcernedApe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 22.7 hrsMean: 83.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Why similar: Crafting 27.3%, Relaxing 19.6%, Life Sim 13.5%, Simulation 11.6%, Sandbox 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: While broader in scope, its core loop of resource gathering, crafting, and community interaction is the gold standard for cozy simulation.
- #18 Chef RPG
85% matchVery Positive88% of 2,496 reviews2024
Dev: World 2 Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Craft your culinary adventure in a beautiful pixel art world. Manage your restaurants, forage and hunt for ingredients, befriend locals, and grow your culinary empire. What kind of chef will you be?
Why similar: Crafting 32.9%, Life Sim 15.4%, Relaxing 15%, Simulation 12.3%, Open World 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the creative process of crafting goods and managing a business in a vibrant, interactive world.
- #19 Kynseed
84% 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 32.6%, Relaxing 15%, Sandbox 11.6%, Life Sim 10.1%, Simulation 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A life-simulation game that allows you to run various businesses and engage in crafting within a rich, evolving medieval environment.
- #20 Alchemy Factory
82% 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: Crafting 31.2%, Medieval 30.4%, Sandbox 12.6%, Simulation 9.7%, Casual 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the automation and management of a crafting business, providing a strategic layer to the simulation experience.
- #21 Lumberjack's Dynasty
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,770 reviews2021
Dev: UMEO StudiosPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A unique life simulation where you are a lumberjack building up a business and founding a lasting dynasty for generations to come.
Why similar: Simulation 40.2%, Crafting 29.7%, Relaxing 7.6%, Open World 6.8%, Life Sim 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: This simulation game offers a similar sense of progression through manual labor, crafting, and building in an open-world environment.
- #22 Alchemist: The Potion Monger
83% matchVery Positive86% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
First-person Alchemist Simulator with RPG elements. Explore the world, gather ingredients, and sell or use potions you craft to help others and fend off enemies. Adopt pets to help you with your alchemy knowledge (and to pet them). Decorate your home however you like and brew your destiny!
Why similar: Crafting 26.9%, Relaxing 14.2%, Simulation 10.1%, Sandbox 9.4%, Life Sim 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines exploration and gathering with a deep crafting system that allows you to experiment with various recipes.
- #23 Master Of Pottery
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,894 reviews2019
Dev: AZGames
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Master of Pottery is a pottery-themed creation + simulation game. Make pottery, open exhibitions, complete orders, train apprentices, run your own showroom and start a relaxing pottery journey.
Why similar: Crafting 42.1%, Simulation 24.9%, Relaxing 17.3%, Casual 10.2%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a highly realistic, physics-based crafting mechanic that will appeal to players who enjoy the tactile nature of blacksmithing.
- #24 Roots of Pacha
81% matchVery Positive94% of 4,347 reviews2023
Dev: Soda Den
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The charming and relaxing stone-age farming sim where you live in a thriving community exploring the wonderful world of Pacha. Discover "ideas," domesticate crops, befriend animals, and help your village grow. Play co-op with friends or explore the early days of civilization in single-player.
Why similar: Crafting 34%, Relaxing 17.8%, Life Sim 10.9%, Sandbox 10.2%, Simulation 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a relaxing crafting and community-building experience that mirrors the satisfying progression of a sandbox simulation.
- #25 DAVE THE DIVER
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 147,999 reviews2023
Dev: MINTROCKET
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.
Why similar: Crafting 30.6%, Relaxing 23.4%, Simulation 14%, Casual 8.2%, RPG 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features a highly addictive loop of gathering resources and managing a business that feels rewarding and polished.
- #26 Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 51,774 reviews2020
Dev: Thunder Lotus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.
Why similar: Crafting 41.3%, Relaxing 31.2%, Simulation 12.2%, Exploration 8.5%, Adventure 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: While more narrative-driven, its focus on crafting, resource management, and cozy atmosphere makes it a great fit for fans of the genre.
- #27 Gold Mining Simulator
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 16,043 reviews2017
Dev: Code Horizon
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 30.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Become a gold miner. Work hard, dig deep, explore the world, and you’ll become the wealthiest person in Alaska. Use a variety of specialist machines to find as much gold as you can.
Why similar: Mining 41.2% ★, Simulation 27.9%, Open World 8.8%, Sandbox 6.8%, Singleplayer 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a realistic and methodical approach to resource gathering that complements the crafting side of the genre.
- #28 Slime Rancher
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 151,397 reviews2017
Dev: Monomi Park
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.
Why similar: Open World 18.2%, Simulation 15.9%, Sandbox 15.8%, Exploration 13.9%, First-Person 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a relaxing, sandbox-style management experience that emphasizes resource gathering and expansion.
- #29 Cadria Item Shop
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,575 reviews2018
Dev: Moehaus Co. LtdPub: BEST KIRIN GLOBAL LIMITED
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 311.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Cadria Item Shop is a casual simulation game with RPG elements. Craft legendary items, hire heroes, and expand your shop to rebuild the town. Join a mighty guild, fight together in faction wars and send your heroes to explore the mystic lands of Cadria! All of this and much more awaits you!
Why similar: Crafting 37.2%, Simulation 31.6%, Casual 15%, RPG 13.6%, Indie 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A casual shop-management game that focuses on crafting items to fulfill the requests of various RPG adventurers.
- #30 vrkshop
79% matchVery Positive82% of 170 reviews2021
Dev: scopatgames
Windows
vrkshop is a VR woodworking game. You are challenged to build projects with hand tools without snap-to-guides or limits on how to cut or fasten the lumber. The precision of your project is left entirely up to you. Have fun. Be productive.
Why similar: Crafting 35.4%, Relaxing 18.1%, VR 13.9%, Simulation 13.1%, Life Sim 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based woodworking simulator that shares the same focus on manual, tool-based crafting as My Little Blacksmith Shop.
- #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 21.9%, Crafting 20.4%, Simulation 16.2%, Sandbox 13.7%, Life Sim 11.6%
- #32 Enchanted Blacksmith
77% 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: Crafting 24.8%, Mining 19.4% ★, Medieval 15.1%, Simulation 9.1%, Sandbox 7.4%
- #33 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: Crafting 29.3%, Medieval 22.6%, Simulation 12.7%, Relaxing 9.6%, Sandbox 7.7%
- #34 Blightlands Blacksmith
76% 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: Crafting 29.1%, Medieval 21.7%, Mining 18.5% ★, Simulation 10.9%, RPG 4.8%
- #35 Master Bladesmith
75% 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: Crafting 33.3%, Simulation 23.2%, VR 22.8%, RPG 14.8%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #36 Alnico Smithery
74% 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 17.6%, Crafting 16.2%, Mining 15.1% ★, Simulation 12.3%, Sandbox 11.1%
- #37 Alchemist Shop Simulator
73% 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: Crafting 32.5%, Medieval 21.5%, Simulation 13.7%, Relaxing 12.1%, Casual 6.3%
- #38 Chinese Frontiers
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 485 reviews2025
Dev: SolidGamesPub: Big Cheese Studio
Windows
Plan, build, and unwind in medieval China. Lead villagers, fine-tune production, and craft iconic Chinese landmarks brick by brick. Roam passes, deserts, and river valleys; farm, cook, and decorate. Master new crafts, earn imperial favor, and turn smart design into lasting legacy.
Why similar: Crafting 27.3%, Medieval 21.7%, Relaxing 11.5%, Simulation 10.3%, Sandbox 6.8%
- #39 FORGE SIMULATOR
72% 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: Crafting 37.7%, Medieval 20.4%, Simulation 14.3%, Life Sim 8.4%, Exploration 5.3%
- #40 Bladesong
69% 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: Crafting 32.6%, Medieval 26.1%, Relaxing 13%, Simulation 10.1%, RPG 5.4%
- #41 Ironsmith Medieval Simulator: Prologue
74% 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: Medieval 43.9%, Simulation 42.8%, Singleplayer 5.8%, Indie 4.2%, Adventure 3.2%
- #42 Blacksmith Master
70% 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 31.8%, Sandbox 28.5%, Open World 18.3%, Casual 12.2%, Singleplayer 9.3%
- #43 LAPIDARY: Jewel Craft Simulator
71% matchVery Positive84% of 128 reviews2024
Dev: THINK & FEEL
Windows
"LAPIDARY: Jewel Craft Simulator" is a simple and minimalistic gem crafting simulator. In the quiet of your workshop, process various rough stones to create gems with the ultimate sparkle.
Why similar: Crafting 40%, Relaxing 19.2%, Simulation 15.9%, Sandbox 10.3%, Casual 6.4%
- #44 RPG NPC Simulator VR
73% 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: Crafting 32.9%, Relaxing 17.2%, Simulation 16.1%, VR 12%, Casual 7.7%
- #45 Scrap Dealer Simulator
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Emre ŞahinPub: Survivillage
Windows
Start from scratch and rise with scrap, dig through trash, process junk, and grow your profits. Buy warehouses, machines, and vehicles to build your own recycling empire.
Why similar: Crafting 33.2%, Relaxing 17.9%, Simulation 13.8%, Life Sim 10.5%, Sandbox 8.2%
- #46 Blacksmith
73% 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 50%, Casual 23.7%, RPG 21.4%, Indie 4.9%
- #47 Star Ores Inc.
67% matchVery Positive83% of 293 reviews2025
Dev: BlackBeak GamesPub: Three River Games (3RG)
Windows
Take over an abandoned space station and manage your own ore mine. Cut through the asteroid with your laser, sell ore, and create an automated network of robot helpers to maximize your profit.
Why similar: Crafting 28.9%, Mining 20.7% ★, Sandbox 10.4%, Simulation 10.3%, Relaxing 8.4%
- #48 Master Forge
69% 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 51%, Simulation 23.1%, Life Sim 17.9%, First-Person 7.9%
- #49 Hammer & Anvil VR
72% 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 49.4%, RPG 23.2%, Casual 22.1%, Indie 5.3%
- #50 Barista Simulator
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 667 reviews2023
Dev: CubeCube Sports Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Barista Simulator, master the art of brewing with over 30 coffee recipes. Start with a basic setup, upgrade your café, manage your staff, and build your very own coffee haven. Are you ready for the ultimate coffee journey?
Why similar: Crafting 33.3%, Relaxing 16.3%, Simulation 13.2%, Sandbox 12.2%, Life Sim 7.8%
- #51 Medieval Engineers
71% matchMixed52% of 7,282 reviews2015
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Medieval Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and the maintenance of architectural works and mechanical equipment using medieval technology. Players build castles; construct mechanical devices and underground mining. There is an entire planet to explore!
Why similar: Medieval 33.2%, Crafting 24.8%, Sandbox 14.3%, Simulation 10.2%, Open World 8.2%
- #52 Forest Ranger Simulator
69% matchMixed42% of 254 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
Take care of forgotten nature's treasure. Build, craft, feed, clean and manage your forest in Forest Ranger Simulator. Ensure its long-lasting beauty and become a flawless Forest Ranger!
Why similar: Crafting 29%, Relaxing 13%, Simulation 12.4%, Sandbox 10.3%, Life Sim 10%
- #53 Dwarf Shop
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 111 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: Crafting 28.7%, Medieval 20.7%, Mining 16.7% ★, Relaxing 12.4%, Simulation 10.8%
- #54 Food Truck Simulator
68% matchMixed69% of 1,318 reviews2022
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Renovate, equip and restore the shine of the food truck that belonged to your father. Create recipes, cook the food and serve customers across an entire city. Customize and upgrade your food truck to reach more customers and expand your menu.
Why similar: Crafting 37.7%, Simulation 16.9%, Relaxing 10.2%, Sandbox 10%, Casual 6.6%
- #55 Blacksmith. Song of two Kings.
67% 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 51.7%, Simulation 19.5%, Sandbox 16.7%, Singleplayer 5.4%, Adventure 3.8%
- #56 Gunsmith Simulator
65% 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 44.1%, Sandbox 17.1%, First-Person 15.3%, Singleplayer 13.4%, Open World 10%
- #57 My Time at Portia
66% matchVery Positive92% of 44,040 reviews2019
Dev: Pathea GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!
Why similar: Crafting 30.9%, Mining 10.8% ★, Simulation 10.5%, Life Sim 10.3%, Open World 7.7%
- #58 Tank Mechanic Simulator
66% matchVery Positive88% of 8,976 reviews2020
Dev: DeGenerals S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Renovate & build II World War tanks. Experience highly detailed & realistic simulation game. Take tanks fully apart by using different tools. Transform them from rusty and ruined to fully working. Check them on the training ground, sell or put into your own museum.
Why similar: Crafting 36.7%, Relaxing 20%, Simulation 16.9%, First-Person 6.7%, Casual 5.6%
- #59 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
63% matchVery Positive92% of 4,300 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 13.0 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: Relaxing 20.5%, Simulation 19%, Sandbox 15.6%, Life Sim 13.1%, First-Person 7.5%