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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Crafting, Simulation, Singleplayer, Life Sim.

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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.

Reviews: Very Positive — 82% — of 219 reviews
Released: 2023-12-05
Developer: Bontemps Games
Publisher: Balor Games
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.6 hrs
Mean playtime: 9.2 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 82%

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    Why similar: Wholesome 34.8%, Crafting 18.2%, Relaxing 9.1%, Life Sim 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

  2. #2 Travellers Rest
    96% matchVery Positive88% of 17,329 reviews2020
    Dev: Isolated Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 19.9 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 21.8%, Life Sim 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Medieval 13.2%, Building 9.3%

  3. #3 Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure
    96% matchMostly Positive75% of 464 reviews2023
    Dev: Snowcastle Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Ikonei Island is yours to discover! Explore and gather resources. Farm the land, craft tools and gear, and build your base or a cozy home. Befriend magical creatures and fight monsters with your friends or solo!

    Why similar: Wholesome 36.8%, Crafting 13.8%, Relaxing 11.3%, Exploration 8.4%, Building 7%

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    95% matchMixed70% of 1,170 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 38.7%, Medieval 18.6%, Relaxing 17.3%, Simulation 7.2%, RPG 5.1%

  5. #5 Anvil Saga
    94% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,803 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: Crafting 24.9%, Medieval 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, RPG 10.3%, Building 10.1%

  6. #6 Medieval Crafter: Blacksmith
    93% matchMostly Positive78% of 694 reviews2026
    Dev: Compact Core GamesPub: GameDev.ist
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%

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    Relaxing puzzle-solving and life-sim meet in a cozy, no-combat, coyote adventure. Uncover the mysterious, magical past of Lonesome Village and save this town from the hands of evil.

    Why similar: Wholesome 37.4%, Crafting 16.6%, Relaxing 9.1%, Puzzle 9%, Life Sim 8.8%

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    92% 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!

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  9. #9 Littlewood
    91% matchVery Positive93% of 6,802 reviews2020
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.

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  10. #10 Hokko Life
    91% matchMixed66% of 2,658 reviews2022
    Dev: Wonderscope GamesPub: Team17
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Hop off the train and into your new life in the village of Hokko! Take over the old workshop and get creative; use crafted materials and design everything in town! With complete creative freedom, what type of town will you build?

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    90% matchMostly Positive73% of 166 reviews2021
    Dev: Rideon,Inc.Pub: KEMCO
    Windows

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    89% matchMostly Positive80% of 74 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.

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    89% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 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.

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    88% matchMostly Positive78% of 165 reviews2024
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    Windows

    Master the wonders of alchemy! Solve alchemical puzzles by transforming and combining Essences. Craft items, tools and machines. Explore the enchanting world, gather peculiar resources, and befriend the Agari, adorable mushroom folk who will help you find the cure for your mysterious disease.

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    Windows · Mac
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    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%

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    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    78% matchVery Positive84% of 2,580 reviews2025
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    Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    79% matchMostly Positive74% of 980 reviews2019
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    75% matchVery Positive85% of 775 reviews2023
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    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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    73% matchVery Positive84% of 107 reviews2024
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    71% matchVery Positive87% of 98 reviews2024
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    69% matchVery Positive88% of 28,550 reviews2023
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    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 39.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Gather exotic ingredients, brew complex mixtures, and expand your magically automated production lines -- keeping your shelves stocked, your customers happy, and your pockets full.

    Why similar: Crafting 27.3%, Relaxing 15.5%, Life Sim 12.5%, Exploration 10.9%, Colorful 10.2%

  55. #55 Call of Boba
    67% matchMostly Positive71% of 164 reviews2025
    Dev: Tomatoast
    Windows

    A cozy pixel art adventure about saving a struggling Boba Tea shop. Brew up tasty drinks, battle enemies for inspiration, make friends with customers, and much much more, on your quest to serve up the best tea in town!

    Why similar: Life Sim 20.4%, Relaxing 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, RPG 13.5%, Story Rich 12.4%

  56. #56 Tinkertown
    68% matchMixed67% of 1,342 reviews2023
    Dev: Headup
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Gather your friends and come to Tinkertown - A refreshing new Multiplayer Sandbox Experience! Explore magical places filled with loot, danger, and creativity.

    Why similar: Crafting 29.2%, RPG 19.9%, Adventure 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Building 9.8%

  57. #57 Fantasy Blacksmith
    71% matchMixed49% of 1,800 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 35.2%, Crafting 33.8%, Simulation 16.3%, Puzzle 6.7%, RPG 6.5%

  58. #58 Chocolate Factory Simulator
    66% matchMostly Positive79% of 453 reviews2025
    Dev: Games Incubator
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    Enter the world of steam and sugar and become a master chocolatier in Chocolate Factory Simulator. Craft gourmet chocolate for your customers in your steampunk workshop with the help of your automaton assistant Nougat.

    Why similar: Crafting 32.3%, Relaxing 30.4%, Simulation 22.2%, Adventure 12.4%, Indie 1.6%

  59. #59 Roots of Pacha
    66% matchVery Positive94% of 4,441 reviews2023
    Dev: Soda Den
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.5 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 27.4%, Relaxing 15%, Life Sim 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Building 10.6%

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