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Games Like While the Iron's Hot

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

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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 217 reviews
Released: 2023-12-05
Developer: Bontemps Games
Publisher: Balor Games
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Windows

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    Windows · Mac
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    Why similar: Wholesome 34.7%, Crafting 18.2%, Relaxing 9.2%, Life Sim 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%

  2. #2 Travellers Rest
    96% 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 21.8%, Life Sim 16.1%, Medieval 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Building 9.2%

  3. #3 Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure
    96% matchMostly Positive76% of 456 reviews2023
    Dev: Snowcastle Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.5 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 36.7%, Crafting 13.8%, Relaxing 11.4%, Exploration 8.4%, Building 7%

  4. #4 My Little Blacksmith Shop
    95% 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: Crafting 38.7%, Medieval 18.5%, Relaxing 17.3%, Simulation 7.2%, Exploration 5.1%

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    94% 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: Crafting 25%, Medieval 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, RPG 10.3%, Building 10.1%

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    94% matchMixed66% of 2,650 reviews2022
    Dev: Gizmo GardenPub: 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?

    Why similar: Wholesome 36.2%, Crafting 16.5%, Life Sim 10.3%, Relaxing 9.3%, Building 7.6%

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    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.

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    92% matchMostly Positive75% of 232 reviews2022
    Dev: Ogre Pixel
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 37.2%, Crafting 16.6%, Relaxing 9.1%, Life Sim 8.9%, Puzzle 8.9%

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    91% matchVery Positive93% of 6,792 reviews2020
    Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    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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    91% 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 36.8%, Medieval 17.1%, Relaxing 14.6%, Life Sim 12.5%, Building 12.1%

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    90% matchMostly Positive73% of 162 reviews2021
    Dev: Rideon,Inc.Pub: KEMCO
    Windows

    Become the court blacksmith adventuring in the Sand Kingdom in a fantasy RPG!

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    89% 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.

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    89% matchMostly Positive77% of 159 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    Dev: Untitled StudioPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    Why similar: Building 53.6%, Simulation 26.4%, 2D 18.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%

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    Windows

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    86% matchVery Positive81% of 24,588 reviews2023
    Dev: Pixel Sprout Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    Windows
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    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%

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    85% matchMixed69% of 98 reviews2019
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: RPG 57.2%, Simulation 38.8%, Indie 4%

  22. #22 Ironsmith Medieval Simulator: Prologue
    84% matchMostly Positive76% of 108 reviews2020
    Dev: The EpicLorePub: SIG Publishing
    Windows

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    80% matchVery Positive93% of 42,947 reviews2022
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    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    Windows

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    Dev: Feel Free Games
    Windows
    Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    Windows

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    Windows
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    Windows

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    Dev: Green Tile Digital
    Windows

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    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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    Windows
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  34. #34 Amber Isle
    75% matchVery Positive83% of 1,938 reviews2024
    Dev: Ambertail GamesPub: Team17
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,765 reviews2025
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    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%

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    73% matchVery Positive88% of 28,280 reviews2023
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    Windows
    Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    74% matchVery Positive85% of 759 reviews2023
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    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%

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    72% matchVery Positive88% of 96 reviews2024
    Dev: Pinapl
    Windows

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    71% matchVery Positive92% of 44,040 reviews2019
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    70% matchVery Positive93% of 91 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    69% matchVery Positive88% of 2,496 reviews2024
    Dev: World 2 Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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    68% matchVery Positive85% of 2,826 reviews2025
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    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%

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    67% matchVery Positive93% of 1,169 reviews2026
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    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%

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    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,118 reviews2026
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    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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    69% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,326 reviews2024
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    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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  50. #50 Crafter's Hollow
    70% matchMixed57% of 65 reviews2025
    Dev: Wylde Wisp Games
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    68% matchVery Positive85% of 59 reviews2025
    Dev: Sassybot
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    Ready to take on the management of a fantasy shop? Faire Trade allows you to do just that! From farming, to crafting, to selling, to hiring, to expanding, to pricing, to decorating to….. Well, the world's your oyster! Stay curious, adapt, and let your blossoming shop shine!

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    71% matchMostly Positive74% of 567 reviews2021
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    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Evil is afoot... Wielding your new Magic, bound into mysterious Monster-infested lands to uncover ancient relics and restore the Fate Stone. Along the way, explore the depths of every nook to find creatures, garner ingredients, train in Witchery, and craft new equipment.

    Why similar: Crafting 33%, Exploration 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Fantasy 11.6%, RPG 11.5%

  55. #55 Hammer & Anvil VR
    73% 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: RPG 59.3%, Simulation 36.6%, Indie 4.1%

  56. #56 Coral Island
    66% matchVery Positive89% of 25,947 reviews2023
    Dev: Stairway GamesPub: Balor Games
    Windows
    Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 52.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.

    Why similar: Crafting 28.1%, Relaxing 20%, Life Sim 19.2%, Building 10.9%, RPG 9.6%

  57. #57 Wytchwood
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 4,561 reviews2021
    Dev: Alientrap
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Wytchwood is a crafting adventure game set in a land of gothic fables and fairytales. As the old witch of the woods, explore a strange countryside, collect magic ingredients, brew sorcerous spells, and pass judgement upon a capricious cast of characters.

    Why similar: Crafting 34.1%, Exploration 12.3%, Story Rich 12.3%, RPG 10.6%, Fantasy 10.3%

  58. #58 Fantasy Blacksmith
    71% 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 35.3%, Crafting 33.8%, Simulation 16.4%, Puzzle 6.7%, RPG 6.4%

  59. #59 Rekindled Trails
    65% matchVery Positive96% of 123 reviews2025
    Dev: Kiwick
    Windows

    Gather and Sell faraway goods to rebuild ruined towns and bring back light to a dark world in this cozy adventure game. With the help of your fire companion, fish, pull and mine natural resources in Aurteris to unite the people of this strange yet fantastic world!

    Why similar: Relaxing 24%, Exploration 16.3%, RPG 14.5%, Story Rich 13.4%, Adventure 11.5%

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