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We filtered the 25 games similar to Blacksmith Simulator down to the 21 that fit the “Simulation” category. Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator, Potion Craft and Cooking Simulator top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Blacksmith Simulator.

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GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

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CasualNarrativeSolo

Year 2025Dev YuzuGames

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Within the “Simulation” category, the closest game to Blacksmith Simulator is Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator — scoring 86/100 on our similarity scale. Potion Craft and Cooking Simulator follow close behind.

#1Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator86 #2Potion Craft86 #3Cooking Simulator72 #4Stardew Valley71 #5Kitchen Simulator 201568

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Blacksmith Simulator. Each one has been evaluated across 15 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Potion Craft: Alchemist SimulatorClosest overall match

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Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

SoloRelaxingCozyCasualNarrativeSandbox WorldMedievalCraftingManagement

Steam👍 93%· 43KRAWG👍 72%· 190OC77· 8

Year 2022Dev niceplay games · tinyBuildPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Both are crafting sandboxes — sharing sandbox freedom, deep simulation and vibe relaxing

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, puzzle design and adventure storytelling, while skipping open world exploration

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.

Where it drifts furthest from Blacksmith Simulator: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Setting80World67

86

Potion Craft

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

SoloRelaxingCozyCasualNarrativeSandbox WorldMedievalCraftingManagement

Steam👍 93%· 43KIGDB70· 1OC83· 11

Year 2022Dev niceplay games · tinyBuildOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the crafting sandboxes cluster, with sandbox freedom, deep simulation and vibe relaxing

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling, while skipping open world exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Blacksmith Simulator: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100World69Setting66

#3Cooking Simulator

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Cooking Simulator

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

SoloCasualRelaxingSandbox WorldManagementCraftingFirst Person

Steam👍 85%· 19KOC70· 7

Year 2019Dev Big Cheese Studio · Forever Entertainment S.A.On PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the crafting sandboxes cluster, with sandbox freedom, deep simulation and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with co op, while skipping strong narrative focus

A physics kitchen where every ingredient is an object you grab, cut and throw, which makes cooking chaotic in a way that is either the joke or the frustration depending on the day. Career mode adds pressure. Controls are deliberately unwieldy, and the difficulty comes from fighting the interface rather than from the cooking itself.

Genre100Progression100Game mode77Tone68World64Visuals59

#4Stardew ValleyClosest on world

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Stardew Valley

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

SoloCozyRelaxingNarrativeCasualSandbox WorldOpen WorldCrafting

Steam👍 98%· 1.0MRAWG👍 88%· 2.5KMC89IGDB91· 13OC90· 76

Year 2016Dev ChucklefishPlaytime ~13hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the crafting sandboxes cluster, with sandbox freedom, deep simulation and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and visual novel storytelling, while skipping ranged combat

A farming sim that is really a schedule-management game: every in-game day forces a choice between crops, mining, fishing and the villagers, and the calendar never gives you enough hours. The first year is the hook. Fishing is the wall most players hit — the minigame is fiddly and unforgiving early, and several quests gate behind it.

Where it drifts furthest from Blacksmith Simulator: setting and visuals.

It predates Blacksmith Simulator by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100World100Progression54Game mode34Setting0

#5Kitchen Simulator 2015Closest on visuals

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Kitchen Simulator 2015

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

SoloCasualNarrativeCozySandbox WorldCrafting3DFirst Person

Steam👍 40%· 329

Year 2015Dev WhackAKey GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Both are crafting sandboxes — sharing sandbox freedom, deep simulation and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping vibe relaxing

Description Kitchen simulator The game that turns you into the chef.

Where it drifts furthest from Blacksmith Simulator: combat and setting.

It predates Blacksmith Simulator by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone75World71Progression56

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Poly Bridge

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

SoloCozyNarrativeSandbox WorldCrafting

Steam👍 91%· 19KIGDB75· 2OC66· 12

Year 2016Dev Dry CactusOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Same family of crafting sandboxes: sandbox freedom, deep simulation and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, punishing difficulty and setting cartoon, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Blacksmith Simulator: setting and visuals.

It predates Blacksmith Simulator by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100World69Progression62Tone46Setting0

#7Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp

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Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

SoloSandbox WorldCraftingIsometricThird Person

IGDB78· 2

Year 2017Dev Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development · NintendoOn Android · iOS

✓ Same family of crafting sandboxes: sandbox freedom, deep simulation and sandbox world

≠ Where it differs: brings visual isometric, visual third person and free to play, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Blacksmith Simulator: visuals.

It predates Blacksmith Simulator by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100World67Progression62Visuals0

#8No Man's SkyClosest on combat

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No Man's Sky

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

SoloRangedNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldCraftingFirst Person

Steam👍 85%· 407KRAWG👍 67%· 1.6KMC75IGDB74· 38OC71· 149

Year 2016Dev Hello GamesPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of crafting sandboxes: sandbox freedom, deep simulation and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and shooter, while skipping vibe casual

Years of free updates turned it into a genuinely broad survival-exploration game: base building, freighters, settlements, multiplayer. The scale is unmatched. The core loop is still the criticism — planets are procedurally varied rather than designed, so after twenty of them the discoveries start to rhyme, and the inventory management never stops being fiddly.

Where it drifts furthest from Blacksmith Simulator: setting and tone.

It predates Blacksmith Simulator by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat79World79Progression51Visuals48Game mode35

57

Terraria

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

SoloRangedNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldCrafting

Steam👍 97%· 1.5MRAWG👍 80%· 2.5KMC81IGDB81· 13OC79· 33

Year 2011Dev Engine Software · 505 GamesPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are crafting sandboxes — sharing sandbox freedom, deep simulation and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics, while skipping vibe casual

A 2D sandbox that is far more combat-driven than its look suggests: progression runs through boss fights, and each one unlocks a tier of materials. Building is deep but optional. It explains almost nothing — crafting chains, boss summons and biome requirements are opaque enough that most players keep a wiki open throughout.

Where it drifts furthest from Blacksmith Simulator: setting and visuals.

It predates Blacksmith Simulator by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100World84Combat63Progression58Game mode27Tone17

#10Scrap Mechanic

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Scrap Mechanic

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldCraftingFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 117KRAWG👍 70%· 124

Year 2016Dev Axolot GamesPlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Same family of crafting sandboxes: sandbox freedom, deep simulation and sandbox world

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and melee combat, while skipping vibe casual

A building sandbox where the physics are the point: vehicles you assemble actually flex, tip and fall apart under load, and getting a working machine is a genuine engineering problem. Creative mode is the strong half. The survival campaign has been in early access for years and remains unfinished, with long gaps between updates.

Where it drifts furthest from Blacksmith Simulator: combat and game mode.

It predates Blacksmith Simulator by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100World100Progression49Visuals46Game mode28Combat0

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Minecraft

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldCraftingFirst Person

OC90· 44

Year 2016Dev Mojang StudiosOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the crafting sandboxes cluster, with sandbox freedom, deep simulation and sandbox world

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and turn-based strategy, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Blacksmith Simulator: tone and setting.

It predates Blacksmith Simulator by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100World100Progression54Visuals41Game mode17Tone0

Xbox PS Nintendo

#12Space Engineers

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Space Engineers

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldCraftingFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 134KRAWG👍 58%· 269MC68IGDB80· 1OC80· 5

Year 2013Dev Keen Software HousePlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of crafting sandboxes: sandbox freedom, deep simulation and sandbox world

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and combat tactical, while skipping vibe casual

A voxel engineering sandbox with real physics: ships flex, break apart along stress lines and drift, and building something that survives its own thrust is the actual game. Deeply satisfying when it clicks. It is heavy on performance and light on direction — large builds tank the framerate, and there is essentially no guidance on what to do.

Where it drifts furthest from Blacksmith Simulator: combat and setting.

It predates Blacksmith Simulator by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100World100Progression53Visuals47Game mode34Combat0

#13PC Building Simulator

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PC Building Simulator

GenreSandboxSubgenreLife Sandbox

SoloNarrativeCozyRelaxingCasualOpen WorldSandbox WorldManagementFirst Person3D

Steam👍 94%· 53KIGDB65· 2OC70· 12

Year 2019Dev The Irregular CorporationOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Shared with Blacksmith Simulator: sandbox freedom, deep simulation and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and setting modern, while skipping ranged combat

Where it drifts furthest from Blacksmith Simulator: setting.

Game mode100Tone100World100Visuals100Progression57Genre50

#14SuchArt: Creative Space

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SuchArt: Creative Space

GenreSandboxSubgenreLife Sandbox

SoloCasualCozyRelaxingNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldManagementFirst Person3D

Steam👍 98%· 7.1KRAWG👍 62%· 26

Year 2022Dev hypetrain · HypeTrain DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Shared with Blacksmith Simulator: sandbox freedom, deep simulation and vibe casual

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, multiplayer gameplay and free to play, while skipping ranged combat

ADD FULL GAME TO YOUR WISHLISThttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1293180 About the GameWhat would you do if you were provided with your very own art studio? SuchArt: Creative Space gives you an opportunity to find that out!

Tone100World100Visuals100Game mode72Progression53Genre50

Steam Epic itch.io

#15Sticky Business

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Sticky Business

GenreSandboxSubgenreLife Sandbox

SoloCasualRelaxingCozyNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldManagement

Steam👍 94%· 7.4KOC78· 14

Year 2023Dev Spellgarden Games · Assemble EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Shared with Blacksmith Simulator: sandbox freedom, deep simulation and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, adventure storytelling and visual pixel, while skipping ranged combat

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Where it drifts furthest from Blacksmith Simulator: visuals.

Game mode100Tone100World100Progression57Genre50Visuals0

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