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We filtered the 20 games similar to My Little Blacksmith Shop down to the 13 that fit the “Multiplayer” category. Stardew Valley, Scrap Mechanic and Space Engineers top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to My Little Blacksmith Shop.

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GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox
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RelaxingCasualSoloMultiplayer
Year 2025

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Within the “Multiplayer” category, the closest game to My Little Blacksmith Shop is Stardew Valley — scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. Scrap Mechanic and Space Engineers follow close behind.

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The best multiplayer games like My Little Blacksmith Shop

13 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to My Little Blacksmith Shop. Each one has been evaluated across 19 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.

#1Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
MultiplayerSoloCozyRelaxingCasualSandbox WorldOpen WorldFantasyCraftingExploration
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 deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and co op, while skipping survival mechanics

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 My Little Blacksmith Shop: visuals and setting.

It predates My Little Blacksmith Shop by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100World100Tone92Progression88Game mode74Setting43
Scrap Mechanic
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
MultiplayerSoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationCraftingFirst PersonEarly Access
Steam👍 92%· 117KRAWG👍 70%· 124
Year 2016Dev Axolot GamesPlaytime ~6hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, co op and online features, while skipping deep RPG systems

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.

It predates My Little Blacksmith Shop by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100World100Progression82Game mode68Visuals55
#3Space Engineers
Space Engineers
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationCraftingFirst PersonEarly Access
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 adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with combat tactical, melee combat and setting space, while skipping deep RPG systems

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 My Little Blacksmith Shop: setting.

It predates My Little Blacksmith Shop by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100World100Progression100Game mode71Visuals55Setting0
Terraria
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldFantasyCraftingExploration
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 RPG systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping vibe relaxing

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 My Little Blacksmith Shop: tone and visuals.

It predates My Little Blacksmith Shop by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Progression100World83Game mode61Setting28Tone0
Starbound
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
MultiplayerSoloCasualRelaxingSandbox WorldOpen WorldCraftingExploration
Steam👍 90%· 123KRAWG👍 73%· 852MC81IGDB87· 5OC85· 19
Year 2016Dev ChucklefishPlaytime ~17hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are crafting sandboxes — sharing sandbox freedom, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, strong narrative focus and procedural generation, while skipping deep simulation

A 2D space sandbox with a stronger sense of place than most: hand-written quests, distinct alien races and villages that feel authored rather than generated. Building is flexible. The combat is thin — most encounters resolve by mashing one weapon — and the mid-game settles into repeating the same planet-scan-and-loot loop.

Where it drifts furthest from My Little Blacksmith Shop: setting and visuals.

It predates My Little Blacksmith Shop by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Progression100World82Tone79Game mode57Setting0
Minecraft
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldFantasyExplorationCraftingFirst Person
OC90· 44
Year 2016Dev Mojang StudiosOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings turn-based strategy, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from My Little Blacksmith Shop: tone and setting.

It predates My Little Blacksmith Shop by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100World100Progression100Visuals47Game mode41Setting36
No Man's Sky
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationCraftingFirst Person
Steam👍 85%· 407KRAWG👍 67%· 1.6KMC75IGDB74· 38OC71· 149
Year 2016Dev Hello GamesPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus, while skipping deep RPG systems

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 My Little Blacksmith Shop: tone and setting.

It predates My Little Blacksmith Shop by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Progression100World78Game mode73Visuals56Tone0
Unturned
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloMultiplayerCasualOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationCraftingFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 563KRAWG👍 29%· 1.1K
Year 2014Dev 505 GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of crafting sandboxes: sandbox freedom, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: shooter, roguelike runs and first-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation

Unturned is a low-poly survival game providing single or multiplayer experience. The main action takes place on 6 different maps (Prince Edward Island, Yukon, Washington, Germany and Russia) flooded with zombies. The story begins in the random location of the chosen map and lasts till the death.

Where it drifts furthest from My Little Blacksmith Shop: setting and tone.

It predates My Little Blacksmith Shop by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100World100Progression75Visuals56Game mode52Tone37
#9Don't Starve
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Don't Starve
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationCrafting
Year 2022Dev FrayzzLoveOn PC

✓ Both are crafting sandboxes — sharing sandbox freedom, survival mechanics and sandbox world

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, roguelike runs and punishing difficulty, while skipping deep simulation

Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.

Where it drifts furthest from My Little Blacksmith Shop: tone and setting.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100World99Tone0Setting0
#10SuchArt: Creative Space
SuchArt: Creative Space
SandboxLife Sandbox
SoloMultiplayerCasualCozyRelaxingSandbox WorldOpen WorldFirst Person3D
Steam👍 98%· 7.1KRAWG👍 62%· 26
Year 2022Dev hypetrain · HypeTrain DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Shared with My Little Blacksmith Shop: sandbox freedom, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, resource management and free to play, while skipping deep RPG systems

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!

Where it drifts furthest from My Little Blacksmith Shop: progression.

Game mode100World100Visuals100Tone95Genre50Progression0
Hytale
SandboxCreative Sandbox
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldFantasyExplorationFirst Person
IGDB80· 1
Year 2026Dev Hypixel StudiosOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ If you enjoyed My Little Blacksmith Shop, expect sandbox freedom, deep simulation and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: visual third person, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from My Little Blacksmith Shop: setting and progression.

Game mode100World100Visuals55Genre50Setting43Progression43
Supermarket Simulator
SandboxLife Sandbox
SoloMultiplayerCozyCasualOpen WorldSandbox WorldFirst Person3DEarly Access
Steam👍 92%· 82KRAWG👍 62%· 26
Year 2024Dev Nokta GamesPlaytime ~10hOn PC

✓ Like My Little Blacksmith Shop, it's known for sandbox freedom, deep simulation and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, resource management and social trading, while skipping deep RPG systems

ADD TO WISHLIST About the Gamehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2530950/Rock_Star_Life_Simulator/ Step into "Supermarket Simulator", a first-person simulation where every detail of running a supermarket comes alive. Design your store, optimizing for efficiency and aesthetics.

Where it drifts furthest from My Little Blacksmith Shop: progression.

Game mode100World100Visuals100Tone58Genre50Progression0
Among Ripples
SandboxLife Sandbox
SoloMultiplayerCasualRelaxingCozySandbox World
Steam👍 68%· 1.4KRAWG👍 9%· 33
Year 2015Dev Eat Create SleepPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ If you enjoyed My Little Blacksmith Shop, expect sandbox freedom, deep simulation and vibe casual

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, procedural generation and visual 2d, while skipping deep RPG systems

In Among Ripples you are presented to a soothing and meditative experience where you can experiment at your leisure. As the caretaker of a small pond you decide which creatures should be introduced into the ecosystem, and what species will thrive.

Where it drifts furthest from My Little Blacksmith Shop: visuals.

It predates My Little Blacksmith Shop by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Game mode100Tone94World63Genre50Visuals0

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