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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 20 games similar to My Little Blacksmith Shop down to the 16 that fit the “Simulation” category. Terraria, Stardew Valley and Scrap Mechanic top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to My Little Blacksmith Shop.

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GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

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Within the “Simulation” category, the closest game to My Little Blacksmith Shop is Terraria — scoring 75/100 on our similarity scale. Stardew Valley and Scrap Mechanic follow close behind.

#1Terraria75 #2Stardew Valley81 #3Scrap Mechanic80 #4Potion Craft77 #5Space Engineers77

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The best simulation games like My Little Blacksmith Shop

16 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.

#1TerrariaClosest on genre

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Terraria

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting 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

#2Stardew ValleyClosest overall match

81

Stardew Valley

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting 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

#3Scrap Mechanic

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Scrap Mechanic

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting 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

#4Potion CraftClosest on setting

77

Potion Craft

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

SoloRelaxingCozyCasualSandbox WorldMedievalFantasyCrafting

Steam👍 93%· 43KIGDB70· 1OC83· 11

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

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and historical setting, while skipping survival mechanics

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

Genre100Tone93Setting82World75Progression66Game mode56

#5Space Engineers

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Space Engineers

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting 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

#6Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator

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Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

SoloRelaxingCozyCasualSandbox WorldMedievalCrafting

Steam👍 93%· 43KRAWG👍 72%· 190OC77· 8

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

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, strong narrative focus and historical setting, while skipping survival mechanics

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 My Little Blacksmith Shop: visuals.

Genre100Tone93World74Setting70Progression66Game mode55

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Minecraft

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting 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

Xbox PS Nintendo

67

No Man's Sky

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting 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

#9HytaleClosest on game mode

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Hytale

GenreSandboxSubgenreCreative 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

#10Kitchen Simulator 2015Closest on visuals

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Kitchen Simulator 2015

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

SoloCasualCozySandbox WorldExplorationCrafting3DFirst Person

Steam👍 40%· 329

Year 2015Dev WhackAKey GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep RPG systems

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

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

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

Genre100Progression100Visuals100World77Tone58Game mode55

#11SuchArt: Creative SpaceClosest on tone

43

SuchArt: Creative Space

GenreSandboxSubgenreLife 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

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#12Cooking Simulator

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Cooking Simulator

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

SoloCasualRelaxingSandbox WorldCraftingFirst 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 and resource management, while skipping deep RPG systems

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.

Where it drifts furthest from My Little Blacksmith Shop: game mode.

Genre100Tone84World72Visuals71Progression65Game mode48

#13Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp

47

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 deep RPG systems

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

It predates My Little Blacksmith Shop by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Progression77World74Game mode54Visuals0

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Poly Bridge

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

SoloCozySandbox WorldCraftingHardcore

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 strong narrative focus, while skipping deep RPG systems

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.

Genre100Progression77World75Game mode55Tone28Setting0

#15Supermarket Simulator

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Supermarket Simulator

GenreSandboxSubgenreLife 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

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