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Games like Forging Ahead

Looking for games like Forging Ahead? Here are top casual role playing recommendations with a fantasy and economy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Bookshop Simulator, Old Market Simulator or Smithworks.

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  1. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 1,273 reviews

    Open your own bookshop! Order books, stock your shelves, and earn revenue. Use your profits to decorate, expand, and hire staff. Collect rare books that give powerful abilities. Adopt a cat to keep you and your customers company along the way! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bookshop Simulator.

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  2. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    87% User Score Based on 888 reviews

    Old Market Simulator is a 1-4 player co-op game where you manage your market by ordering goods, growing produce, raising animals, fishing, and crafting items in your workshop, while hiring employees and expanding your business. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Old Market Simulator.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 1,707 reviews

    Smithworks is a first-person 3D cooperative multiplayer game where players play as fledgling blacksmiths. It is a humorous and chaotic experience where players will need to communicate effectively in order to craft these weapons quickly before the customers get angry. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Smithworks.

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  4. Take over your missing grandfather's workshop and embark on a journey of forging, exploration, and discovery in a vibrant, stylized medieval fantasy world. In Heat 'n Hit, you have complete freedom: relax by fulfilling customer requests, explore new cities in search of rare materials, or work with the guild to help heroes on their adventures. What will you do? It's up to you! Start by forging… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heat 'n Hit: The Blacksmith Simulator.

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  5. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 213 reviews

    You’re reborn—back at the beginning of your startup journey. In your last life, poor management led to your shop being crushed by competitors. This time, the sweet scent of condensed milk runs through your veins, and you’re set on one goal: turn “Sugarville” into the top name in the industry. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boba Cafe Simulator.

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  6. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 177 reviews

    Open your own shop in the heart of a Medieval Fantasy realm! Stock your shelves with everything from potions and swords to mysterious crystals and legendary artifacts. Set your prices, earn your customers' trust and become the richest merchant in the town! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcane Merchant.

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  7. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 392 reviews

    In Monster Care Simulator, take care of adorable little monsters while building and developing your own care center! From a rookie veterinarian to the owner of a flourishing empire, achieve success step by step. Have fun togetherPlay and take care of monsters with up to 4 players in online co-op. Start Small, Dream BigStart with a modest care center and transform it into a renowned establishme… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monster Care Simulator.

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  8. 38%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization
    62% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Explore Boundless Adventures with Mirrorscape — the ground-breaking app for playing TTRPG in authentic 3D and augmented reality (with companion mobile app). JOIN TTRPG GAMERS WHO: • Play Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, Call of Cthulu & more tabletop role-playing games / • Immerse yourself in your TTRPG characters' journey and travel through 3D worlds / • See your maps, minis and dice in authentic … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mirrorscape.

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  9. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 4,890 reviews

    You are in for a stunning mix of genres: a coop first-person fantasy tavern simulator in an open world, action, fishing, hunting, exploration, fun and diverse quests. And, of course, COOKING! Play solo or with friends and feed the entire world!The game unfolds in a cozy and beautiful fantasy world. Step into the role of the owner of an abandoned tavern. Work alone or together with your friends to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ale & Tale Tavern.

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  10. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 1,731 reviews

    This is the free version of the game "Ale & Tale Tavern". Get ready for a thrilling mix of genres: a cooperative, first-person, open-world fantasy tavern simulator, action, fishing, hunting, exploration, and completing fun and diverse quests. And, of course, COOKING! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ale & Tale Tavern: First Pints.

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  11. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 53 reviews

    Embark on an extraordinary journey through a mystical realm where warlocks and magic reign supreme. Introducing "Warlocks Deeds," a superbly crafted medieval survival sandbox voxel game that will transport you to a world of enchantment and adventure! In Warlocks Deeds, you'll step into the shoes of a budding warlock, ready to unravel the secrets of the magical arts and forge your path… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warlocks Deeds.

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  12. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 1,541 reviews

    Embark on an epic adventure across the lands as a humble shopkeeper. Build your shop exactly the way you want it, sell goods from your travels, and defend your base from nightly horrors in this open world shopkeeping RPG for 1-8 players! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saleblazers.

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  13. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    86% User Score Based on 215 reviews

    Welcome to the vertical-slice/Alpha version of The RPG Engine.The Game can now be downloaded straight through steam:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1818180/The_RPG_Engine Are you bored of playing your Role Play Games using outdated 2D visualisation systems?Do you want a more atmospheric way to represent your world and combat scenarios?Well look no further! From intuitive terrain sculpting to it… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The RPG Engine.

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  14. 29%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    41% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Open Your Own Gun ShopYour dream is finally coming true, you saved up enough cash to buy a vacant building and are finally ready to open up your very own gun shop! Start selling weapons quickly and spend your money on new furniture to attract more customers! But be careful, don't spend too much money at the start, you still need to have some left to buy some stock! Serving customers is key to su… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gun Shop Simulator.

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  15. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    55% User Score Based on 355 reviews

    Hunt fish solo or in co-op. Haul them in and take them down with crazy guns. Try out different baits and rods, explore unique locations, and complete your fish collection in the atlas. Or just kick back by the campfire with friends in this wild webfishing adventure If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fish Hunters: Most Lethal Fishing Simulator.

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  16. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    78% User Score Based on 254 reviews

    Farm, fish, mine, craft, and decorate your home in this cozy life sim. Venture into dungeons and take on bosses outside the village for some added excitement. Enjoy relaxing and thrilling moments alike with hololive talents as you shape your countryside life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to holoVillage: Our Cozy Days.

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  17. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 389 reviews

    Manage your own anime shop. Play solo or team up with friends in 4-player co-op mode to grow your business. Stock shelves with manga, figures, and collectible cards in this immersive first-person game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anime Shop Simulator.

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  18. 55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    55% User Score Based on 6,754 reviews

    PLAY PAX DEI NOW! Begin your adventure into the world of Pax Dei. Use the public crafting stations to build your first tools and gear. Explore the wilds, battle enemies for Gold and loot, and trade, or fight, with other players. Accumulate Grace to perform Miracles and claim your own Plot of land inside the game. Welcome to our world. Includes: - Game access - 2x Character Slots - 1 Plot Token* … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pax Dei.

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  19. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    87% User Score Based on 592 reviews

    CardShop Simulator Multiplayer is a trading card shop simulation where you sell card packs to earn money and build your card shop business. Design your own Pukémoe card shop. Organize shelves and card packs to make customer shopping experience smooth and easy. Enjoy opening cards packs as much as you want to. Test your luck and find super rare cards to complete your Pukémoe card collectio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Card Shop Simulator Multiplayer.

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    58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    61% User Score Based on 46 reviews

    Welcome to Biztopia! A unique trade city full of business and opportunities awaits you! Start with a small order, build your own world of commerce, and either go solo or team up with your friends to discover the next big entrepreneurial ventures! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Biztopia.

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  21. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    97% User Score Based on 9,380 reviews

    Build and run your own waterpark. Design slides, send guests flying with ragdoll physics, manage staff, and fully customize your park. Turn total madness into a five-star empire in this first-person management simulator If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Waterpark Simulator.

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  22. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    83% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    Transform an abandoned island into a thriving business. Install fun activities, open your restaurant, maintain your equipment, manage your staff. It's time to open the beach, you're ready to welcome your first customers! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tropical Resort Simulator.

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  23. 99%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    99% User Score Based on 339 reviews

    Dungeon Bodega Simulator is a retro styled fantasy shop game where you can grow crops, brew potions, sell items and raise slimes as pets! Can you build up your bodega into a one stop adventuring shop while solving the mysteries of the dungeon beneath you? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon Bodega Simulator.

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  25. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 299 reviews

    Run your tobacco shop. Sign contracts with leading brands, order products, hire workers, expand your store, and never let your customers leave the store empty-handed. Play with friends or go solo, and enjoy the growth of your shop. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tobacco Shop Simulator.

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  26. 30%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    35% User Score Based on 37 reviews

    Ready your guild. Shape your destiny.Guild Hall Simulator: Prologue gives you an early chance to step into the role of a guild master — build your guild, manage heroes, and guide your hall to legendary fame! Don't forget to wishlist the full game to continue your journey and build the greatest adventuring guild the world has ever seen. Guild ManagementDesign and build your perfect guild hall: •… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guild Hall Simulator: Prologue.

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  27. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    96% User Score Based on 291 reviews

    Drift your way into ReCharge RC: High Voltage! Customize your vehicle, Create your very own race tracks, Share them online and race your friends best times with global online leaderboards. Created by an RC enthusiast, for RC enthusiasts! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ReCharge RC: High Voltage.

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  28. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    88% User Score Based on 304 reviews

    Cozy Italian Vacation Cafe ️ No timers, No stress cook traditional dishes upgrade and customize just drink Prosecco relax and grow your dream cafe ✨ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vacation Cafe Simulator.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    79% User Score Based on 56 reviews

    Welcome, Retail Mage, to your first day of employment at MageMart! Get 5 star reviews from customers before the store closes. Say and do (almost) anything in this open-ended, creative co-op game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Retail Mage.

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  30. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    67% User Score Based on 170,220 reviews
    Critic Score 69%Based on 7 reviews

    Explore a thrilling, open-world MMO filled with danger and opportunity where you'll forge a new destiny for yourself as an adventurer shipwrecked on the supernatural island of Aeternum. Endless opportunities to fight, forage, and forge await you among the island's wilderness and ruins. Channel supernatural forces or wield deadly weapons in a classless, real-time combat system, and fight alone, wit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to New World.

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  32. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay
    84% User Score Based on 104 reviews

    This is the prologue version of Old Market Simulator, a coop bazaar adventure where you and a partner can team up to pursue your dreams of becoming thriving market entrepreneurs! The prologue has the following features and the full game will add more fun mechanics to the list!Build Your Own Market In this immersive simulation game, you'll dive into the world of commerce as you purchase products … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Old Market Simulator: Prologue.

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    72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 100 reviews

    In ManaSoul you take on the role of a Mage in the world of Valeyra! In this world, everyone has the ability to learn magicks, but not everyone can master them! Explore a hand-crafted open world made with passion and love pixel by pixel. Begin your journey to become an Archmage and leave your mark on history! Start a Guild and create memories with friends, challenge yourself against difficult encou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ManaSoul.

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  34. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    Embark on an unforgettable journey into a handcrafted open world, where the clang of the hammer echoes with artistic flair. Explore rich mines, travel through medieval lands and unravel the mysteries concealed within the forge's flickering flames. Delve into the life of a blacksmith, where each stroke of your craft creates not just weapons, but works of art. In this meticulously designed realm, yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Enchanted Blacksmith.

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  35. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    79% User Score Based on 79,363 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 6 reviews

    Once Human is a Strange Worlds Survival Game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your own territory. Once, you were merely human. Now, you have the power to remake the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Once Human.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    90% User Score Based on 7,942 reviews

    physics-based sandbox of extreme violence & limitless creative destruction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GoreBox.

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  37. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    64% User Score Based on 442 reviews

    Dragon and Home is a sandbox MMORPG where players can choose freely how they desire to play. Whether you want to play as a courageous adventurer, or you want to experience the tranquil rural lifestyles, growing plants, and feeding animals with your friends in the Homeland, you can find it all. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dragon And Home.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 395 reviews

    Immerse yourself in an open-world PVP sandbox set in a vast ancient desert full of magic and secrets. Gather ingredients from nature and combine them to make your own personalized load-out of spells and armor. Build ruins to help you hold territory and kill other players for their gear. There are no rounds or matches, just a perpetual world to explore and dominate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Animyst.

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  39. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    63% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    Blending together traditional RPG systems, tycoon mechanics, and a fantasy overworld. You will manage a team of Heroes, Crafters and Own Castle. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Royal Merchant.

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  40. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    69% User Score Based on 789 reviews

    It is a crafting game, created in the Unreal Engine 4, where players are tasked to mine resources, smelt them into ingots, forge weapons and tools and sell them to their customers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Little Blacksmith Shop.

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    52%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    52% User Score Based on 148 reviews

    Milkcraft is a multiplayer RPG social sandbox game. In this mysterious world of Norse mythology, you can freely build your own territory and village, or start a survival adventure to challenge the dark dragon. Come with Us! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Milkcraft.

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  42. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 101,534 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 10 reviews

    You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below and gather the resources you need to repair your ship and set off to explore the vast, infinite universe… In Starbound, you create your own story - there’s no wrong way to play! You may choose to save the universe from the forces that destroyed your home, uncovering… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starbound.

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  43. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 967 reviews

    Swords ‘n Magic and Stuff is a casual, co-op rpg about, you guessed it, swords, magic and other stuff. Adventure with your friends in a cute but perilous world full of action and adventure. Your role is defined by the items you carry and the way you play. Full online co-op with up to 8 players means that you can play with all your friends! Get lost in the vast world of Tirawyn and become who you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Swords 'n Magic and Stuff.

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  45. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    69% User Score Based on 61 reviews

    The Faraway Land is an open world survival simulator. Plunge into the relaxing atmosphere of a magical world filled with cute and dangerous creatures. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Faraway Land.

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  47. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    89% User Score Based on 9,205 reviews

    You are an innkeeper, on a journey to transform a run-down inn into a bustling social space. Brew your own beer, run a farm, explore the world, and build relationships with your customers to create your own fantasy tavern! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Travellers Rest.

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  48. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 10,054 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 2 reviews

    Fight your way through an exciting action-adventure game, inspired by classic dungeon crawlers and set in the Minecraft universe! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Minecraft Dungeons.

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    33%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    55% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Create your own world Using Landboxers. Use tools, and your magic backpack full of blocks to bring your imagination to life. Edit, create and do whatever you want in your world If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LandBox.

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