Hooded Horse and Untitled Studio has announced thatits upcoming smithing simulatorgame,Blacksmith Master, is hitting Early Access on PC on June 03, 2025.
A blacksmith simulator seems like such an obvious concept to me. It’s just so easy to gamify. It’s practically in a slew of crafting sims already. A cursory search on Steam suggests it’s already trodden territory. So, I almost overlookedBlacksmith Masteruntil I took another glance.
Rather than simply being a game where you take resources and produce items,Blacksmith Masteris, in part, a management game. You’re in charge of the whole production chain. You hire people, build workshops and stores, and unlock new recipes. There’s a building tool, so you actually get to design what you’re facilities look like. There are over 100 items to craft, from tools to weapons. If you’re looking for something more hands-on, there’s a direct control mode.
It’s a lot deeper than I expected. I was envisioning something more akin toSupermarket Simulator, where there isn’t much depth, but it tries to make up for that with breadth. This is closer to… I want to say it’s likePizza Connection, but at this point I think I’m just fixated on something capturing the spirit of that game.
Anyway, I love a good business sim, so hopefully, this will scratch one of my many itches. Gosh, I’m so itchy.
Blacksmith Masteris out in Early Access via Steam, GOG, and Epic on June 29, 2025.
