Hooded Horse and Untitled Studio has announced that its upcoming smithing simulator game, Blacksmith Master, is hitting Early Access on PC on September 26, 2024.
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 overlooked Blacksmith Master until I took another glance.
Rather than simply being a game where you take resources and produce items, Blacksmith Master is, 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 to Supermarket 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 like Pizza 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 Master is out in Early Access via Steam, GOG, and Epic on September 26, 2024.
Published: Aug 16, 2024 02:28 pm