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Blacksmith Master

Untitled Studio · Hooded Horse · 2025-05-15

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

SimulationStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: May 15, 2025 (Mac), May 15, 2025 (Linux), May 15, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Manage your own medieval smithy in Blacksmith Master and supervise the entire process from mining ores and gems to designing and selling finished products. Forge everything from weapons and armor to tools and cooking utensils to fund your craft and become the Blacksmith Master.

Blacksmith Master is a Simulation, Strategy, and Early Access game released in 2025, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 2766 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

89
playing now
84%
positive of 2.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
4
Nexus mods (197 downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

89 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Tucked away through the winding alleys of a small medieval town lies your workshop – at first just a humble place for a humble blacksmith, but with potential for greatness. Here, you control the entire production chain - from mining the ores to smelting them into ingots, then crafting weapons, armor, tools, and jewelry to put on display and sell to customers for a profit. You will design your shop to make the best use of space, ensuring there’s enough room for the production and sale of goods alike, while adding personal touches to liven up an otherwise dreary space. As your reputation grows, (Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 89 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 95 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~12/week).
  • · Review velocity down 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (570 reviews).
  • · Top 8% of 16,820 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 55k–124k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,766 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.60 at GameBillet (2026-03-20)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 127 of 192 observed days · $1.39 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
48448420252026Week of 2025-05-15: 484 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 86 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 209 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

221422026-09-15 15:00 — 87 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 53 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 46 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 108 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 82 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 52 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 60 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 72 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 45 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 93 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 85 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 50 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 56 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 118 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 103 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 100 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 174 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 101 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 100 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 221 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 168 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 100 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 182 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 89 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.2k96May 2025Aug 2026May 2025 — avg 1,234 · peak 3,699Jun 2025 — avg 358 · peak 930Jul 2025 — avg 311 · peak 690Aug 2025 — avg 200 · peak 538Sep 2025 — avg 137 · peak 366Oct 2025 — avg 398 · peak 1,552Nov 2025 — avg 171 · peak 467Dec 2025 — avg 228 · peak 486Jan 2026 — avg 300 · peak 800Feb 2026 — avg 115 · peak 407Mar 2026 — avg 188 · peak 432Apr 2026 — avg 137 · peak 288May 2026 — avg 96 · peak 242Jun 2026 — avg 106 · peak 241Jul 2026 — avg 98 · peak 182Aug 2026 — avg 112 · peak 315
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$8.602025-05-152026-10-152025-05-15 — best price $13.492025-06-26 — best price $13.642025-07-16 — best price $14.992025-08-04 — best price $17.992025-08-26 — best price $14.892025-09-11 — best price $19.992025-09-25 — best price $14.992025-10-16 — best price $19.992025-11-02 — best price $18.192025-11-17 — best price $13.992025-12-04 — best price $17.592026-01-01 — best price $19.992026-01-14 — best price $9.992026-02-02 — best price $10.002026-02-17 — best price $8.882026-02-28 — best price $9.992026-03-17 — best price $10.002026-04-01 — best price $13.992026-04-14 — best price $9.992026-04-25 — best price $19.992026-05-08 — best price $9.402026-05-26 — best price $9.992026-06-11 — best price $9.982026-07-16 — best price $9.992026-08-05 — best price $19.992026-08-29 — best price $9.992026-09-06 — best price $9.992026-09-14 — best price $19.992026-09-22 — best price $9.992026-09-30 — best price $9.992026-10-08 — best price $9.992026-10-15 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
93.7%
earned "Work, Work!"
46.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyMouse Only OptionSave AnytimeSteam Cloud

17 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Czech…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,85413%72
Windows (Xbox)1,52718%72

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

CasualEconomySandboxBuildingModdableStrategySurvivalColony SimManagementOpen World

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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