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Games like Forklore

If Forklore is your kind of game, the closest matches are Chef RPG, Little Witch in the Woods and Dragon's Brew — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Forklore: Escape to the charming village of Clementine and breathe new life into your best friend's old, run-down restaurant. With hard work, creativity, and a little help from the locals, you can transform it into a thriving business!

IndieAdventureSimulationRPGCasualWindows · macOS · Linuxby Gere Softworks
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Players who liked Forklore also play

Steam players who put hours into Forklore also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Chef RPG

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Forklore fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Forklore.

    Craft your culinary adventure in a beautiful pixel art world. Manage your restaurants, forage and hunt for ingredients, befriend locals, and grow your culinary empire. What kind of chef will you be?

    2024AdventureSimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Little Witch in the Woods

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Forklore fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forklore.

    Little Witch in the Woods tells the story of Ellie, an apprentice witch. Explore the mystical forest, help the charming residents, and experience the daily life of the witch.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Dragon's Brew

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Forklore fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Forklore.

    Run the board game cafe of your dreams! Craft food and drink, deliver orders to the townsfolk, collect board games, and customise your space, your way!

    2026IndieSimulationRPGSteam ↗
  4. The Ranchers

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Forklore fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forklore.

    The Ranchers is an open world country-life sim for 1-4 players. Raise animals, grow tasty crops, craft helpful tools and build your dream house. Explore the open world and earn the villagers' respect and esteem.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. My Time at Portia

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Forklore fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forklore.

    Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Forklore fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Forklore.

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Cornucopia®

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Forklore fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forklore.

    Stardew Valley meets Paper Mario in the coziest farming RPG you've never played. Romance 34+ characters, befriend 50+, raise adorable animals, and grow crops using real soil science. No forced bedtime. A handcrafted 2.5D world full of charm, secrets, and the dream life you've been waiting for.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation17.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Farmer's Dynasty - Final Harvest Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Forklore fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Forklore.

    Live – Build – Farm: Enjoy a unique mix of farming, constructing and life simulation that takes you to the countryside and holds plenty of challenging gameplay in stock!

    2019AdventureSimulationRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Forklore.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Forklore.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forklore.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Forklore.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Forklore.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forklore.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forklore.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Forklore.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Little Witch in the Woods

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forklore.

    Little Witch in the Woods tells the story of Ellie, an apprentice witch. Explore the mystical forest, help the charming residents, and experience the daily life of the witch.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Forklore.

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cornucopia®

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forklore.

    Stardew Valley meets Paper Mario in the coziest farming RPG you've never played. Romance 34+ characters, befriend 50+, raise adorable animals, and grow crops using real soil science. No forced bedtime. A handcrafted 2.5D world full of charm, secrets, and the dream life you've been waiting for.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation17.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Forklore

What games are most similar to Forklore?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Forklore are Chef RPG, Little Witch in the Woods, Dragon's Brew.
Who developed Forklore?
Forklore was developed by Gere Softworks.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Forklore.

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