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Games like Artisan Story

If Artisan Story is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rune Factory 5, Nomadica and Ooblets — 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 Artisan Story: Aspiring to be the best artisan in the world, our young artisans are opening their own workshop complete with a monster ranch. Tame monsters from the dungeon, tend to your fantasy farm, collect materials and craft recipes, and experience a carefree story rich fantasy life

2025AdventureSimulationRPGEarly Access20.00 USDWindowsby Adventroupe Studio
Artisan Story — Steam game cover

Players who liked Artisan Story also play

Steam players who put hours into Artisan Story 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. Rune Factory 5

    WHY THIS

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

    As the newest ranger of a peacekeeping organization known as SEED, protect your community by rounding up rowdy monsters and going on special missions. Cultivate your farm and friendships alike while unravelling rune-related mysteries!

    2022AdventureSimulationRPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Nomadica

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Artisan Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Artisan Story.

    A new world exploration where you can do anything you want. Crafting, bulding, hunting, fishing, mining, farming, cooking, visiting villages, meeting native people, trading and exploring dungeons for better loot and uncovering mysteries of ruins and buried cities

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  3. Ooblets

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Artisan Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Artisan Story.

    Ooblets is a relaxing and offbeat farming, town life, and creature collection game. Manage your farm, grow and train your ooblets, explore strange lands, and have dance-offs!

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. SunnySide

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Artisan Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with Artisan Story.

    Find harmony in the Japanese countryside as you help Sparky uncover lost memories in this modern take on the farming and life simulator. Build a thriving homestead, cultivate new relationships, and chase your own happiness in SunnySide.

    2024IndieSimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Halcyon Days at Taoyuan

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Artisan Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with Artisan Story.

    Welcome to Taoyuan Village to heal your loneliness. Here, you can lead a carefree, self-sufficient life: farm, tame animals, raise livestock, fish, and build a prosperous homestead. Or, immerse in village life, meet kindred spirits, find love, and influence their destinies with your choices.

    2026IndieSimulationRPG10.79 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Immortal Farmer: System’s Mandate

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Artisan Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Artisan Story.

    Welcome to "Immortal Farmer: System’s Mandate", RPG blending rural & cult. life. In demon-doomed world, flee to Taoyuan. Cultivate, gather, refine, bond. Cultivation needs accumulation & choices; follow heart for peace & fulfillment.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure2.79 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sky Harvest

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Artisan Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Artisan Story.

    Armed with hand-me-down tools and some cash, you begin your new life as THE Chief Farmer, a position your grandfather once excelled in. Can you honor his legacy and transform the overgrown, untamed and desolate floating island into a flourishing farm abundant with produce?

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation7.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Re:Legend

    WHY THIS

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

    Adventure with friends in a beautiful world of wonder and fantastic creatures. Build, craft, farm and fish, as you raise and breed amazing pet companions!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Artisan Story at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Artisan Story on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and RPG with Artisan Story.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Artisan Story on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Artisan Story.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Artisan Story on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Early Access with Artisan Story.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Artisan Story on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Artisan Story.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Artisan Story on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Artisan Story.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Artisan Story on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Artisan Story.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Artisan Story on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Artisan Story.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Artisan Story on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Artisan Story.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Artisan Story.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Artisan Story.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Artisan Story.

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Artisan Story

How much does Artisan Story cost?
Artisan Story is listed on Steam at 20.00 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Artisan Story?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Artisan Story are Rune Factory 5, Nomadica, Ooblets.
Who developed Artisan Story?
Artisan Story was developed by Adventroupe Studio.

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 Artisan Story.

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