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Games like Blackrast

If Blackrast is your kind of game, the closest matches are Roads & Riches: Traveling Merchant Simulator, Craggenrock and Night Club Simulator: Party King — 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 Blackrast: Live a second life in a cozy pixel town. Work shifts, cook at home, ride your bike, run your own gaming café — set prices, hire staff, win tournaments. Meet friends online, chat and emote. A tiny life sim with a big heart, built on a custom engine.

IndieSimulationRPGCasualWindowsby Ortak Games
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  1. Roads & Riches: Traveling Merchant Simulator

    WHY THIS

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

    Hit the road with your merchant caravan! Travel across faraway lands, sell wonderful wares, and find magical treasures - all to win over the world's hearts, minds... and wallets!

    2026AdventureSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  2. Craggenrock

    WHY THIS

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

    Craft and sell gear to prove your skills as the new blacksmith in town. Stock your shelves, haggle for profit and explore recipes in the crafting shop simulation game Craggenrock!

    2025IndieSimulationRPG13.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Night Club Simulator: Party King

    WHY THIS

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

    Step into the vibrant world of nightlife! Create, manage & customize your own nightclub, solo or co-op. From hiring staff and organizing events to setting the perfect atmosphere with music & lighting, every choice you make will shape your club. Are you ready to become the ultimate nightclub tycoon?

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  4. Mango & Berry's Sorbet Syndicate

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Blackrast fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Blackrast.

    Fruit is outlawed, and Mango and Berry are aspiring fruit lords! Manage a criminal, underground sorbet shop solo or online co-op. Smuggle goods, upgrade your shop, trade fruit or grow your own underground supply. Will Mango & Berry rise to power? Or are they headed for a tragic downfall?

    2026StrategyAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  5. Your Own Cozy Motel

    WHY THIS

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

    Build and run your own roadside motel in a hands-on simulator. Check in guests, clean and repair rooms, manage payments, upgrade facilities, and grow from a small stopover into a thriving, high-reputation business.

    2026IndieSimulationCasual13.49 USDSteam ↗
  6. Petals and Pots: Plant Shop Simulator

    WHY THIS

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

    Open a plant shop in the heart of the city in this cozy management game. Grow plants, stock your shelves, decorate your shop, and get to know the locals as you build your own little green oasis.

    2027IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  7. Adventure Springs Bakery

    WHY THIS

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

    Bake 35 recipes, set prices, serve quirky customers, decorate your shop, dress up in wizard robes, and learn real economics. 36 curriculum-aligned learning scenarios teach kids about profit, budgets, supply & demand through play. A cozy educational management sim for kids and families.

    2026IndieSimulationCasual10.00 USDSteam ↗
  8. Winkeltje: The Little Shop

    WHY THIS

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

    Winkeltje: The Little Shop is all about building, decorating, and running your own old-world fantasy shop. Buy low, sell high - from nails and apples to swords and alchemic love potions. Impress your customers, craft items, and be the master of your very own shop.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 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. Shares Indie and Casual with Blackrast.

    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 Indie with Blackrast.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Blackrast.

    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 with Blackrast.

    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 Casual with Blackrast.

    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 Blackrast.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Blackrast

Does Blackrast have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Blackrast supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Blackrast?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Blackrast are Roads & Riches: Traveling Merchant Simulator, Craggenrock, Night Club Simulator: Party King.
Who developed Blackrast?
Blackrast was developed by Ortak Games.

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 Blackrast.

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