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Games like Tavern Timer

If Tavern Timer is your kind of game, the closest matches are Meow Time: cozy cat room, Moonberry Clock: Idle Pet and MyBiz: Pomodoro Desk Tycoon — 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 Tavern Timer: Welcome to your Tavern! A cozy focus tool where you pick a keeper to run the tavern while you work. Customize from floor to fireplace with 200+ items. Pomodoro, custom timers, and to-do list included. Productivity has never felt so magical!

2026IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDWindows · macOSby Sharlin Studios
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Steam players who put hours into Tavern Timer 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. Meow Time: cozy cat room

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Tavern Timer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tavern Timer.

    Decorate a cozy little room, raise an adorable kitten, and improve your focus with a variety of simple and practical tools. Spend this wonderful time with your cute kitten! The longer you spend with your feline friend, the more surprises await you!

    IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  2. Moonberry Clock: Idle Pet

    WHY THIS

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

    Watch the clock and your idle pet passively gain money to unlock clothes, toys, and fun accessories. Either customize your pet yourself, or schedule them to change looks on their own.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  3. MyBiz: Pomodoro Desk Tycoon

    WHY THIS

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

    A cozy pixel-art office sim powered by your real Pomodoros. Focus sessions earn cash + XP — decorate, hire staff, level up. Music, ambience, break-time minigames. Productivity tool by day, tycoon by every minute.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation2.54 USDSteam ↗
  4. Lofi Cozy Room

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Tavern Timer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tavern Timer.

    A draggable 3D Lo-Fi room widget that lives on your desktop — pin it over your code, your browser, anywhere. Pick a room, pick a mood, and watch your avatar read, work, and fall asleep inside. Lo-Fi flows, a puppy ambles around. The coziest companion you'll want to keep running all day.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  5. Lofi Lagoon

    WHY THIS

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

    Every tool for deep work in one app — pomodoro, to‑dos, calendar, habits, notes, subscription tracking, and a lightweight spreadsheet you'll actually use — wrapped in lo‑fi music and a living sea. Pop any tool onto a second monitor; export to CSV anytime. Buy once, no subscription, works offline.

    2026IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Hamster Time

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Tavern Timer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Tavern Timer.

    Hamster Time is a collectible desktop companion game that reacts to your activity. Manage your time with a focus timer, keep track of your to-do list, and make the most of your day alongside your adorable hamsters.

    2026CasualSteam ↗
  7. Poua! – Your Pomodoro Buddy & Minimal Desktop Timer

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Tavern Timer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Tavern Timer.

    Trying to focus but got distracted again today? What if a Pomodoro timer was watching you? You'd probably concentrate much better.

    2025Casual3.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. Spirit City: Lofi Sessions

    WHY THIS

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

    Spirit City: Lofi Sessions is a gamified focus tool, set to a soothing lofi soundtrack. Discover and collect Spirits, customize your cozy virtual space, and facilitate your real-life tasks with a collection of handy features designed to improve concentration and ease stress.

    2024IndieSimulationCasual11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Tavern Timer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tavern Timer.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Tavern Timer on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tavern Timer.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Tavern Timer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tavern Timer.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Tavern Timer on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Tavern Timer.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Tavern Timer on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Tavern Timer.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Tavern Timer on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Tavern Timer.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Tavern Timer on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tavern Timer.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Tavern Timer on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tavern Timer.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 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 Tavern Timer.

    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.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Tavern Timer.

    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 Tavern Timer.

    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 Tavern Timer.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 Tavern Timer.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Tavern Timer

How much does Tavern Timer cost?
Tavern Timer is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Tavern Timer?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tavern Timer are Meow Time: cozy cat room, Moonberry Clock: Idle Pet, MyBiz: Pomodoro Desk Tycoon.
Who developed Tavern Timer?
Tavern Timer was developed by Sharlin Studios.

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 Tavern Timer.

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