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Games like Forge Shop

If Forge Shop is your kind of game, the closest matches are PetrolHeads, Cidle Online and Splash Park 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 Forge Shop: You are a survivor in a zombie?infested wasteland. Build and run your blacksmith shop. Design your store, craft and sell gear, recruit and arm other survivors to fight for you. Together, forge the number one legend!

StrategyAdventureSimulationFree To PlayCasualFree to playWindowsby JoyMore
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Steam players who put hours into Forge Shop 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. PetrolHeads

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Forge Shop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Forge Shop.

    Build your dream garage from scratch! Customize everything from lifts to engines with deep tuning options. Design unique wide-body beasts, dominate drift duels or track days, and showcase your style in global meets. Your garage, your rules, your racing legacy starts now!

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  2. Cidle Online

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Forge Shop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Forge Shop.

    Build your castle, gather resources, and raid neighbors in a shared idle world. Recruit soldiers, hunt dragons and krakens, complete daily quests - all while progress ticks forward whether you're online or away.

    StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  3. Splash Park Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Forge Shop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Forge Shop.

    Build a water park worth queuing for in this free tycoon game. Design twisting slides, create lively pools, and keep guests happy. Grow a profitable resort, tackle park challenges, or build without limits in the Creative Lab.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  4. Thirsty Snail

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Forge Shop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Forge Shop.

    Unhinged snails have taken over your desktop. A growing collection of weirdos — they bicker, they roast you, they judge your life choices. Your typing keeps them alive. They are not grateful.

    IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  5. Desktop Fireworks Festival

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Forge Shop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Forge Shop.

    Desktop Fireworks Festival is a management sim that lives at the bottom of your screen and stays out of your way while you work, launching the fireworks you designed into the sky above your desktop. Grow your festival into a grand venue and light up the sky with a show of your own!

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  6. Desktop Tribe

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Forge Shop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Forge Shop.

    Build a cozy town right on your desktop! "Desktop Tribe" is a cozy desktop idle game. Place buildings along your screen's edge and watch tiny villagers bustle about. No tedious controls! Farm, gather, and craft during your work breaks. Pioneer the land, plan freely, and watch your town prosper!

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  7. Project Of Cooling The Earth

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Forge Shop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Forge Shop.

    Players must survive in the ruins of the human world and face various survival challenges and dangers. Players need to search for resources in abandoned cities and wilderness, including food, water sources, construction materials, etc., to maintain survival and build safe shelters.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. E-Shop Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Forge Shop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Forge Shop.

    Embark on an e-commerce startup journey in E-Shop Tycoon! Optimize warehouse logistics, hire and train staff, and design unique office spaces as your business grows. Handle industry events and marketing crises. Come grow your startup into an e-commerce giant!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Forge Shop

Is Forge Shop free to play?
Yes — Forge Shop is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does Forge Shop have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Forge Shop supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Forge Shop?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Forge Shop are PetrolHeads, Cidle Online, Splash Park Tycoon.
Who developed Forge Shop?
Forge Shop was developed by JoyMore.

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 Forge Shop.

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