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Anvil Saga

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2023

Should you play it?

Anvil Saga is a management sim with RPG elements where you take control of a blacksmith shop amidst the Hundred Years' War. Each decision you make impacts the story and gameplay.

What works

  • Engaging management gameplay
  • Meaningful player choices
  • Charming pixel art and music
  • Active developer support and updates
  • Relaxing yet challenging experience

Things to keep in mind

  • Early access bugs and technical issues
  • Limited story and content length
  • Some ui and quality of life issues
  • Repetitive tasks after story completion
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • News Tower

  • Seeds of Calamity

  • Tavern Keeper 🍻

  • TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer

  • Merchant of the Skies

  • dotAGE

More violent

Games that feels like Anvil Saga but with more combat and destruction

  • Organs Please

  • Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic

  • Ark of Charon

  • Gods of Sand

  • Dungeon Village

  • Sheltered

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Anvil Saga but with less leadership over others

  • Phoenotopia: Awakening

  • Catmaze

  • Realms of Magic

  • Shera and the Three Treasures

  • Backpack Hero

  • The Doors of Trithius

Choose your own criteria ->

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Anvil Saga: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story, Fantasy.

Last update: 04/08/2026