SimulationFit check
Is Blacksmith: Dark Times worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who want a blacksmithing game focused on crafting and selling goods
- Simulation fans interested in gathering materials and managing workshop tasks
- Players who prefer games with both story and sandbox modes
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat-focused gameplay, since the described activities center on smithing, trade, and resource gathering
- Players who want a simple crafting loop without character needs, progression, and workshop upgrades
- Players looking for a finished release rather than an early-access game
Our take on Blacksmith: Dark Times
The listing emphasizes a range of workshop activities, but the described core loop is making goods, gathering or buying resources, and selling to soldiers. Fishing, hiring a miner, and upgrading ovens add other tasks; the game is also marked as early access.
What is Blacksmith: Dark Times?
Play as a castle blacksmith and make weapons and other items to sell to soldiers.
The game includes 10 weapon types, five kinds of metal, and 12 additional items to craft. Resources can be bought from a merchant or mined outside the castle walls; a hired miner can also bring ore. Workshop tasks include upgrading ovens by buying parts and assembling boilers. The blacksmith gains levels and skills and must sleep, eat, and drink. Fishing provides another way to obtain food. A board is available for leaving orders, and the game includes customer jokes. It is in early access and has both a story mode and a sandbox mode.
How Blacksmith: Dark Times plays
- 01Weapon crafting
- The workshop offers 10 weapon types and five kinds of metal.
- 02Resource gathering
- Ore can be bought, mined outside the castle, or brought by a hired miner.
- 03Oven upgrades
- Improving ovens involves buying parts and assembling boilers.
- 04Character progression
- The blacksmith gains levels and skills while needing sleep, food, and drink.
- 05Story and sandbox modes
- The game offers a sandbox mode alongside its story mode.
- 06Fishing for food
- Fishing provides a way to obtain food without buying it.
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Blacksmith: Dark Times: platforms & release
Is Blacksmith: Dark Times worth it?
It is worth it if: players who want a blacksmithing game focused on crafting and selling goods. Skip it if: players seeking combat-focused gameplay, since the described activities center on smithing, trade, and resource gathering.
Where can I download Blacksmith: Dark Times?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Blacksmith: Dark Times's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Blacksmith: Dark Times on?
Windows only.
