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PC Gamer
Kerry Brunskill

Even in early access, Blacksmith Master is a well forged ingot of cozy management and metalwork

A blacksmith at work.

"Cozy" isn't the word I'd usually reach for when discussing the hot and sweaty labour that comes with running a medieval forge. But even in its early access form, Blacksmith Master's unlikely combination of hard metalwork and decorative drapes brings a pleasantly relaxing vibe to all that smelting and hammering.

My little workshop's comfortably nestled inside an established town, and bustles with activity from early dawn until the warm street lights come on at dusk. People stroll around the nearby streets, and hopefully walk into my finely-decorated shop for a moment to peruse my wares as they pass by. One blacksmith saws wood while another assembles a sickle at a workbench. An assistant might be hauling freshly-mined ore into my workshop while another lugs a sack of goods over to a merchant rocking on their heels as they wait by their cart, and a few workers might even be seen resting on benches in the rare moments when there's nothing for them to do.

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