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Ale & Tale Tavern
Get ready for a thrilling mix of genres: a cooperative, first-person, open-world fantasy tavern simulator, action, fishing, hunting, exploration, and completing fun and diverse quests. And, of course, COOKING! Play with friends, feed and quench the thirst of the entire world!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
76 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I had alot of fun with my gf with this hidden gem. It by no means is perfect in any specific way but the whole package just feels genuine as if the devs wanted to have dumb fun with their game. I think the thing they…”
“A game where you manage a tavern while doing quests for people. It's a fairly enjoyable game that I would recommend and here's the ProCons about it Pro: - Tavern simulator: I like it, it's enjoyable. you can set up your…”
“One of the best casual games I've ever played. It reminds me of the OG Fable games (1 and 2), paired with a tavern simulator. So many great mini games like an entire fishing simulatond farming simulator are built into…”
46 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Loved playing this with my boyfriend, we had so much fun running our little tavern :3 The rarer achievements are very long to get through, lots of grinding.”
“I had alot of fun with my gf with this hidden gem. It by no means is perfect in any specific way but the whole package just feels genuine as if the devs wanted to have dumb fun with their game. I think the thing they…”
“Super fun game to play with friends! (Careful its addicting)”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A wonderful game fun and creative and gets really funny with the more friends. Love the themes and the way you can run the store, 10/10 plus cute decor! I highly suggest people to play this game if you are really into…”
“Very fun and relaxing game. Nice graphics”
“It's easy to learn, visually different, and something that you can pick up and put down without a lot of hassle or stress. A casual game with plenty of enjoyment.”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I had alot of fun with my gf with this hidden gem. It by no means is perfect in any specific way but the whole package just feels genuine as if the devs wanted to have dumb fun with their game. I think the thing they…”
“Bought this for myself and a friend, not expecting how much I'd be addicted to it. I've always liked time-management sims, though I haven't played many more modern ones like this before. It hits all the right notes for…”
“A wonderful game fun and creative and gets really funny with the more friends. Love the themes and the way you can run the store, 10/10 plus cute decor! I highly suggest people to play this game if you are really into…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Bought this for myself and a friend, not expecting how much I'd be addicted to it. I've always liked time-management sims, though I haven't played many more modern ones like this before. It hits all the right notes for…”
“Well designed game. Although it isn't too deep (50 hrs) the progression continues fluidly throughout. Good balance between serving when the Inn is open and exploring the world. A great buy if you want something to do…”
“A wonderful world to get lost in. I enjoy a wide range of video games, and a tavern-style, mystical, resource management experience like this was a really refreshing surprise. My friends and I played through the game…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“Loved playing this with my boyfriend, we had so much fun running our little tavern :3 The rarer achievements are very long to get through, lots of grinding.”
“I love those kind of games, but Ale & Tale Tavern is just lackluster in my opinion. It may be fun with some friends, but alone it gets dull and boring after just 10h. The game requires alot of manual work like cooking…”
“Just started this game with my boyfriend but so far it has been way more fun than either of us expected. You get to build up your tavern through tasks like cooking, cleaning, exploring, and fighting, while also…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I love those kind of games, but Ale & Tale Tavern is just lackluster in my opinion. It may be fun with some friends, but alone it gets dull and boring after just 10h. The game requires alot of manual work like cooking…”
“type game that bro convince you to buy it only for you to play it for 2 hours and never play it again.”
“A tavern management game with light questing on the side, but both systems feel very shallow. Graphics, music, combat, and dialogue are okay at best. There are some bugs, and the content runs out after roughly 10 hours.…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“It is ultimately a game of a dozen underbaked mechanics taped together and lacks the polish I was hoping for in a fully released game. The voice acting is bizarre and the writing feels like it was done with AI.”
“I love those kind of games, but Ale & Tale Tavern is just lackluster in my opinion. It may be fun with some friends, but alone it gets dull and boring after just 10h. The game requires alot of manual work like cooking…”
“A tavern management game with light questing on the side, but both systems feel very shallow. Graphics, music, combat, and dialogue are okay at best. There are some bugs, and the content runs out after roughly 10 hours.…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“It is ultimately a game of a dozen underbaked mechanics taped together and lacks the polish I was hoping for in a fully released game. The voice acting is bizarre and the writing feels like it was done with AI.”
“AI voice acting. use of AI not disclosed anywhere on store page. Would not have purchased had i known.”
“Would I buy it again or recomend buying it? No. It seems unfinished, most buildings are unenterable, a lot of potentially interesting stuff found in the world is just there for no reason - for example ruins in the…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“A tavern management game with light questing on the side, but both systems feel very shallow. Graphics, music, combat, and dialogue are okay at best. There are some bugs, and the content runs out after roughly 10 hours.…”
“Would I buy it again or recomend buying it? No. It seems unfinished, most buildings are unenterable, a lot of potentially interesting stuff found in the world is just there for no reason - for example ruins in the…”
“I played for 4 hours and now I can't load my game without it crashing. Until they fix this fairly common bug, I don't recommend this game.”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“---{ [b]Gameplay[/b] }--- ☐ Excellent! ☐ Very Good! ☑ Good! ☐ It's just gameplay! ☐ Mehh! ☐ Watch paint dry instead! ---{ [b]Graphics[/b] }--- ☐ Reality looks disappointingly ugly in comparison! ☐ Gorgeous! ☐ Good! ☑ Decent! ☐ Bad! ☐ Bus Simulator 16 Ultra Low settings! ☐ $1…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“I bought this for a dear D&D friend and DM, hoping it would be a fun little game for him to relax with. After sitting on it for a few months, we and a couple more D&D pals finally gave it a shot after an intense D&D session. And before we knew it, we were a dozen levels in,…”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played“It was a great idea that could have combined medieval themes with simulation, but with unnecessarily annoying monsters, bad combat mechanics, and gameplay that becomes monotonous way too quickly, my friend and I couldn’t find anything else to do after just three hours and had to…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Patch 1.6.14
Added some missing item descriptions. Some decor has been fixed. Turtle collider has been fixed.
Patch 1.6.13
Added some missing item descriptions. Zombies skipped the previous patch and continued to change color after death. They were punished and assured that this will not happen again.
Patch 1.6.12
Fixed some localization and description issues Fixed a bug where creatures would change color after death Slugbrew XP now scales with level
Patch 1.6.11
Skybox fixed Mead Barrel recipe localization fixed Changed low video settings: now any light (not only sun/moon) actually lights. This may negatively affect performance, but torches or light potions w
Patch 1.6.10
Fixed a bug where it could be possible to spawn an army of skeletons. Fixed Fried Polypore localization. Fried Polypore with Cutlet removed from cooking pots. Removed "Whiskey" decal from collectible
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Adventure · Online Co-Op · Simulation · Cooking · Fantasy · Management · First-Person · Co-op · Action · Sandbox · Building · Economy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Hungarian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Czech, Japanese, Vietnamese, P… |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 69 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 x64 Processor: Intel core i5-4440 or Ryzen 3 1200 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 or equivalent Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 7 GB available space