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Tavern Master
Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more!
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Addictive engaging gameplay loop” (82 of 103 reviews) and “Excellent value at sale prices” (15); the most common complaint is “Endgame becomes tedious grind” (24). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
82 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“An interesting but ultimately in, my opinion, badly designed game. The creating Pub/tavern is fun but way too many features are locked. And some mechanics seem to be introduced later in the game then when needed (like…”
“Tavern Master: I'm not downvoting the game, I had fun because I like tavern management type of games, I also enjoyed the music feasts of the past being my favourite. I'm disappointed by the use of AI not being mentioned…”
“It's a great game and does exactly what it promises. The management system, music and evolution are pretty good, but I do have critics. First of all, after you unlock the hotel features the game starts to feel slow and…”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“One more day. Ok, one more. OH okay additional floor's unlocked, let's furnish it. One more... I have mixed feelings, it's sometimes boring but yet addictive. And the music is stuck in my head for DAYS now. Worth this…”
“Its OK game, kinda fun at the beginning. But I don't get what devs tried to do with it. Tech tree does not make sense, esthetics do not match the management process, that is totally modern in the medieval design? It's…”
“had fun for what it is i would recommend it for the 3$!”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“It's a great game and does exactly what it promises. The management system, music and evolution are pretty good, but I do have critics. First of all, after you unlock the hotel features the game starts to feel slow and…”
“One more day. Ok, one more. OH okay additional floor's unlocked, let's furnish it. One more... I have mixed feelings, it's sometimes boring but yet addictive. And the music is stuck in my head for DAYS now. Worth this…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“It’s easy to appreciate tycoons. Tavern Master has enough to keep you entertained for days, until you start to notice that it mostly sticks to the essentials and not much more. Still, it delivers a respectable variety…”
“This is the kind of game you play if you just want to relax and watch, the mechanics are simple, you have to organize things before each day, let it run and see how it goes, maybe fix a few things along the way. My…”
“В общем и целом игра приятная -интересно для тех, кто любит менеджмент -что то вроде симс + симулятор ресторана -нравится, что персонал и посестители вполне резвые, не тормозят в проходах -приятная атмосфера, музыка,…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“TLDR: Buy if you enjoyed Blacksmith Master, like medieval theme games, business management sims, but know you will be grinding hard at end game for completionist achievements. Ok, I just beat the game after 22.5 hours…”
“Took about 16 hours to 100% this one. Last parts of the game are quite repetitive but I enjoyed my time playing this game.”
“It’s easy to appreciate tycoons. Tavern Master has enough to keep you entertained for days, until you start to notice that it mostly sticks to the essentials and not much more. Still, it delivers a respectable variety…”
24 of the 103 reviews raise this · 20 of them still recommend the game.
“An interesting but ultimately in, my opinion, badly designed game. The creating Pub/tavern is fun but way too many features are locked. And some mechanics seem to be introduced later in the game then when needed (like…”
“It's a great game and does exactly what it promises. The management system, music and evolution are pretty good, but I do have critics. First of all, after you unlock the hotel features the game starts to feel slow and…”
“On the fence about this one. The idea is good, but the game gets very repetitive after a few hours of play. The game doesn't feel very optimised either. My computer was whirring the whole time. I recommend this game…”
22 of the 103 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“An interesting but ultimately in, my opinion, badly designed game. The creating Pub/tavern is fun but way too many features are locked. And some mechanics seem to be introduced later in the game then when needed (like…”
“The game is quite bad. Mechanics are generic and uninspired. It seems to be just an example of asset flip. I did play it extensively as study material (I'm a game developer) and I found some nuggets of enjoyment in it…”
“The game is quite bad. Mechanics are generic and uninspired. It seems to be just an example of asset flip. I did play it extensively as study material (I'm a game developer) and I found some nuggets of enjoyment in it…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“I like that the game isn't over-complicated. There are times where I might question something, but then it becomes obvious. My only possible recommendation would be to make a toggled feature where hovering over npcs…”
“It's a very simple game with easy mechanics. My only complaint is that the Takeout Table is incredibly un-intuitive to place. I could not get it to install anywhere despite it's instructions and so it never got used.”
“57% SCORE Quite enjoyable and nicely made. Too big for a mini-game, yet too small for “real” game. Visuals ★★ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 2/5 + Pretty graphics − Missing animations like preparing food, pouring drinks and others − Vanishing…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“On the fence about this one. The idea is good, but the game gets very repetitive after a few hours of play. The game doesn't feel very optimised either. My computer was whirring the whole time. I recommend this game…”
“Fun game with about 8 to 10 hours of meaningful gameplay before it starts being a mindless grind for not-so-great rewards outside of achievements. I recommend buying it only if it's on sale.”
“I searched for this kind of game for a long time because i like calm, chill games. This game starts like that but then you end up playing it for 14 hours straight. Still a very fun game that i would recommend getting on…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“It's a great game and does exactly what it promises. The management system, music and evolution are pretty good, but I do have critics. First of all, after you unlock the hotel features the game starts to feel slow and…”
“Decent game. It's short-lived, but interesting. Mechanics are simple, performance is so-so, with how many NPCs are in endgame, FPS drop considerably.”
“I searched for this kind of game for a long time because i like calm, chill games. This game starts like that but then you end up playing it for 14 hours straight. Still a very fun game that i would recommend getting on…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Tavern Master is a fun little time killer with a simple but addictive pub management loop. I enjoyed it setting up the tavern, serving customers, and watching things grow is oddly satisfying. It does feel unfinished and pretty bare-bones, and after a while it doesn’t offer much…”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played“It's a fun game, for about 8 hours. I don't remember if I bought this on sale, but I hope I did. It's very simple, but once you get to a certain point, you're just going through the days as quickly as possible because you're waiting to upgrade things. I have only played one save…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“I genuinely like this game a lot. It’s relaxing, simple, and lets you do a lot with a little while running smoothly. The visuals are nice, the music fits the atmosphere, and I have no real complaints about the gameplay itself. So why the negative review? The game appears to use…”
— a player, Steam review · 26 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 2026-10-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Update notes for May 20th
Hello everyone :) This update doesn't bring anything big, I just removed the trailer videos from the home screen and replaced them with static buttons, and also I updated Unity to a newer version to r
Patch update notes - 15th November 2024
Fixed bug where chefs on pirate map were always focusing on expeditions even if you set them to focus on guests
Patch update notes - 14th November 2024
- Fixed loud sound of bottle shelves refilling in the morning - Fixed one palm tree branches going inside the tavern - All wall and floor textures that were available in quests on the normal map are n
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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 | Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Management · Simulation · Building · Medieval · Resource Management · Strategy · Indie · Relaxing · City Builder · Top-Down · Singleplayer · Time Management (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Polish |
| Achievements | 17 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows® XP (32-64 bits) /Windows Vista®(32-64 bits)/Windows 7® (32-64 bits) Processor: Intel Core® 2 Duo 1.8 GHZ or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHZ Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB DirectX® 9.0–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (see supported list) Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 –compliant sound card