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Crafter's Hollow

Forge gear, run a shop, and send mercenaries into danger so you don’t have to. A cozy-but-clever crafting sim where business booms, heroes bicker, and dungeons provide all the “supply chain” problems you’ll ever need.

54%
of 68 reviews
$6.99
$9.99
-30%
Released: Sep 22, 2025  •  Developer: Wylde Wisp Games  •  Publisher: Wylde Wisp Games

The Developer Says...

Welcome to your brand-new smithy! Don’t worry, you won’t have to swing a sword yourself—just hammer, haggle, and hire reckless mercenaries who’ll happily do the stabbing part for you.

The Loop (a.k.a. Your New Life):

  • Craft armor & weapons – Practice makes permanent: the more you make, the better the item becomes.

  • Sell or equip – Customers might want that shiny helmet, but your mercenary swears he “needs it more.”

  • Send mercs into the dungeon – They’ll fight, you’ll profit (hopefully).

  • Gather loot & ingredients – Then it’s back to the forge to repeat the cycle of capitalism and monster-bashing.

  • Hire mercenaries – Each with classes, skills, and questionable decision-making.

Features worth bragging about:

  • Evolving Crafting – Unlock permanent quality boosts by making the same items again and again.

  • Town Life – Wandering customers, visiting merchants, and bulk buyers spice up your day-to-day.

  • Upgrades Galore – Expand your shop, improve buildings, reduce costs, and line your pockets.

  • Town Prestige Levels – Gain new recipes, more inventory, and fancier mercs just by running your business.

  • Questing & Mega Questing – From simple errands to an overarching grand adventure.

  • Tactical Dungeons – Up to three mercs per lane, manual skills to keep things lively, and outcomes that range from “victorious” to “oops, all dead.”

  • Specializations & Strategy – Mix and match merc classes and playstyles to find your winning team.

It’s a world where smithing meets strategy, economics meets exploration, and your greatest enemy isn’t the dungeon boss—it’s deciding whether to sell that shiny breastplate or keep it for your favorite merc.

Back of the Box Details

Steam Deck

Unsupported

DLC

None

DRM/EULA Notices

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Achievements

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Demo

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Metacritic

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Reviews

54%

Mixed

Based on 68 reviews


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