Dark Workshop is a first-person dark fantasy shop sim. Buy from shady suppliers, craft potions and weapons, set your prices, and sell to orcs, plague doctors, and mercenaries. World events reshape the market - read the signs, prepare during rumors, and profit when chaos hits.

<h2 class="bb_tag" > Run a shop in a world that doesn't deserve one</h2><p class="bb_paragraph" >  Dark Workshop is a first-person shop management sim set in a grim fantasy world. Buy ingredients from shady suppliers, brew potions and forge weapons at</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >  your crafting stations, set your prices, and sell to the creatures that walk through your door — orcs, mercenaries, plague doctors, and worse.</p><h2 class="bb_tag" >  Your Shop, Your Rules</h2><p class="bb_paragraph" >  Stock your shelves, set your own prices, and watch the market. Supplier costs fluctuate, world events shift demand, and customers will walk out if you   </p><p class="bb_paragraph" >  get too greedy. Read the signs, prepare during the rumor phase, and profit when chaos hits.</p><h2 class="bb_tag" >A World That Comes to You</h2><p class="bb_paragraph" >  Armies camp outside your door and send generals to bulk-buy weapons. Plagues sweep the land and doctors rush in for potions. Floods wash through the     </p><p class="bb_paragraph" >  swamp, and the Witch-Hunter comes knocking. Every event reshapes what you can buy, what customers want, and what it all costs.</p><h2 class="bb_tag" >  Get Your Hands Dirty</h2><p class="bb_paragraph" >  Venture into the swamp, cave, and graveyard to gather ingredients yourself. Catch thieves stealing from your shelves — with a hammer. Hire zombie        </p><p class="bb_paragraph" >  employees to stock shelves, work the register, collect ingredients, and guard against thieves while you focus on the bigger picture.</p><h2 class="bb_tag" >  What's in the Demo</h2><ul class="bb_ul"><li><p class="bb_paragraph" >Full tutorial guided by a Whispering Skull with questionable morals</p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" >Progression up to Fame Level 7 — unlock the Alchemy Lab, Swamp, Cave, Graveyard, and Forge</p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" >Crafting, contracts, world events, skill tree, and the full shop loop</p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" >Several hours of gameplay</p></li></ul><p class="bb_paragraph" >  </p>

Dark Workshop Simulator Demo

Dark Workshop Simulator is a first-person dark-fantasy shop sim. World events: plagues, war bands, shifting prices, keep suppliers unpredictable and demand in constant flux. Explore and unlock new rooms, brew potions, forge weapons, and sell to a clientele that is always a little strange.

<h2 class="bb_tag" ><strong>Dark Workshop Simulator is a first-person dark-fantasy shop sim.</strong></h2><p class="bb_paragraph" >Step behind the counter of your own emporium, where adventurers, alchemists, and creatures of uncertain allegiance come to spend their gold. You set the prices, stock the shelves, and manage the chaos - whether anyone leaves satisfied is largely up to you.</p><h2 class="bb_tag" ><strong>Run the Shop</strong></h2><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4730290/extras/9561ccf1d71af850fca050cdfbf80b64.poster.avif?t=1783246694" width=1170 height=396 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4730290/extras/9561ccf1d71af850fca050cdfbf80b64.webm?t=1783246694" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4730290/extras/9561ccf1d71af850fca050cdfbf80b64.mp4?t=1783246694" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" >Order from a network of shadowy suppliers, fill your shelves before the doors open, and serve a clientele that ranges from desperate to dangerous. Set your own prices, manage your stock, and keep the shop running when demand shifts under your feet.</p><h2 class="bb_tag" ><strong>A Market That Never Sits Still</strong></h2><p class="bb_paragraph" >The world outside your door does not cooperate. Plagues spike demand for medicine, war bands drain your weapon stock, and witch-hunter edicts turn your potions into liabilities overnight. Order wisely during the rumor phase, stockpile ahead, and adapt when things go sideways.</p><h2 class="bb_tag" ><strong>Grow Your Workshop</strong></h2><p class="bb_paragraph" >Your shop starts small, but locked chambers wait behind every door - a cave of ingredients, a fog-shrouded swamp, a graveyard with its own supply line, a forge for weapons, and an alchemy lab for potions. Unlock rooms, place shelves and furniture to boost your reputation, and hire zombie employees to cover the work you can't.</p><h2 class="bb_tag" ><strong>Guests You Did Not Invite</strong></h2><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4730290/extras/e35fd1b401abe878d921e3e987a53105.poster.avif?t=1783246694" width=1170 height=396 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4730290/extras/e35fd1b401abe878d921e3e987a53105.webm?t=1783246694" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4730290/extras/e35fd1b401abe878d921e3e987a53105.mp4?t=1783246694" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" >Not every visitor comes through the door politely. Thieves slip items into their coats when you're not looking - confront them yourself or let your guard zombie handle it. Strange travelers show up between shop days with unusual requests, and the occasional bulk buyer can empty a whole shelf in one visit, for better or worse.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >Serve enough customers and survive enough events, and your fame unlocks better suppliers, rarer recipes, and an ancient Grimoire's skill tree of permanent upgrades. The shop you end up with looks nothing like the one you started with.</p>