Tavern Keeper

Tavern Keeper is a single-player game about building and running taverns in a fantasy world. You build and decorate your establishment, hire staff, stock the larder and serve the locals. Your choices shape the kind of tavern you run, from a cosy neighbourhood taphouse to a business focused on making gold.

Run your tavern

Dozens of intertwined systems create unpredictable situations. Dirt, heat, noise, flammability and sickness all affect the tavern, alongside its customers. Staff may fall ill as orders pile up and patrons grow impatient; a spark from a broken lantern can also set the building on fire if it lands unnoticed.

A story across the world

The narrative campaign takes you to build taverns in different locations across a world of fantasy cultures. Each brings new challenges and stories. You meet immortal elementals, outwit halfling philosophers and help a crazed orc inventor. The fully narrated story, voiced by Steven Pacey, includes hundreds of short stories and choices for you to make.

Design and craft

Design Mode lets you decorate every corner of your tavern, from busy taprooms to quiet reading areas. You can place and manipulate thousands of items anywhere, with creative freedom to shape the space, and craft furnishings by combining pieces and adding magical effects. You can share your creations with the Tavern Keeper community.

Choose how to play

Adjustable game mechanics and storyteller settings let you tailor the single-player campaign. Freeplay offers a custom challenge, while the Challenging setting calls for careful decisions as you try to get through each day. Relaxed mode lets you run the tavern without pressure.