About
On Steam, 94% of 4,810 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 263 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 586 in the last 30 days. It is Verified on Steam Deck.
In Tavern Keeper you manage a tavern, building, bartering, cooking and cleaning your way to success in a humorous fantasy world. Starting out with a shell of a tavern in the backwaters of the kingdom, you build rooms, place items, stock the larder and hire staff to satisfy the demands of the oddball locals and misfit heroes that stumble through your door. Run your business well and you'll progress to larger taverns with more demanding patrons where you'll need to expand your offerings to include new meals, drinks, rooms and services.
Story
A good tavern is the heart and soul of a community - a place for drama and intrigue, shoddy deals and outrageous meals. A place for peasants to relax, travelers to rest and heroes to plan their next daring adventure. But what of the unsung heroes of it all - the tavern keepers?
What is happening now
Tavern Keeper is a management simulator where players build and run their own tavern, balancing strategy and creative design on PC. Since its November 2025 launch, the game has received its second major update, "We Dig Deeper," which expands the building systems and creative options available to players. The update introduces additional content and challenges designed to give players more freedom in how they construct and develop their establishments, suggesting the developers are actively expanding what the core management loop can accommodate.
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PC and Steam Deck
Steam store pageSteam Deck: Verified works great out of the box
Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 30, 2026.
Tavern Keeper player count
concurrent players on SteamPlayers counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.
Tavern Keeper achievements
71 achievements on SteamRarest
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