Tavern Master
Released Nov 2021
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!
91% positive · 13K reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
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Steam $14.99
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Evaluation
Tavern Master launched on November 16, 2021 and has received a solid stream of content updates over the years. The developer shipped several major free updates post-launch, adding features like weather systems, takeout counters, brewery mechanics, and new bar types. On November 11, 2024, the developer released the game's first and only paid DLC — Tavern Master: Pirates Retreat — which added a new pirate-themed map, gameplay mechanics, over 25 decorations, 15 new dishes, and 4 new drinks.
The November 2024 DLC release post is the most recent major content communication. The developer noted they had spent most of 2024 working on a separate game (Blacksmith Master) and had finally wrapped up the DLC. The tone of the post ("3 years since release, I hope many new amazing things await in the future") is warm but non-committal — no specific future content was announced.
The most recent developer communication of any kind was a minor maintenance patch on May 20, 2025, which updated the Unity engine version and made a small UI change. No content announcements accompanied this update.
Looking at the broader post history: the developer signaled as far back as November 2022 that their focus would shift toward a new game, citing increasing difficulty in adding features to Tavern Master without breaking existing systems. The Pirates Retreat DLC, released two years later, appears to have been a deliberate revisit rather than the start of a sustained new content cycle. There are no unreleased DLC items on the store, no announced future content, and no roadmap pointing to further updates.
The cadence of major content has been sparse since the developer shifted focus in late 2022 — just the 2023 feature patch (November 2023) and the 2024 DLC (November 2024). With no outstanding commitments, no announced follow-up content, and the developer's own prior statements about winding down active development of Tavern Master in favor of new projects, the game appears to have reached its content-complete state with the Pirates Retreat DLC on November 11, 2024.
Evidence
Developer released the Pirates Retreat DLC alongside a free base-game update. Post notes they spent most of 2024 working on Blacksmith Master and returned to Tavern Master specifically to release this DLC. No future content for Tavern Master was announced.
On the game's 1-year anniversary, the developer stated that their focus would shift to a new game, that there would 'most probably' be 1 more big update for Tavern Master, and acknowledged that the codebase had become difficult to extend without breaking existing features.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Untitled Studio
Achievements
17
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Design and build your own medieval tavern!
Tavern Master is a medieval tavern management game where you are in charge of building, maintaining and running your very own cozy tavern!
Buy tables and benches, fill barrels with drinks, hire staff and you are ready to serve your first customers. Make sure your employees are happy, there are enough drinks and seats for guests and soon you will be able to expand your business in various ways.
- Build a kitchen and hire chefs to start serving food of all kinds. Make sure that there are enough ingredients or your customers might leave angry
- Hold special events to attract special customers who have very specific food and drink requirements. They will come in the morning and stay all day
- Hire musicians to attract more people to your tavern and make customers have more patience while waiting for a drink
Build your dream tavern
You will have many tools at your disposal that will help you create a perfect tavern. There are many different walls, floors, fences, stairs and furniture that will make every tavern unique. At the beginning there will not be enough gold to buy the best quality furniture but as your business grows so will the tavern! As a cherry on top, make sure to think of an amazing name for it!
Optimize the workflow
In order to attract customers you will need to have enough seats and tables with a light source close by. The surrounding area also needs to look beautiful and decorations will help with that. At one point there will be a lot of guests coming in and it is important that your staff can serve everyone before they leave angry from waiting too long. In order to do that you will have to design the space so there is an efficient way for your employees to walk in an optimized route.
Create rooms for overnight stay
Some of the guests will want to spend the night so it’s a great thing that you can create rooms with beds in your tavern! Every room will be rated with stars from 1 to 5 which will determine how much money you can earn from the guests. It’s your choice if you want to create big rooms with 5 beds or smaller rooms with expensive furniture that would make guests spend more money.
Many ways to play
There are many different possibilities in Tavern Master and there is no single best way to play. You can spend your time decorating the tavern and making it look cozy and beautiful, you can work towards maximizing revenue by adjusting seating arrangement, prices and salaries for the staff or figure out a completely new way like building only bedrooms instead of having the bar and the kitchen.
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Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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