Tavern Keeper is a detailed business management simulation, a creative decoration sandbox and a bite-sized interactive story book, all in one. Players will take on the management of their tavern in this humorous fantasy world, being able to dive into every detail or relax and decorate them to their heart’s desire.

Starting out with a shell of a tavern in the backwaters of the kingdom, players will run their own business and build rooms, place items, stock the larders and hire staff to satisfy the demands of the oddball locals and occasional adventurers that stumble through their door.

Nestled beneath the high canopy of giant trees and surrounded by the green hills and rolling fields of Halflington, players will be able to take different path in Tavern Keeper: They can open taverns in unique locations, each with their own environment and culture and their intriguing and humorous interactive story, and try to be the best in town. Players can also decide to take a break and take their sweet time to focus on building, decorating and creating their tavern without any stake, and take all the time in the world to create the ideal establishment up to the last detail, while sharing creations with other players.

Originally planned for November 2024 but delayed until 2025, Greenheart Games has launched Tavern Keeper into Steam Early Access for $29.99 / £23.99 / €27.99 with a 20% launch discount.

To mark the occasion, the studio has released a new launch trailer showcasing the game as well as an extensive roadmap.

We really appreciate the patience our fans and audience have shown us and, as an additional thanks, we are giving everyone who purchases the game during Early Access the "Supporter Pack 💚" for free, which includes the full high-quality original soundtrack (nearly 2 hours of music), as well as an in-game developer commentary (which we plan to unlock during Early Access).

As an international team we love time-zones so here's a handy map with some of the launch timings and regional prices at the bottom.

We've also updated the Steam Page with information about the Early Access and added possibly the biggest Early Access Roadmap to ever exist(?). It's a ginormous 1560 pixels tall and details what is included in the Early Access release, as well as what we plan to deliver in updates. We didn't want to spoil all the surprises, so a fair bit has been redacted and will be revealed in due time. Here it is in full:

Key Features:

• Build and run your own unique fantasy tavern.
• Hire, organize and manage your staff and keep them cheerful and efficient.
• Serve a wide variety of eccentric characters, from human peasants to orc nobility.
• Balance merchant supply, patron demand and larder stocks with a truly medieval storage system.
• Keep patrons satisfied with food, drink, services and entertainment as you build your reputation.
• Expand your kitchen to craft ever more exotic dishes.
• Optimize production workflows to stay a step ahead of the growing crowds.
• Plan carefully, spend your money wisely and keep an eye out for chaotic events that could drive you out of business.

Tavern Keeper is in development for PC (Steam).