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Dungeons & Dragons: Long Rest Tavern Announced as Tavern-Management Sim for PC

The Dotemu and Homo Ludens title reframes D&D gameplay by outfitting, feeding, and dispatching heroes whose quests are resolved with D20 dice checks.

Overview

  • Dotemu and developer Homo Ludens announced Dungeons & Dragons: Long Rest Tavern on Aug. 26, 2026, and listed the game for wishlist on Steam with a publisher-stated target of early 2027 for PC.
  • The game places players in charge of a tavern where they build, decorate, hire staff, and craft food and drinks that boost adventurer performance.
  • Players will send heroes on quests to recover ingredients and treasures, with outcomes decided by D20 rolls against set difficulties and bonuses from party composition and provisioning.
  • Polygon’s hands-on reporting adds that the title includes narrative hooks such as a ghost bard and appearances by Forgotten Realms characters like Minsc and Boo, but players cannot directly control adventurers during quests.
  • Third-party metadata (Kotaku/IGDB) lists a conflicting Dec. 30, 2027 release date, but that entry is disputed because Dotemu’s official announcement specifies an early-2027 Steam launch and no console versions have been confirmed.