Ale Abbey - Monastery Brewery Tycoon

Ale Abbey is developed by Hammer & Ravens and published by Shiro Unlimited. It was officially released on September 17, 2025. Before its full launch, it had an early access phase, giving players a chance to try a build of the game earlier in the year. Its platform is Windows PC, and there are no confirmed console or mobile ports as of its release.

In the game, you run a monastery-brewery tycoon: you build and expand a monastery, manage brewing of “holy ales,” craft your own recipes (no pre-made ones), and oversee various parts of monastery life. You design rooms like breweries, cellars, refectories, the Abbot’s office, living quarters for the monks; you adjust brewing parameters like mash temperature, choose equipment, age your brews, sell them or store them, deal with ingredient sourcing, and even manage relationships with neighboring abbeys or local lords. There are elements of resource-management, risk (e.g. bandit encounters), and balancing production vs profit vs monastery upkeep.

Promotion for Ale Abbey made use of trailers and reveal material that emphasized its quirky setting (monastic brewery), the freedom in crafting your own brews, and the pastoral / medieval atmosphere. The early access period was leveraged to get feedback, bug-fixing, and build up interest and wishlists. The visuals, soundtrack and art style have been shown off to appeal to fans of cozy management sims and those who like brewery or crafting themes.

Reception has been quite positive. The user reviews are “Very Positive,” with over 90% positive over all time and similarly strong recent reviews. Players praise its charming aesthetic, the depth of craft in brew design, and the relaxing yet engaging management loop. Some critiques mention that as things progress the challenges become more fiddly (ingredient or supply constraints, balancing monastery demands) but generally the feedback is that the game delivers what it promises and is enjoyable especially for its target audience.