The Best Cooperative crafting Games for Linux

Update : Oppidum added at rank #12.
Here are our 10 Best Cooperative crafting Games for Linux:
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Valheim (2022)

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early access Xbox Series X PC Windows Xbox One Mac OS Linux

Valheim is an epic, Viking-tinged survival-creation game with blocky graphics and a modern twist. You are dropped in a wild forest with runes to guide you on your mission to conjure and defeat supernatural beasts. Players must craft weapons and armor, puzzle out how to summon the beasts, and build structures for shelter along the way.

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What we like:
  • Simple default building system
  • Instant rebuilding/repairing
  • Randomly generated 3D universe
  • Easy-to-read color highlights for structural integrity
  • Level up abilities by repeating actions
  • Robust physics engine underlies all actions
What could be improved:
  • Wonky battling system
  • Limited traversal over rivers and oceans at this point

  • survival
  • crafting
  • open-world
  • cooperative
  • boss

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The Escapists 2 (2017)

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Android Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS Linux

The Escapists 2 is a thrilling prison escape game that will put your creativity to the test. As a prisoner, you must sneak your way out of some of the toughest prisons in existence by creating intricate plans and crafting clever weapons. You can even team up with friends to escape together! With a diverse range of levels, crafting items and interactive combat, you'll be hooked in no time.


What we like:
  • Multiplayer adds value to the gameplay
  • Exciting new combat system
  • Fun mechanic of knocking out guards and swapping outfits
  • Opportunity to use creative strategies to escape
  • Includes a Prison Map Editor
What could be improved:
  • Repetitive prisons
  • Goofy escape routes feel unimportant
  • Co-op only levels make single player feel limited

  • sandbox
  • crafting
  • simulation
  • cooperative
  • strategy
  • pixel
  • multiplayer
  • online
  • difficult
  • local
  • crime

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Unrailed! (2019)

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PC Windows Android Linux Mac OS Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Unrailed! is a thrilling and hilarious co-op game where you build tracks in front of a moving train to prevent it from crashing. With simple gameplay, procedurally generated worlds, and upgrades that don't cheapen its difficulty, Unrailed! is an essential couch co-op game with high replay value.


What we like:
  • Fun and hilarious multiplayer experience
  • Procedurally generated worlds keep gameplay fresh and challenging
  • Upgrades enhance rather than cheapen the game's difficulty
  • Voxel art style is basic but effective creating a fun atmosphere
  • Offers potentially unlimited replayability and longevity
What could be improved:
  • Versus mode can be repetitive

  • cooperative
  • local
  • trains
  • multiplayer
  • crafting
  • procedural
  • survival
  • online

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Core Keeper (2024)

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Linux Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows

Core Keeper is a mining/crafting-adventure game that combines elements from games like Terraria, Stardew Valley, and Valheim. Dive into a subterranean world where you mine, build, and battle in an ever-expanding cave of wonders. Forge your path, unearth relics, and conquer monstrous foes, solo or with friends. It's a sandbox of secrets waiting for you to uncover!


What we like:
  • Infinite exploration with diverse biomes
  • Complete creative freedom in a fully destructible environment
  • Rich in secrets and stunning vistas
  • Varied gameplay with distinct regions
  • Extensive mod support enhances replayability
What could be improved:
  • Challenging navigation without clear landmarks
  • Limited inventory and storage space

  • survival
  • crafting
  • sandbox
  • cooperative
  • mining
  • cooking
  • farming
  • pixel
  • open-world
  • building
  • boss
  • procedural
  • simulation

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Factorio (2020)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS Nintendo Switch

Factorio is an absorbing factory management game. You play the role of a handy person who needs to build a rocket and craft almost anything with little more than spit and elbow grease. Automation is the key to success as you establish production chains and assembly lines to make sure all the hard work is done for you.


What we like:
  • Complex puzzle-solving
  • Open-ended gameplay
  • Automation mechanics
  • Creative assembly lines
  • Captivating story
What could be improved:
  • Tedious combat
  • Limited environmental resources
  • Environmental consequences of mass manufacturing

  • automation
  • management
  • base-building
  • construction
  • resource-management
  • robots
  • crafting
  • simulation
  • trains
  • sandbox
  • multiplayer
  • empire
  • cooperative
  • survival
  • resource

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Necesse (2019)

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early access Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Necesse is an open-world, top-down sandbox game with a huge amount of potential. Explore procedurally generated islands, build towns, recruit settlers and complete quests - either on your own or with friends. There are forest, snow, swamp and desert biomes to discover as well as mobs and boss battles to fight. The crafting recipes are intuitive and the base building is fun and easy to learn.

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What we like:
  • Procedurally generated world of islands
  • Mobs to fight
  • Boss battles
  • Intuitive crafting recipes
  • Base building system
  • Online multiplayer
What could be improved:
  • Not much verticality in the build system yet
  • Minimal cosmetic changes for builds
  • Some bullet hell elements during boss fights

  • crafting
  • survival
  • open-world
  • cooperative
  • colony
  • building
  • sandbox
  • pixel
  • exploration
  • survival-craft
  • replay-value
  • 2d
  • multiplayer
  • farming
  • online

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Spiritfarer (2020)

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Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone Android stadia Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4

In Spiritfarer, take on the role of Stella, who has been chosen as the new Spiritfarer and sets off on a grand adventure of discovering unique islands, meeting interesting characters and learning about them. Gather resources to help passengers in need and upgrade Stella's boat. Enjoy beautiful visuals, engaging mini-games and a heartfelt story as you explore this world between life and death.


What we like:
  • Gorgeous visuals
  • Touching story
  • Unique combination of gameplay elements
  • Characters with distinct personalities and mannerisms
  • Smooth building mechanics
  • Resource gathering tasks
What could be improved:
  • Boat travel takes a long time
  • Limited dialogue options with passengers
  • No option to sleep or pass time quickly

  • management
  • crafting
  • platform
  • cooperative
  • hand-drawn
  • farming
  • simulation
  • emotional
  • sailing
  • relaxing
  • building
  • resource

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Minecraft (2011)

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Mac OS Xbox One IOS iPhone Android PC Windows Linux

Minecraft offers procedurally generated world to explore. After you survived your first night, build and craft your shelter. Explore the different biomes and fight your way in one of the best sandbox ever created. Even after playing Minecraft vanilla, you can enjoy a lot of free mods that will add new items, recipes to craft or even new dimensions. Go play with ofther players on free Minecraft servers and bring this building game to the next level.

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  • crafting
  • inventory
  • sandbox
  • split-screen
  • dungeon-crawler
  • survival
  • online
  • multiplayer
  • zombies
  • cooperative
  • local
  • dungeon
  • platform
  • farming
  • controller-support

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Astroloot (2025)

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early access Mac OS Linux PC Windows

Astroloot is a sci-fi bullet heaven infused with deep ARPG mechanics. Loot, level up, and customize your ship through a massive skill tree and deterministic crafting. Create a build that’s truly your own, as you uncover the secrets hidden within the Astroloot Sector.

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  • walking-simulator
  • bullet-hell
  • hack-and-slash
  • cooperative
  • rpg
  • arena
  • crafting
  • space
  • campaign
  • pve
  • top-down
  • sci-fi
  • 2d
  • shooter
  • action

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Hobo: Tough Life (2017)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Linux Nintendo Switch

Hobo: Tough Life is an urban survival role-playing game where you play as a homeless person. Play alone or team up in online co-op. Explore the streets of Praslav, scavenge for food and supplies, beg, steal, and do whatever else it takes to survive the forthcoming winter.

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  • survival
  • base-building
  • cooperative
  • conversation
  • crafting
  • open-world
  • heist
  • sandbox
  • socio-economy
  • fiction
  • story
  • 3d
  • first-person
  • realistic
  • atmospheric

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