The Best Crafting management exploration Games

Update 18 August 2025: Project Cobalt added at rank #1.

Here are our 10 Best Crafting management exploration Games, position 41 to 50:

Flotsam
Aground
Mercury Fallen
No Man's Sky

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Flotsam (2019)

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The floating garbage town strategy game! Scavenge what precious garbage you can from the ocean's surface and grow your city while doing your best to survive in this colorful post-apocalyptic world.

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colony
survival
automation
simulation
city-building
resource-management
base-building
management
building
crafting
sandbox
farming
family-friendly
exploration
construction

Aground (2018)

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Aground is a Mining/Crafting RPG with a goal, story, and reason to craft and build. The gameplay is simple, but engaging with tons of features. In Aground, you can raise dragons and launch into space, fight enemies, discover magic, and explore secrets. If you're into crafting games with a lot of exploration, Aground is a thoroughly addictive game with plenty to discover.

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What we like:

Story is interesting and allows for a lot of exploration
Crafting is solid and varied
Mod support and community are helpful
Gameplay is engaging and controls are good
Freedom to choose which islands to visit and play at your own pace.

What could be improved:

Item storage can be tedious and requiring a lot of trips
Low-resolution graphics may take some getting used to
Lack of personal relationships with NPCs
Basic tutorial and sometimes requires use of outside resources for guidance.

survival
crafting
dragon
mining
open-world
base-building
city-building
building
post-apocalyptic
exploration
sandbox
2d
choices
management
story

Mercury Fallen (2017)

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Sci-fi colony management with a focus on expansion and exploration. Dig out the underground and explore the surface of an alien world as you rebuild your facility, grow your colony, manage colonists and robots and discover the mysteries of a new home light years from Earth.

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colony
mining
underground
agriculture
base-building
science
procedural
simulation
management
building
space
crafting
robots
exploration
sci-fi

No Man's Sky (2016)

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No Man's Sky is a massive universe-sim sandbox experience that lets you explore an infinite number of planets with unique lifeforms and environments. Upgrade your ship and suit for survival and choose your own path - whether you want to be a trader, fighter, or explorer. The game offers great graphics and good VR support with the ability to play with friends and share your discoveries.