The Best Crafting Games - Page 3

Update : RuneScape: Dragonwilds added at rank #41.
Here are our 10 Best Crafting Games, position 21 to 30:
21

Aloft (2025)

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early access PC Windows

Soar the skies in Aloft, the co-op sandbox survival game set in a world of floating islands. Build any island into a skyship, your home in the clouds. Find lost knowledge, cure the fungal corruption, and brave the hurricane to restore the ecosystem.

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  • crafting
  • open-world
  • survival
  • building
  • sailing
  • sandbox
  • cooperative
  • colourful
  • atmospheric
  • exploration
  • naval
  • agriculture
  • base-building
  • simulation
  • farming

22

Mr. Prepper (2021)

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90
Review score
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Nintendo Switch Mac OS Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows

In Mr. Prepper, you must build an underground shelter, craft machines, and explore atmospheric locations to survive in a world controlled by an authoritarian government. Will you help Mr. Prepper defy the government and stay alive? This thrilling survival game offers an interesting prepper/survival concept, with a decent variety of items to build and explore. The game will keep you on edge with the slight stress of coming under inspection, all while providing a relaxing experience. Craft, trade, explore, and scavenge your way to success!


What we like:
  • Interesting prepper/survival concept
  • Decent variety of stuff to build
  • Slight stress of coming under inspection
  • Fun exploring the map
  • Relaxing game
What could be improved:
  • Building/crafting loop is low-impact
  • Short replay value
  • UI improvements needed
  • Lots of grinding

  • survival
  • crafting
  • resource-management
  • simulation
  • base-building
  • underground
  • life
  • 2.5d
  • atmospheric
  • management
  • point-and-click
  • economy

23

Forager (2019)

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Android Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One IOS iPhone

Forager is a 2D open-world game inspired by many other farming, crafting and exploration games. You play as a little white unnamed humanoid thing and start on a single small island filled with rocks, trees, flowers and other resources. You use the starting tool to chop down trees or mine rocks to start crafting objects. As you progress, you earn experience points to unlock new skills and craft new tools as well as purchase more land to expand your area of exploration. There are also puzzles to solve that award special treasure chests or items.


What we like:
  • Fun gameplay
  • Earn experience points
  • Craft new tools
  • Expand land area
  • Solve puzzles for rewards
  • Extra content unlocked from feats in game
What could be improved:
  • No real story needed
  • Stamina must be monitored closely
  • Price tag for the game may seem high compared to content offered

  • crafting
  • farming
  • dungeon
  • open-world
  • survival
  • exploration
  • puzzle
  • skill

24

Squirreled Away (2021)

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PC Windows Android

Live your best squirrel life. Explore, gather, craft, and build incredible treehouses in acres of beautiful parkland. Scurry across lawns, up trees, and leap limb to limb solo, or up to four friends can play together in co-op. Endless summer days of adventure await.


  • base-building
  • third-person
  • exploration
  • relaxing
  • cute
  • building
  • crafting
  • funny
  • nature
  • family-friendly
  • stylized
  • inventory
  • open-world
  • cartoony
  • cooperative

25

Aground (2018)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One

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.


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

26

Tinkerlands (2025)

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90
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early access PC Windows

Explore, craft, and fight your way through uncharted islands — solo or with up to 4 players in co-op! Tinkerlands is an exciting survival adventure where you will build your settlement, craft useful tools to survive, and even use magic!

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  • crafting
  • survival
  • open-world
  • building
  • sandbox
  • pixel
  • cooperative
  • procedural
  • 2d
  • replay-value
  • exploration

27

Urge (2021)

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100
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PC Windows

Fight, build, explore, survive, while the dynamic player-caused hazardous fog is slowly changing the rules of the world around you.

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  • crafting
  • survival
  • open-world
  • base-building
  • survival-horror
  • building
  • post-apocalyptic
  • sandbox
  • loot
  • gore
  • atmospheric
  • horror
  • shooter
  • exploration
  • first-person

28

Master Of Pottery (2026)

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97
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PC Windows

Master of Pottery is a pottery-themed creation + simulation game. Make pottery, open exhibitions, complete orders, train apprentices, run your own showroom and start a relaxing pottery journey.

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  • relaxing
  • simulation
  • unique
  • crafting
  • creation
  • casual
  • production
  • pretend
  • atmospheric
  • realistic
  • single-player

29

Locomoto (2025)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Locomoto is a cosy, life-sim adventure game set on a train, where you are the conductor! Customise and manage your train, while tending to your colourful passengers. Get onboard and embark on a journey through beautiful landscapes, accompanied by a soft, lofi original soundtrack.

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  • cozy
  • wholesome
  • trains
  • crafting
  • life
  • character
  • customization
  • base-building
  • relaxing
  • cute
  • resource-management
  • soundtrack
  • story
  • colourful
  • simulation

30

No Man's Sky (2016)

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psvr osvr Xbox Series X PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One Playstation 5 Mac OS Android Nintendo Switch

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.


What we like:
  • Deliver on promises
  • Great graphics
  • Cross-play enabled
  • Good VR support
What could be improved:
  • Some bugs present
  • Not challenging enough
  • No co-op progression

  • inventory
  • survival
  • exploration
  • sci-fi
  • crafting
  • pirates
  • resource
  • discovery
  • trading
  • aliens
  • multiplayer
  • space
  • sandbox
  • management
  • open-world

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