The Best Crafting Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 3

Update : Oppidum added at rank #30.
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Epic Chef (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4

Epic Chef is a third-person life sim game that takes you on a narrative-focused crafting adventure. Follow Zest, a guy who stows away aboard a ship to get to new lands and gets embroiled in events surrounding the Culinarim. Enjoy the humorous script, simple graphics with plenty of personality, and deep cooking minigame.

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What we like:
  • Humorous script with laugh-out-loud jokes
  • Simple graphics with plenty of personality
  • Deep cooking minigame with elements of planning and depth
What could be improved:
  • Tedious gameplay with slow pacing
  • Grinding for element bonuses to level up for more synergies required
  • No manual save feature

  • farming
  • simulation
  • cooking
  • crafting
  • story
  • life
  • comedy
  • funny
  • cartoony
  • life-sim
  • immersive
  • adventure

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UNDYING (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Survive a zombie apocalypse in UNDYING, a heart-wrenching tale of a mother teaching her son to survive. Experience a captivating narrative with smooth gameplay and an enjoyable art style. Or solve cryptic puzzles in Quern: Undying Thoughts, a game that pays homage to the classic Myst series with its grim atmosphere and challenging puzzles.


What we like:
  • Emotional and captivating narrative
  • Smooth gameplay
  • Enjoyable art style
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Homage to classic Myst series
What could be improved:
  • Lack of endgame content
  • Repetitive teaching mechanic
  • Dialogue and subtitle issues
  • Unbalanced story mode

  • survival
  • zombies
  • post-apocalyptic
  • rpg
  • crafting
  • story
  • open-world
  • management
  • multiple-endings
  • first-person
  • adventure
  • cooking
  • inventory
  • cinematic
  • choices

23

Miniland Adventure (2024)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch

The world doesn't generate itself - you do it, shape the world as you wish! Start with nothing, and build dream houses for goblins and yourself while exploring, collecting resources, crafting, building, fighting, farming... and more!


  • crafting
  • survival
  • open-world
  • sandbox
  • base-building
  • pixel
  • building
  • farming
  • underground
  • collectathon
  • god-game
  • resource-management
  • inventory
  • relaxing
  • 2d

24

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak (2022)

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

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is an expansion to the original Monster Hunter Rise. Featuring improved gameplay and nimble-feeling additions to combat mechanics, unique new monsters and hunting locales, and a new difficulty level in the form of Master Rank quests. As the hunter who saved Kamura from calamity, you must now journey to the far-off reaches of Elgado, an outpost near a Kingdom beset by a sinister new nemesis—the elder dragon Malzeno!

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  • rpg
  • fight
  • online
  • battle
  • combat
  • cooperative
  • skill
  • crafting
  • action
  • japanese
  • farming
  • boss
  • difficult
  • dragon
  • customization

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DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS 2 (2018)

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Nintendo Switch Android Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 4

Embark on an epic journey to rebuild destroyed lands and battle against the evil Children of Hargon in the open-world fantasy block-building RPG, DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS 2. With unlimited building combinations and online play, the creative possibilities are endless. Try the DEMO to experience this critically acclaimed game now!

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What we like:
  • Fun and addictive gameplay
  • Engaging story and characters
  • Large variety of building materials
  • Lots of customization options
What could be improved:
  • Limited multiplayer options
  • Tedious early game building
  • Repetitive music
  • Some rooms/recipes not well-explained in-game

  • rpg
  • farming
  • japanese
  • crafting
  • sandbox
  • building
  • jrpg
  • combat
  • multiplayer
  • adventure
  • open-ended
  • narrative
  • cult
  • boss-fight
  • survival

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ARIDA: Backland's Awakening (2019)

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Nintendo Switch j Xbox Series X PC Windows Android IOS iPhone Xbox One

ARIDA: Backland's Awakening. A story of survival and adventure in the brazilian backlands. Face the drought to explore the more arid regions, gather resources and discover clues about the fate of the young Cícera.


  • historical
  • crafting
  • collectathon
  • survival
  • emotional
  • nature
  • family-friendly
  • short
  • cartoony
  • linear
  • stylized
  • inventory
  • adventure
  • third-person
  • 3d

27

Mineko's Night Market (2022)

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

Mineko’s Night Market is a narrative-driven, social simulation adventure game that celebrates Japanese culture and invites players to craft whimsical items, eat delicious snacks, and ultimately enjoy all the cats.

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  • crafting
  • simulation
  • cats
  • business
  • fishing
  • cute
  • relaxing
  • hand-drawn
  • farming
  • local

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Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows

Embark on an adventure to save your hometown in Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key. Explore new areas with a group of 11 party members and discover the Code of the Universe and unravel the mysteries of alchemy with the Key system. Plus, the Digital Deluxe Edition includes 22 costumes and 100,000 Gems, while the Season Pass offers even more content. Don't miss out!


What we like:
  • First open-world Atelier game
  • Best combat in the series
  • Fun exploration
  • Culmination of the story from previous games
  • Huge and varied skill tree
What could be improved:
  • Disappointing story
  • Minimalist UI with missing basic elements
  • Lack of character development
  • Not much emotional hook
  • Poor localization and translation

  • japanese
  • crafting
  • rpg
  • combat
  • jrpg
  • battle
  • turn-based
  • adventure
  • exploration
  • skill
  • real-time
  • cute
  • fight
  • combo

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WW2: Bunker Simulator (2021)

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During WWII you are an American soldier who captured the german bunker in Normandy. You must defend it at all costs and survive this World War II. Complete missions, cook & shoot, search the bodies for medicines, ammo, and food to survive. WW2: Bunker Simulator is a mix of fps and simulator.

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  • world-war-2
  • wargame
  • resource-management
  • first-person
  • crafting
  • survival
  • shooter
  • historical
  • military
  • management
  • fps
  • 3d
  • war
  • realistic
  • simulation

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Oppidum (2025)

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Face the challenges of Oppidum, a survival adventure for 1-4 players with a unique story waiting to be unraveled. Build a camp, collect everything a fantastic land can offer, and use it to push forward through the island. A world hanging by a thread needs your help – will you answer the call?


  • survival
  • crafting
  • cooperative
  • open-world
  • survival-crafting
  • resource-management
  • farming
  • character
  • customization
  • simulation
  • adventure
  • action-adventure
  • stylized
  • narrative
  • exploration

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