Core Mechanics
Best Crafting Games
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48 games ranked by crafting intensity
DRAGON QUEST® XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age™ - Digital Edition of Light
Windows
Open worldCraftingAnime/mangaTurn-based combatLinear story
Mineko's Night Market
WindowsmacOS
CraftingExplorationAnime/mangaLinear storyPick-up-and-play
Foxhole
Windows
MMO socialWarfare emphasisOpen worldSandboxCrafting
New World: Aeternum
Windows
Open worldMMO socialCraftingSandboxExploration
Heat Death
WindowsmacOS
Deck buildingDialogue choicesCraftingPuzzle solvingRoguelike loops
Team Fortress 2
WindowsLinux
ShootingCraftingCompetitive rankedCo-op chaosMethodical
Teddy's Haven - A Fantasy Inspired Shop Simulator
Windows
CraftingOpen worldResource managementEconomic depthExploration
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
Windows
MMO socialOpen worldExplorationCraftingFantasy mythology
DRAGON QUEST® XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age™ - Definitive Edition
Windows
Open worldCraftingAnime/mangaTurn-based combatLinear story
IdleOn
Windows
Pixel artMMO socialResource managementCraftingSandbox
Cooking Simulator
Windows
SandboxCraftingSolo contemplativePhotorealisticWhimsical
Void Bastards
WindowsmacOS
ShootingCraftingSolo contemplativeExplorationStealth
Magical Delicacy
Windows
PlatformingPixel artCraftingFantasy mythologyExploration
Cozy Grove
Windows
CraftingWhimsicalLinear storyCollectionResource management
Potion Permit
WindowsmacOS
Pixel artCraftingSolo contemplativeLinear storyMeditative
Wytchwood
WindowsmacOS
CraftingExplorationLinear storyMystery and detectiveSolo contemplative
Coffee Talk
WindowsmacOS
Pixel artDialogue choicesAnime/mangaCraftingLinear story
The Escapists 2
WindowsmacOSLinux
Pixel artCraftingLocal multiplayerSandboxStealth
Grim Dawn
Windows
CraftingDialogue choicesMelee combatExplorationCo-op chaos
Horizon Zero Dawn™ Remastered
Windows
Open worldStealthCraftingExplorationLinear story
Loadout
Windows
MMO socialCraftingShootingFranticWhimsical
Guild Wars 2®
Windows
MMO socialExplorationCraftingLinear storyFantasy mythology
Noita
Windows
Pixel artOpen worldSandboxPlatformingFantasy mythology
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Windows
PlatformingAnime/mangaCraftingExplorationSolo contemplative
Path of Exile 2
Windows
Skill masteryMMO socialCraftingMelee combatTense
Potionomics
Windows
CraftingAnime/mangaDialogue choicesWholesome friendshipFantasy mythology
Black Desert
Windows
MMO socialOpen worldCraftingExplorationCompetitive ranked
Venba
WindowsmacOS
CraftingExplorationLinear storyDialogue choicesPuzzle solving
Plan B: Terraform
Windows
Automation designSandboxBase managementMinimalistResource management
Coral Island
Windows
Open worldCraftingSandboxMeditativeDialogue choices
Techtonica
Windows
Automation designSandboxCity/empire buildingExplorationResource management
Factory Town
WindowsmacOS
Automation designCity/empire buildingResource managementSupply chain designSandbox
ASTRONEER
Windows
Open worldExplorationSandboxAutomation designCrafting
Trove
Windows
Open worldSandboxPixel artMMO socialVoxel
Autonauts
Windows
Automation designCity/empire buildingSandboxPuzzle solvingResource management
Satisfactory
Windows
Automation designOpen worldSandboxExplorationResource management
The Last Plague: Blight
WindowsmacOSLinux
SandboxSkill masteryOpen worldCraftingResource management
Thea 2: The Shattering
Windows
Deck buildingRoguelike loopsResource managementTech/research treesTurn-based combat
Factorio
WindowsmacOSLinux
Automation designSandboxOpen worldPixel artCity/empire building
Sons Of The Forest
Windows
Open worldSandboxCraftingResource managementTense
Raft
Windows
Open worldSandboxMMO socialCraftingResource management
Graveyard Keeper
WindowsmacOSLinux
Pixel artSandboxCraftingResource managementSolo contemplative
Project Zomboid
WindowsmacOSLinux
Open worldSandboxCraftingResource managementCo-op chaos
Palworld
Windows
Open worldExplorationSandboxAutomation designAnime/manga
Starbound
WindowsmacOSLinux
Open worldSandboxExplorationPixel artCrafting
Stranded Deep
WindowsmacOSLinux
Open worldExplorationSandboxCraftingResource management
Odd Realm
WindowsmacOSLinux
Base managementCity/empire buildingPixel artSandboxResource management
ATLAS
Windows
Open worldExplorationMMO socialSandboxBase management