Crafting games are a genre of games where you build stuff in an open world, in most cases to hide or to survive for example; hideouts, weapons, or a whole house from scratch! Whatever your reason for playing is, have fun.

Here are 15 great games in the genre:

15. Rust (Mac OS / Win / Xbox One / PS4)

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Rust is a multiplayer-only survival game, which is good because the game pits you against other players in a harsh open-world environment. The only goal in Rust is to survive, no matter the situation. Bears and wolves are a danger to you and running is a good idea.

The real danger, however, is the other players who are against you as their goal is the same as yours! Survival. So everyone is out to get you, even your neighbor. This is an excellent game and was developed and published by Facepunch Studios for Windows and Mac Os on 8 February 2018. It was later released for Xbox One and Playstation 4 on 21 May 2021. 

14. Valheim (PC / Win / Linux)

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This survival game takes place in a world of Vikings! And as these fallen Vikings the player must craft tools, build shelters and fight enemies to survive. Valheim uses a third-person perspective and low-resolution 3D graphics, which is still great.

It also features different places during playtime, like mountains, ocean, forests, swamps, plains, etc. So, you’ll never get bored with your surroundings. This game uses a skill-level system that ranges from blocking to running and a unique food system for in-game hunting. 

While running, skill determines how stamina is drained during sprints. Valheim was developed by Iron Gate Studio and published by Coffee Stain Publishing on 2 February 2021, so, it’s still a brand new and polished game.

13. Going Medieval (PC / Win)

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This game takes place in the year 1346. The known world is struck by something known as Black Death and by the end of the 14th century, almost 95% of the social population was wiped out by death, disease, famine, and religious prosecution. 

As groups of survivors emerge from the ashes of society, they resettle in areas reclaimed by nature. As you play you must guide your group from outlaws and protect them from barbarians. Design and grow your settlement from a wooden hut to a stone castle, with 3D terrain and building systems, then defend your villagers against danger.

Going Medieval was developed by Foxy Voxel and will be published by the Irregular Corporation this year 2021. Exciting and new, this one I’m looking forward to.

12. Raft (PC / Win)

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Raft is an open-world survival game and is played with a first-person point of view in single or multiplayer mode. The player starts on a raft in the middle of the ocean and has to find objects in the water like barrels, plastic, etc to build and of course, survive.

The player also needs to tend to basic needs like hunger and thirst by catching and growing food and purifying water. With the help of two-way radio, the player unfolds the storyline as they explore and go on adventures. The player character in this game is a man searching for his lost wife and children while he keeps his life intact.

Raft was developed by Redbeet Interactive and published by Axolot Games on 23 March 2018 as an original Steam artwork game. 

11. The Forest (Win / PS4)

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This is a survival horror game, that takes place on a heavily forested peninsula where the player character and his son are the only survivors after a plane crash. The Forest sets off in an open world with a first-person perspective.

The player must survive the heavily forested peninsula in the game while searching for his missing son Timmy. Create a shelter, craft weapons, and other survival tools. In these forested outlands, the challenge here is there are creatures and cannibalistic mutants that dwell in the villages and on the surface, waiting for their next meal.

I get the jeebies just reading about it! This beautiful horror was developed and published by Endnight Games on 30 April 2018 for Windows and PlayStation 4 on  6 November 2018.

10. Subnautica (Mac OS / Win / Xbox One / PS4 / Nintendo Switch / PS5 / Xbox Series X/S)

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Subnautica is an open-world survival game, with four different modes to play in. The players can explore the ocean on an alien planet after their spaceship crashes on the surface. The player must collect resources and face creatures to stay alive, all kinds of creatures.

The main objective of this game is to explore the ocean, which is great, but you must survive its terrors while completing tasks to advance the story more. Subnautica was developed and published by Unknown Worlds Entertainment for the first time on 23 January 2018 for Mac Os and Microsoft Windows.

09. Grounded (PC / Win / Xbox One / Xbox Series X/S)

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Grounded is a survival game that can either be played from a first-person or third-person perspective. In the game, the player character is shrunk to the size of an ant and has to survive in a backyard full of dangers, such as various bugs and insects.

The player also has to consume a certain amount of food and water to not die of dehydration and hunger, respectively it’s completely normal to feel small! Some insects can however lead you to food or become food as others may want to make you a food source, so be careful!

This adventure-packed game was developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Xbox Game Studios on 28 July 2020 on early access.

08. Craftopia (Win / PC)

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Craftopia is an open-world survival action game, where the player can farm up to 20+ crops of vegetables, build huge factories, and tame monsters as pets. You can also explore dungeons and breed almost anything as livestock and I mean anything.

During playtime, you farm, explore and build all together while having a great time. This exciting game was developed and published by Pocket Pair Inc. on 4 September 2020.

07. Space Engineers (PC / Win / Xbox One)

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Space Engineers is a sandbox game set in outer space and on other planets. At the beginning of the game, the player chooses a world with specific settings for your world and when editing the world it offers advanced settings for how you interact with that specific world. 

There are also ‘pop-up’ messages during gameplay that could either serve as a helpful hint or just a quote from famous scientists concerning space. In a way, it’s almost educational as well. Learn while you play! Space Engineers was developed and published by Keen Software House on 28 February 2019.

06. Green Hell (PC / Win / Nintendo Switch)

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Green Hell is a single and multiplayer survival simulation game where the player must collect various raw material items to survive as well as craft objects and cabins. The player starts in a lone jungle camp without any further context.

As the environment changes, so do the physical and mental state of the character for instance he can almost go crazy and start hallucinating. The player must pay attention to a balanced diet, which is explained by a smartwatch to take care of their character.

Green Hell was developed and published by Creepy Jar and Forever Management on 5 September 2019.

05. Crossout (PC / Win / Xbox One / PS4 / Android)

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Crossout is a vehicular combat game, which means everything has wheels and it’s also free! The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic time after a nuclear war and a ‘human genetic testing gone wrong.’ It focuses on vehicle combat and the players gain reputation with different fragments and can get access to blueprints and various other materials, exploring and seeing more.

The player also gets rewards for completing missions, breaking down unneeded equipment, or purchasing items from other players. The vehicles can be changed and customized as the player feels fit, by painting or ‘decorating’.

Crossout was developed by Targem Games and published by Gaijin Entertainment as a closed beta game on 5 April 2015. The open beta version was released on 30 May 2017.

04. Astroneer (PC / Win / Xbox One / PS4)

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In Astroneer the player is tasked with colonizing planets, creating structures, and collecting resources. Each planet has tasks or goals the player must complete. The game is set in a third-person perspective and is a completely open world, so anything goes.

Craftable items include rovers, buggies, tractors, spaceships, etc and every astronaut has a terrain tool that allows the player to gather resources and reshape the landscape. They also have a backpack, which is the main thing to have handy during playtime.

Astroneer was developed and published by System Era Softworks on 6 February 2019 for Windows and Xbox One. It was later released for Playstation 4 on 15 November 2019.

03. Space Haven (PC / Win)

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In Space Haven, you play as one of the lucky people to have a haven and a chance at survival. The player and their crew can design and build a spaceship according to their specifics and also manage the needs and moods of their crew.

This is a space colony simulator game and you can run into other space-faring groups while exploring the universe. Space Haven was developed and published by Bugbyte Ltd on 21 May 2020.

02. Don’t Starve (Android / iOS / Linux / Win / PS3 / PS4 / PS Vita / Wii U / Xbox One / Nintendo Switch)

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Don’t Starve is a game full of magic and science! As you enter a strange and unexplored world full of creatures, dangers, and surprises. The player can craft items and structures according to his/her survival style. 

It’s a survival game that follows a scientist who finds himself in a dark world and must survive for as long as possible. The player must keep Wilson the scientist healthy and take care of him until his end. The game was developed and published by Klei Entertainment on 23 April 2013.

01. Breathedge (PC / Win)

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Breathedge is an outer space survival game, and you take on the role of a simple guy who just wants to carry his grandfather’s ashes to a galactic funeral and finds himself in the middle of a conspiracy alongside an immortal chicken, which is kind of ironic and humoristic when you think about it.

As you survive with your chicken, you can craft tools, pilot vehicles, and control space stations while you explore. Breatedge was developed by Redruins Softworks and published by Hype Train Digital on 21 February 2021. 

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