
Best Crafting Games
The top 15 Crafting games ranked by critic score · from 15 titles
Discover the highest-rated Crafting games as ranked by critics on CriticDB. Scores are aggregated from leading gaming publications worldwide.
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Stardew Valley
9120 critic reviews·Feb 25, 2016·Chucklefish GamesPCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +1Stardew Valley is an open-ended country-life RPG! You’ve inherited your grandfather’s old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new…
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Valheim
9015 critic reviews·Sep 8, 2026·Coffee Stain PublishingPCXbox OnePS5Xbox X|S +1Valheim is a brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players set in a procedurally-generated world inspired by Norse mythology. Craft powerful weapons, construct longhouses, and slay mighty…
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons
8945 critic reviews·Mar 19, 2020·NintendoSwitchEscape to a deserted island and create your own paradise as you explore, create, and customize in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Your island getaway has a wealth of natural resources that can be used…
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Core Keeper
858 critic reviews·Aug 26, 2024·Fireshine GamesPCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +3Explore an endless cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
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Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar
8133 critic reviews·Aug 26, 2025·XSEED GamesPCSwitchPS5Xbox X|S +1Searching for a peaceful farm life, a fresh mountain breeze, and your own market stall? Look no further than the friendly community of Zephyr Town! Here you’ll grow crops and raise animals, get to…
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Subnautica
8119 critic reviews·Jan 22, 2018·Unknown Worlds EntertainmentPCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +3Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and…
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Pacific Drive
7927 critic reviews·Feb 21, 2024·Kepler InteractivePCPS5Xbox X|SPacific Drive is a first-person driving survival game with your car as your only companion. Navigate a surreal reimagining of the Pacific Northwest, and face supernatural dangers as you venture into…
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Wild Hearts
7849 critic reviews·Feb 15, 2023·Electronic ArtsPCPS5Xbox X|SPrepare for an epic adventure set in a fantasy world inspired by feudal Japan. Developed by Omega Force, the Japanese studio behind Dynasty Warriors, in partnership with Electronic Arts.
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My Time at Sandrock
7725 critic reviews·Nov 1, 2023·Pathea GamesPCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2You'll take the role of a fledgling Builder to Sandrock. It’s up to you and your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and fix up your workshop into a well-oiled production machine,…
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RuneScape: Dragonwilds
7714 critic reviews·Sep 14, 2026·JagexPCPS5Xbox X|SSwitch 2On RuneScape’s forgotten continent of Ashenfall, dragons have awoken. Gather, build, skill and craft to survive in this co-operative (1-4) survival crafting game. Only by mastering survival and…
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Fae Farm
7627 critic reviews·Sep 7, 2023·Phoenix LabsPCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2Escape to the fairytale life of your dreams in Fae Farm, a cozy farm-sim RPG for 1-4 players. Craft, cultivate, and decorate to grow your shared homestead—and use spellbinding magic to explore the…
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Wild Hearts S
7612 critic reviews·Jul 24, 2025·Koei Tecmo GamesSwitch 2 - 13

My Time at Portia
7227 critic reviews·Jan 14, 2019·Team17PCPS4Xbox OneSwitchStart a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky…
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Potion Permit
7120 critic reviews·Sep 21, 2022·PQubePCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2Moonbury's residents need healing, and you're the best chemist around! With your trusty tools, a brewing cauldron, and a canine companion at your side, you'll need to diagnose symptoms, gather…
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Tamagotchi Plaza
5014 critic reviews·Jun 26, 2025·Bandai Namco EntertainmentSwitchBecome a shopkeeper in Tamahiko Town. Engage with more than 100 Tamagotchi as they open, customize and grow more than a dozen different shops and improve your reputation with them in town.