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Inspired by legendary classics from the ’90s, Craftlings will take you on a journey full of strategic decisions and test your skills in optimizing automated production chains and Craftlings’ paths. Gather, deliver, build, and fight for wealth and glory in the unique, nostalgic world of Craftlings.

Craftlings is a resource management, building and puzzle game developed and published by ARIANO Games GmbH.
Released on January 15th 2026 is available only on Windows in 14 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Italian and Turkish.

It has received 302 reviews of which 263 were positive and 39 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 11.83€ on Steam with a 20% discount.

The Steam community has classified Craftlings into these genres:

Resource Management Building Puzzle Lemmings Retro 1990's City Builder Automation Time Management Difficult Colony Sim Trains Sandbox Turn-Based Tactics Strategy Idler Side Scroller Programming Economy Old School

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Windows
  • OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit)
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-530 (dual-core) / AMD® Athlon™ II X2 270 (dual-core)
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600 GT (512 MB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 6450 (512 MB)
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 1 GB available space

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Feb. 2026
First off, if you were looking for a CLONK x Lemmings x The Settlers type game, well look no further! Craftlings will scratch that itch, and wonderfully so! Even though I am running Craftlings on a Linux desktop distro that was designed to run Steam, and have run through all 12 levels at least twice, after 82h I have yet to find a game breaking bug. Trust me (or not), that is VERY rare in any game I play. As an ancient dev myself from the times when we used clay tablets to program clay golems, I tend to try things that *definitely* were not part of the original architecture and design. 🧙‍♂️ Solid 10/10 from me on this one. Addendum at over 100h... I saw some people have trouble with "micro-management" - true, a couple of levels need a bit of work to get started, and you need to concentrate if you are attempting a speed-run to set a new higher score. If you are not trying for a speed run, then after the initial "stress" of maybe 10 min, the rest can be set up to be pretty much automated.
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Jan. 2026
Meh. It is not what I expected but that is on me for not doing research. This is more like a puzzle game just like its inspiration. So if you are looking for a good automation game or a good city builder then keep looking. I would describe this more like a puzzle game with city building and automation elements. You get various buildings that create various resources and then have to figure out a way to get those resources where you need them next. Tools are just another resource. Enemies are stationary and you bring the fight to them so don't expect base defense. You switch between needing a resource to selling it for gold, another resource. Thankfully gold doesn't need to be carried to buildings that need it. It does have its challenges but there are times it was putting me to sleep as I fast forwarded while I had to wait for resources to be delivered to complete and objective. I don't regret my purchase but had I known then what I know now I most likely wouldn't have made that purchase. It is not a bad game but it is also not a great game. As a spiritual successor to Lemmings though it hits the nail on the head. Unlike Lemmings you don't seem limited to a certain number of deaths. Perhaps that changes after the tutorial which is 4 out of the 12 levels long. That's how far I am at the time of this review.
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Jan. 2026
A very enjoyable game in which building production chains and managing clumsy “residents” is combined with specific goals and challenges to be achieved in each level. There are no active obstacles in the game, such as enemies attacking you out of the blue or cataclysms destroying your settlements, which suits me personally, because I don't like that kind of pressure. It is the player who decides when to attack the enemy and whether to deal with other minions along the way. The nice pixel art graphics (three different biomes) and unobtrusive sound effects and music allow to play long hours without getting tired. As for replayability, at the time of writing this review, the main motivation to replay the game is to complete a given level faster (the game informs you how your playtime compares to other players). I think the author should give players the ability to create their own levels and share them with the community as soon as possible. After finishing the game, I encourage you to join Discord to learn various tips and tricks that will allow you to get more out of the gameplay. A big plus for the game author's responsiveness and the friendly player community. I definitely recommend it.
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Jan. 2026
Craftlings is the kind of game where you sit down “for 10 minutes” and suddenly it’s dark outside and you’ve forgotten to drink water. Tiny workers. Big chaos. Surprisingly deep systems. And that special flavour of panic when you realise you dropped your last axe into the ocean. It’s charming, clever, and quietly addictive. You’ll mess up, you’ll laugh, your Craftlings will just keep building and evolving and somehow that just makes it all better. Came for the cute chaos. Stayed because I genuinely cared to see my little dudes survive, and then realised that there were another 11 stunningly beautiful levels to conquer. Hold my phone! Highly recommended.
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Jan. 2026
A perfect blend of 2 of my childhood games, Lemmings and Settlers. I feel like there was a little bit too much info thrown at me right away in the tutorial, but I could always read everything once more in a slower pace anytime I wanted to. I have just finished first level and the experience is great so far! I felt big attention to details everywhere and it costs so little as well!
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Craftlings is currently priced at 11.83€ on Steam.

Craftlings is currently available at a 20% discount. You can purchase it for 11.83€ on Steam.

Craftlings received 263 positive votes out of a total of 302 achieving a rating of 8.04.
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Craftlings was developed and published by ARIANO Games GmbH.

Craftlings is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Craftlings is not playable on MacOS.

Craftlings is not playable on Linux.

Craftlings is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Craftlings. Explore additional content available for Craftlings on Steam.

Craftlings does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Craftlings does not support Steam Remote Play.

Craftlings is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Craftlings
-20% 14.79€ 11.83€ Buy Now
Rating
8.0
263
39
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6
Developer
ARIANO Games GmbH
Publisher
ARIANO Games GmbH
Release 15 Jan 2026
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