Best Crafting games on Steam
Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated crafting games. For those who prefer not to search, lists of the most played, top deals and best free crafting games are available at the bottom of the page.
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Dynopunk
An ironic adventure with cyberpunk aesthetics set in a world where humans have been replaced by dinosaurs. Become a top-notch repair shop mechanic: fix gadgets, have heart-to-heart talks, and offer drinks to your customers — everything to fulfill your ultimate dream.
Barista Simulator
Barista Simulator, master the art of brewing with over 30 coffee recipes. Start with a basic setup, upgrade your café, manage your staff, and build your very own coffee haven. Are you ready for the ultimate coffee journey?
Ghostlore
Ghostlore is an 'Eastpunk' Action-RPG where you fight supernatural monsters from Southeast-Asian folklore. Inspired by classic ARPGs such as Diablo 2 and Titan Quest, Ghostlore features detailed item and character customization systems, procedurally generated maps, and awesome 90's retro graphics.
Bum Simulator
Bum Simulator is a sandbox game bursting with inappropriate humor and memorable characters. You live on the streets of Bumsville. Do you have what it takes to adapt, survive and become an urban legend?
Far Cry® 6
Enter the adrenaline-filled world of a modern-day guerrilla revolution. With stunning vistas, visceral gunplay, and a huge variety of gameplay experiences, there's never been a better time to join the fight.
Occupy Mars: The Game
Survive and colonize Mars in a highly technical, open-world sandbox game. Build and upgrade your base, discover new regions, conduct mining operations, retrieve water, generate oxygen, grow crops, and fix broken parts.
Voidtrain
Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.
Retail Royale
A chaotic Battle Royale inside a furniture store where everything is a weapon.
REQUISITION VR
REQUISITION VR is a first physics-based co-op game where you can use duct tape to link any objects together to create a unique weapon. You can experiment with crafting, connecting any unthinkable combinations: a katana + a circular saw, or an axe + a ball. Inspired by Dead Rising & Walking Dead: S&S
Stranded: Alien Dawn
Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors.
Roots of Pacha
The charming and relaxing stone-age farming sim where you live in a thriving community exploring the wonderful world of Pacha. Discover "ideas," domesticate crops, befriend animals, and help your village grow. Play co-op with friends or explore the early days of civilization in single-player.
TasteMaker
TasteMaker is a restaurant tycoon game. Design your own restaurant from the ground up, decorate, create a menu, hire and manage staff, and much more. Keep your customers happy and make a profit to keep the restaurant of your dreams from turning into a nightmare.
Zumbi Blocks 2 Open Alpha
Loot. Kill. Survive. Can you escape ? (probably not) Zumbi Blocks 2 is the official sequel to the 2013 free browser zombie game. Stuck on an island, cut off from the rest of humanity, you wake up. The secret to breaking free from this place lies asleep, underground. From the soil, zumbies emerge.
Gladiators: Survival in Rome
Gladiators: Survival in Rome is an Action RPG with casual survival game mechanics and active city building. You'll experience a new type of survival game with quests & dungeons, continuous progression, seasonal events and lots of spear poking.
Shardpunk
The war is lost, the Capitol lies in ruins, and you’re on the run! Shardpunk mixes turn-based tactical strategy with RPG, survival, and resource management as you gather your team, scavenge for resources, fight enemy hordes, and seek shelter to live another day.
Idle Clans
Idle Clans is a multiplayer idle game that combines the classic MMORPG experience with simplified gameplay and less time commitment. Features include a player-driven economy, PvE, trading, quests, crafting and opportunities to play, socialize and collaborate with other players.
Oxygen
Oxygen is a survival city builder. Build your city around the Oxygen Center and ensure your people's survival in a post-apocalyptic future, threatened by crack explosions, deadly winds, droughts and frosts. Lead your people and more importantly keep the Oxygen Center running!
Beyond Contact
A fiercely formidable sci-fi survival game, set on a hostile alien world that wants you dead! Alone, or with a crew, do you have what it takes to survive?
ZED ZONE
A great catastrophe has come, and you, who are on duty, crash and trapped in a Zed Zone. There are zombies and monsters everywhere, In order to escape, by collecting materials, upgrading skills, building shelters, defeating zombie waves and mysterious mechs, chasing a glimmer of hope.
Magic Research
Magic Research is a text-based incremental game about Magic. You are the headmaster of a newly-created institution of Magic. Will you be able to lead your school to win the prestigious Tournament of Magic?
Ghosts of Tabor
Ghosts of Tabor is VRs only FPS PVP and PVE survival game where you will use your wits, skills and resources to survive. Inspired by games such as Escape from Tarkov and DayZ, featuring different scenarios from scavenging to looting and crafting. Will you survive long enough to make it out alive?
Crafty Survivors
All heroes got corrupted! Unlock a diverse cast of crafty professionals, use their unique skills, create your own builds and defend your home by eliminating hordes of monsters. Gather materials, rebuild your village and craft your way to the origin of this malignous curse!
Most played crafting games on Steam
Take a look at the top crafting games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of May 01st 2025.
1. Rust
The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night. Rust is a survival, crafting and multiplayer game developed and published by Facepunch Studios. Released on February 08th 2018 has received 1,215,155 reviews of which 1,060,406 were positive and 154,749 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played crafting game, thanks to its 59,015 peak concurrent players over the last day.
8.7
1,060,406
154,749
59,015
players
2. Factorio
Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you. Factorio is a automation, base-building and resource management game developed and published by Wube Software LTD.. Released on August 14th 2020 has received 213,390 reviews of which 206,974 were positive and 6,416 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.6 out of 10. While seeing 13,456 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #2 among crafting games based on player count.
9.6
206,974
6,416
13,456
players
3. Satisfactory
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven! Satisfactory is a base-building, automation and open world game developed by Coffee Stain Studios and published by Coffee Stain Publishing. Released on September 10th 2024 has received 229,040 reviews of which 222,475 were positive and 6,565 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.6 out of 10. While seeing 12,693 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #3 among crafting games based on player count.
9.6
222,475
6,565
12,693
players
4. Raft
Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks! Raft is a survival, multiplayer and open world survival craft game developed by Redbeet Interactive and published by Axolot Games. Released on June 20th 2022 has received 343,608 reviews of which 320,708 were positive and 22,900 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. With 3,675 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played crafting games.
9.2
320,708
22,900
3,675
players
5. Shop Titans
Shop Titans is the ultimate RPG shopkeeper simulation. Craft powerful equipment, stock your shop and sell to aspiring heroes… at a markup! Hire heroes and explore dungeons to gather valuable materials to craft with. There’s never a dull moment in the world of Shop Titans! Shop Titans is a idler, shop keeper and medieval game developed and published by Kabam Games and Inc.. Released on May 05th 2020 has received 16,806 reviews of which 13,165 were positive and 3,641 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. With 2,950 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played crafting games.
7.7
13,165
3,641
2,950
players
6. Abiotic Factor
Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats. Abiotic Factor is a survival, online co-op and open world survival craft game developed by Deep Field Games and published by Playstack. Released on May 02nd 2024 has received 29,441 reviews of which 28,391 were positive and 1,050 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. With 2,775 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played crafting games.
9.4
28,391
1,050
2,775
players
7. The Forest
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator. The Forest is a open world survival craft, survival and open world game developed and published by Endnight Games Ltd. Released on April 30th 2018 has received 624,252 reviews of which 596,422 were positive and 27,830 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.5 out of 10. With 2,448 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played crafting games.
9.5
596,422
27,830
2,448
players
8. Bellwright
Establish and expand your own settlements, liberate the land and assist its villagers, and recruit others to your cause while learning more about a life you had to leave behind. Command your forces, prove your valor through combat, and cement yourself as the hero of your people. Bellwright is a survival, open world and crafting game developed by Donkey Crew and published by Donkey Crew and Snail Games USA. Released on April 23rd 2024 has received 11,347 reviews of which 9,105 were positive and 2,242 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. With 1,914 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played crafting games.
7.8
9,105
2,242
1,914
players
9. Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle Game
Blow leaves, upgrade your gear, and automate your progress as you explore the Leaf Universe. A satisfying incremental idle game where every leaf blown brings you closer to the next big upgrade. Simple, relaxing, and endlessly rewarding. Let the leaves fall, and your progress rise! Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle Game is a idler, clicker and casual game developed and published by Humble North. Released on December 04th 2020 has received 25,111 reviews of which 23,701 were positive and 1,410 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. With 1,431 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played crafting games.
9.2
23,701
1,410
1,431
players
10. Medieval Dynasty
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience. Medieval Dynasty is a crafting, building and multiplayer game developed by Render Cube and published by Toplitz Productions. Released on September 23rd 2021 has received 44,720 reviews of which 40,605 were positive and 4,115 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. With 1,238 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played crafting games.
8.9
40,605
4,115
1,238
players
Best deals on crafting games on Steam
Discover fantastic savings with the best discounts on a variety of crafting games available on Steam right now, updated on May 01st 2025. Looking for even more deals? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of discounted crafting games.
1. Autonauts vs Piratebots
Create, automate and defend an impenetrable base. Assemble and command a Bot army to combat an entire Piratebot invasion. Build, program and battle your way through five different zones. Autonauts vs Piratebots is a simulation, strategy and automation game developed by Denki and published by Curve Games. Released on July 28th 2022 has received 480 reviews of which 380 were positive and 100 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. Featuring a massive 95% discount, this game currently holds the #1 spot in the best deals for crafting category.
7.5
380
100
-95%
20.00€
1.00€
2. Kitaria Fables
Action Adventure fused with RPG and Farming elements. Armed with sword, bow and spellbook, fight against a rising darkness threatening the world. Plunder dungeons in search of relics and resources, tend to your farm to make provisions and potions, and take on quests solo, or with a friend! Kitaria Fables is a co-op, action rpg and farming sim game developed by Twin Hearts and Secret Level Studios and published by PQube. Released on September 01st 2021 has received 1,499 reviews of which 1,081 were positive and 418 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.0 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 95% discount, this game is now the #2 best deal in crafting games.
7.0
1,081
418
-95%
20.40€
1.02€
3. My Little Universe
Stranded on a barren moon with nothing but your tools, fuelless ship, and celestial powers of creation, you are destined to recreate what was once lost and be the hero of your own Little Universe! Don't forget to call in up to three of your friends to join your journey in the Splitscreen Co-op Mode! My Little Universe is a mining, exploration and dungeon crawler game developed by Estoty and published by SayGames. Released on October 05th 2023 has received 1,510 reviews of which 1,308 were positive and 202 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 93% discount, this game is now the #3 best deal in crafting games.
8.3
1,308
202
-93%
14.29€
1.00€
4. Mech Mechanic Simulator
Become a Mech Mechanic to deconstruct, rebuild, paint and fix gigantic iron machines. You live in an age of enormous machines and you better get ready to get your hands dirty! Mech Mechanic Simulator is a mechs, crafting and sandbox game developed by Polyslash and published by Valkyrie Initiative. Released on March 25th 2021 has received 625 reviews of which 401 were positive and 224 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.2 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 93% discount, this title has earned the #4 position in the best deals for crafting games.
6.2
401
224
-93%
20.57€
1.44€
5. Smoke and Sacrifice
Smoke and Sacrifice sees Sachi, a mother forced to give up her son, adventure into a grotesque underworld on a quest that will lead her to a darker truth. Smoke and Sacrifice is a rpg, adventure and female protagonist game developed by Solar Sail Games Ltd and published by Curve Games. Released on May 31st 2018 has received 482 reviews of which 365 were positive and 117 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 90% discount, this title has earned the #5 position in the best deals for crafting games.
7.2
365
117
-90%
15.99€
1.59€
6. Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?!
Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! is a wacky simulation game where you manage your very own weapon shop and expand its business across an incredible potato world.Use your potato smiths to forge weapons and sell them to questing heroes. Holy Potatoes! A Weapon Shop?! is a management, simulation and indie game developed by Daylight Studios and published by Daylight Studios and Daedalic Entertainment. Released on July 13th 2015 has received 2,037 reviews of which 1,460 were positive and 577 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.0 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 90% discount, this title has earned the #6 position in the best deals for crafting games.
7.0
1,460
577
-90%
10.00€
1.00€
7. Stranded: Alien Dawn
Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors. Stranded: Alien Dawn is a survival, base-building and simulation game developed by Haemimont Games and published by Paradox Interactive. Released on April 25th 2023 has received 9,851 reviews of which 8,358 were positive and 1,493 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 89% discount, this title has earned the #7 position in the best deals for crafting games.
8.3
8,358
1,493
-89%
35.36€
3.89€
8. shapez
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity! shapez is a automation, base-building and resource management game developed by Tobias Springer and published by tobspr Games and Doyoyo Games. Released on June 07th 2020 has received 13,549 reviews of which 13,038 were positive and 511 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 88% discount, this title has earned the #8 position in the best deals for crafting games.
9.4
13,038
511
-88%
9.83€
1.18€
9. Lumberjack's Dynasty
A unique life simulation where you are a lumberjack building up a business and founding a lasting dynasty for generations to come. Lumberjack's Dynasty is a simulation, building and crafting game developed by UMEO Studios and published by Toplitz Productions. Released on February 25th 2021 has received 2,633 reviews of which 1,871 were positive and 762 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.9 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 88% discount, this title has earned the #9 position in the best deals for crafting games.
6.9
1,871
762
-88%
20.75€
2.49€
10. Mr. Prepper
Mr. Prepper is about being prepared. You know something is wrong. The risk of a nuclear war is in the air and you need to get ready for what's coming. Mr. Prepper is a survival, simulation and base-building game developed by Rejected Games and published by Rejected Games and PlayWay S.A.. Released on March 18th 2021 has received 4,844 reviews of which 3,917 were positive and 927 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. Currently offered at a significant 87% discount, this title has earned the #10 position in the best deals for crafting games.
7.9
3,917
927
-87%
20.08€
2.61€
Free crafting games on Steam
Check out this fantastic list of free-to-play crafting games you can enjoy on Steam right now, updated on May 01st 2025. Looking for even more free titles? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of free to play crafting games.
1. Shop Titans
Shop Titans is the ultimate RPG shopkeeper simulation. Craft powerful equipment, stock your shop and sell to aspiring heroes… at a markup! Hire heroes and explore dungeons to gather valuable materials to craft with. There’s never a dull moment in the world of Shop Titans! Shop Titans is a idler, shop keeper and medieval game developed and published by Kabam Games and Inc.. Released on May 05th 2020 has received 16,806 reviews of which 13,165 were positive and 3,641 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. With 2,950 active players enjoying it for free, this strategy game has reached the #1 spot among the top free crafting games on Steam.
7.7
13,165
3,641
2,950
players
2. Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle Game
Blow leaves, upgrade your gear, and automate your progress as you explore the Leaf Universe. A satisfying incremental idle game where every leaf blown brings you closer to the next big upgrade. Simple, relaxing, and endlessly rewarding. Let the leaves fall, and your progress rise! Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle Game is a idler, clicker and casual game developed and published by Humble North. Released on December 04th 2020 has received 25,111 reviews of which 23,701 were positive and 1,410 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. Thanks to its free to play tag and a daily player base of 1,431, this crafting game has secured the #2 spot in the ranking of free crafting games on Steam.
9.2
23,701
1,410
1,431
players
3. Idle Cave Miner
Idle Cave Miner is an idle game about crafting items, mining gems, and building your team of miners. Prestige, craft, and travel to other mines to increase your strength to dig deeper, and find what lurks below. Idle Cave Miner is a idler, clicker and mining game developed and published by Cold Hours. Released on December 07th 2023 has received 683 reviews of which 552 were positive and 131 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. Thanks to its free to play tag and a daily player base of 745, this crafting game has secured the #3 spot in the ranking of free crafting games on Steam.
7.7
552
131
745
players
4. Muck
Muck is a survival-roguelike. Collect resources, find items & build a base to survive for as long as you can. Muck is a survival, multiplayer and crafting game developed and published by Dani. Released on June 05th 2021 has received 174,922 reviews of which 163,761 were positive and 11,161 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. Attracting a solid base of 740 players due to its free access, this strategy game has achieved the #4 position in the best free crafting games on Steam.
9.3
163,761
11,161
740
players
5. Wizard101
Unleash your inner magic and prepare to unravel the mysteries surrounding a death professor gone rogue. Darkness threatens to engulf the Spiral as you master powerful spells, explore over 22 whimsical worlds, and team-up with friends in this nostalgic wizard turn-based deckbuilding MMORPG. Wizard101 is a colorful, mmorpg and pvp game developed by KingsIsle Entertainment and published by KingsIsle Entertainment and gamigo group. Released on September 06th 2018 has received 8,056 reviews of which 6,595 were positive and 1,461 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. Attracting a solid base of 550 players due to its free access, this strategy game has achieved the #5 position in the best free crafting games on Steam.
8.0
6,595
1,461
550
players
6. EverQuest II
EverQuest® II is the epitome of massively multiplayer gaming - the ultimate blend of deep features, heritage, and community. EverQuest II is a free to play, rpg and massively multiplayer game developed by Darkpaw Games and published by Daybreak Game Company. Released on December 07th 2011 has received 2,679 reviews of which 2,131 were positive and 548 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. Attracting a solid base of 180 players due to its free access, this strategy game has achieved the #6 position in the best free crafting games on Steam.
7.7
2,131
548
180
players
7. 修真大陆
A casual hang-up class repair fairy game 修真大陆 is a rpg, turn-based strategy and 2d platformer game developed and published by 北冥. Released on April 18th 2024 has received 379 reviews of which 276 were positive and 103 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.9 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played free crafting games on Steam.
6.9
276
103
69
players
8. Mist Legacy
Mist Legacy gives you a new way to experience the thrills and adventures of an MMORPG. Handcrafted by a small team of passionate developers, the game features an easy to play top-down world, turn-based combat and a skill-based progression system. Try our game for free. We hope you like it! Mist Legacy is a free to play, mmorpg and turn-based combat game developed and published by Virtys. Released on September 13th 2022 has received 1,477 reviews of which 1,091 were positive and 386 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.1 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played free crafting games on Steam.
7.1
1,091
386
44
players
9. Darza's Dominion
The Dominion takes no prisoners! Fight for your survival in the unforgiving terrains that surround you, strengthen your hero through slaying dangerous creatures, gather a group of allies and bring the battle to Darza in this fast-paced roguelike cooperative bullet-hell MMO! Darza's Dominion is a crafting, action roguelike and adventure game developed and published by Ripple Studio. Released on April 21st 2022 has received 1,199 reviews of which 800 were positive and 399 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played free crafting games on Steam.
6.5
800
399
32
players
10. Cookard
Cookard is a cooking game where you run a restaurant by stacking cards to prepare and serve dishes to customers. Cookard is a free to play, card game and cooking game developed and published by Panitia GameDev and Cliffbite Game. Released on May 10th 2024 has received 1,895 reviews of which 1,833 were positive and 62 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played free crafting games on Steam.
9.2
1,833
62
14
players