Rank 01Games like Craft The World
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The closest matches to Craft The World: Dig or Die, Banished, RimWorld, Oxygen Not Included, and Portal Knights. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Shares crafting system and resource management with Craft The World.
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- Released: 2014
- Developer: Dekovir Entertainment
- Price: $18.99checked Nov 5
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 83% of 4,576 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Comfort game for long term play
- Dwarves dig and build autonomously
- Loop of digging crafting and defending feels satisfying
- Chill
- Cozy
- Relaxing
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Craft The World at current Steam store prices.
Starbound
Why this: Same cozy mood as Craft The World.
A Game of Dwarves
Why this: Also Dwarf and City Builder, like Craft The World.
Hammerting
Why this: Also Colony Sim and Crafting, like Craft The World.
Surviving Ceres
Why this: Shares colony management and resource management with Craft The World.
HammerHelm
Why this: Shares resource management with Craft The World.
Island Beekeeper
Why this: Same chill mood as Craft The World.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
RimWorld
Why this: Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Craft The World.
Oxygen Not Included
Why this: Shares resource management with Craft The World.
About Craft The World
The closest matches to Craft The World: Dig or Die, Banished, RimWorld, Oxygen Not Included, and Portal Knights. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Craft The World is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dig or Die, Banished and RimWorld — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as chill, cozy and relaxing, and single out its colony management and crafting system. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Craft The World is a strategy and simulation game with RPG elements released in 2014, currently priced at $18.99 USD. The core experience centers on colony management, procedural excavation, resource gathering, and extensive crafting systems, with dwarves operating autonomously to dig, build, and defend. Players describe the game as chill, cozy, relaxing, and whimsical, finding the loop of digging, crafting, and defending satisfying during long sessions. Reviewers highlight the sandbox creativity enabled by endless crafting options, and the title supports online cooperative play alongside robust mod support and substantial DLC expansions. The game runs as playable on Steam Deck and holds an 83% positive rating from 4576 Steam reviews.
About Craft The World: Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated world populated by dangerous creatures, build a dwarf fortress, gather resources, and craft all the items, weapons, and armor you need.
Is Craft The World worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 82% of 4,576 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 90% positive across 63 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Price: $18.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 50 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 20 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Comfort game for long term play
- Dwarves dig and build autonomously
- Loop of digging crafting and defending feels satisfying
- Moddable with extensive dlc support
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Bought the game and DLCs on sale. The game concept is great, but needs a lot of work and refinement. On sale I would consider the game worth giving a try, but I just can't get over the cash grab design. The home screen is cluddered with…”
“please fix pathing and dwarves interaction. they stand there and get ded when they fight with low health. imps are still broke, they sleep or get glitched and dont pick up items. dwarves do nothing when there are items and task checked....”
People who play it also play: Dig or Die, Banished, RimWorld
Frequently asked about Craft The World
Can I run it?
Does Craft The World run on Steam Deck?
Craft The World is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Craft The World cost?
Craft The World is listed on Steam at 18.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Craft The World have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Craft The World supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Craft The World?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Craft The World are Dig or Die, Banished, RimWorld.
Who developed Craft The World?
Craft The World was developed by Dekovir Entertainment and published by Dekovir Ltd.