7 Hardcore games like Craft The World that you should try

Same family as Craft The World: a casual, approachable feel, a sandbox world and single-player focus. Both also lean on skill tree progression and 2D presentation. The distance is in progression and visuals — its own ground is an isometric view.

The genre is the same as Craft The World’s, and with it punishing difficulty, fantasy world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is game mode and setting: a cartoon aesthetic and an isometric view.

Same family as Craft The World: a casual, approachable feel, single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings historical setting and a top-down view.

It comes from the same genre as Craft The World and shares punishing difficulty, procedural generation and fantasy world. The common ground extends to single-player focus and base building. Where the two diverge is game mode and tone: strong narrative focus and pixel art.

Genre puts it alongside Craft The World, and so does punishing difficulty, a sandbox world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: a sci-fi setting and a top-down view.

The genre is the same as Craft The World’s, and with it punishing difficulty, open world exploration and co-op play. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings a sci-fi setting and an isometric view.

On paper it is what Craft The World is — punishing difficulty, single-player focus and 2D presentation — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is a sci-fi setting and an isometric view.