Best 2025 Video Games for crafting system

#1 Monster Hunter Wilds
4.5

Crafting-related preparation was praised where food and hunt-prep systems became smoother without fully removing their purpose.

Pros: art direction, cross-play support

Cons: dialogue quality, monetization fairness

#2 The Alters
4.5

The crafting and production automation earned positive evidence for reducing food and essential-goods micromanagement.

Pros: controls responsiveness, onboarding experience

Cons: crash stability, grind level

#3 Cronos: The New Dawn
4.3

Crafting was widely framed as useful and survival-focused, often acting as a lifeline when ammo and healing were tight.

Pros: core gameplay loop, emotional impact

Cons: checkpoint system, bug frequency

#4 Hades II
4.3

Crafting and cauldron systems are mostly viewed as thematically strong and useful, though some reviewers find the material load excessive.

Pros: skill tree depth, dialogue quality

Cons: emotional impact, economy and resource balance

#5 The First Berserker: Khazan
4.3

Crafting is positively described as easy to understand and relatively self-explanatory.

Pros: core gameplay loop, controls responsiveness

Cons: mission design, learning curve

#6 Assassin's Creed Shadows
4.0

The hideout/resource system is treated as useful and customizable, with one review crediting it for turning resources into gear and scout benefits.

Pros: environmental detail, cross-save support

Cons: writing quality, enemy variety

#7 Ghost of Yōtei
4.0

Crafting/resource gathering is lightly but positively scored because materials are more generalized, making upgrades easier to engage with.

Pros: movement feel, environmental detail

Cons: puzzle design, age appropriateness

#8 Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
4.0

Crafting-like camp and economy systems were praised as simple support loops rather than deep creative crafting.

Pros: animation quality, multiplayer design

Cons: save system reliability, companion AI

#9 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
3.8

Crafting split reviewers: blacksmithing and alchemy could be charming and rewarding, but several found parts clunky, slow, or repetitive.

Pros: soundtrack quality, fun factor

Cons: checkpoint system, family friendliness

#10 Arc Raiders
3.6

Crafting was seen as deep and useful, but several reviewers found the required inventory sorting, item tracking, and unclear components frustrating.

Pros: frame rate stability, platform-specific feature support

Cons: voice acting, writing quality

#11 Atomfall
3.4

Crafting was seen as straightforward and useful, especially for weapons and supplies, but several reviewers found it basic or underwhelming.

Pros: art direction, frame rate stability

Cons: boss design, camera behavior

#12 Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
3.3

Crafting splits reviewers: some find it relaxing or satisfying, while others criticize repetition, identical minigames, and early imbalance.

Pros: load times, crash stability

Cons: originality, voice acting

#13 Avowed
2.7

Crafting was mixed to negative, with several reviewers calling it threadbare, expensive, or too tied to gear-tier progression.

Pros: tutorial quality, level design

Cons: stealth mechanics, endgame content

#14 Hollow Knight: Silksong
2.2

Crafting has negative evidence where shard requirements pull the player away from action into repetitive resource hunting.

Pros: core gameplay loop, world interactivity

Cons: loot system, accessibility options