Craft The World

Sandbox colony sim about building and defending a dwarf fortress

Dekovir Entertainment, Sibear Games · Published by Dekovir Ltd · Released Nov 24, 2014

Reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 17K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 48 in 30 days
Playing now: 340; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 7 months ago; Feb 3, 2026

What is Craft The World?

A sandbox colony simulation set on randomly generated islands layered from the sky to underground lava. You command a growing tribe of dwarves to dig, gather resources, craft gear, build and defend a fortress, and fight creatures and recurring portal waves across multiple levels, alone or in online co-op.

For you if...

+you enjoy relaxed gathering and building between monster attacks
+you like replaying randomly generated sandbox levels
+you want solo and online cooperative colony management

Not for you if...

−you want direct control instead of assigning worker tasks
−you dislike repeating similar progression across multiple worlds

What players say

88% of 17,099 reviews are positive · 87% of 48 in the last 30 days

Players commonly praise the dig-craft-build-survive loop, relaxed pace, and replayability. The most frequent complaints concern unreliable dwarf AI and pathfinding, clumsy inventory and crafting interfaces, weak explanations, and persistent bugs. Many also object to the amount of paid DLC relative to the base game.

Screenshots and trailer

Craft The World system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows Vista or later
Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual Core CPU
Graphics: Intel Graphics
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 94
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Turkish.