73%Strong matchCrafty Survivors
82%37582% positive reviews, Very Positive across 375 reviews·Action RPG · Action Roguelike
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Craft items in this high-pressure resource management game to get enough gems to last until tomorrow. By combining resource management, crafting, and roguelike elements the pressure is on the whole time you play!
The Folk
SteamUnique Crafting Mechanics: Build, upgrade, and optimize your crafting stations to maximize efficiency. From simple woodwork to complex metal forging, everything is created by hand, one piece at a time.
High-Stakes Survival: Fail to meet your daily emerald quota, and it's game over! Each day the quota will increase, so you need to craft more complex items to keep up.
Resource Management: Raw materials drop from above, leaving you to sort through the chaos and figure out the most profitable crafting combinations. Think fast and make every resource count.
Dynamic Crafting Recipes: Discover and unlock new crafting paths as you progress—wood, stone, iron, and beyond. Invest wisely in your crafting skills to survive the ever-increasing demands.
Roguelike Progression: Each run is unique, with permanent upgrades that carry over. Spend earned diamonds on essential bonuses like starting with a furnace or access to better materials from the start.
Real-Time Manual Smelting: Control your smelter by feeding it fuel to manage the heat. Too cold, and nothing cooks—too hot, and you risk wasting precious resources. Everything is done in real-time and you can't look away for a second!
Intense Pressure: With time ticking and a looming deadline, every second counts. Boost machines manually or risk falling behind—each decision can mean survival or doom.
Hectic, Physics-Based Chaos: Toss resources, scramble to build new stations, and handle crafting in a confined space while trying to keep up with increasingly complex recipes. Every action has real-time consequences.
Steven's Demands Increase: Steven will ask for more Gems each time he visits. Stay ahead of his greed by crafting high-value items and trading up to survive.
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