13 Crafting Adventures Like Unbox the Room You’ll Want to Try

ByKristen Updated on

If you love the satisfying loop of creating, decorating, and building cozy worlds, Unbox the Room has probably captured your heart. Its gentle crafting mechanics, creative puzzles, and calming atmosphere make it one of those rare games that feel both relaxing and rewarding. If you’re looking for more games that capture that same creative spark, here are 13 crafting adventures like Unbox the Room you’ll want to try.

Wanderstop

A person in a dark outfit climbs a ladder to pour liquid into a large glass beaker in a whimsical, plant-filled room with arched windows and wooden floors.
Wanderstop | Gameplay Screenshot

A former warrior becomes a tea-shop owner and farms ingredients to brew teas in a magical forest.

Spilled!

A pixel art scene depicts a helicopter over a river. Nearby are industrial buildings, greenery, and a recycling symbol. The river divides into clear and polluted sections.
Spilled! | Gameplay Screenshot

Navigate a small solar-powered boat, clean polluted waterways, collect waste and upgrade your vessel in a relaxing environmental sim.

Slime Rancher 2

A first-person view of a colorful game world with a futuristic device and several floating, smiling blob-like creatures in a bright, rocky landscape.
Slime Rancher 2 | Gameplay Screenshot

Explore new areas (Rainbow Island), raise slimes, craft upgrades and build your ranch in this charming life-sim sequel.

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Little Witch in the Woods

A dialogue scene in a cozy tavern with fantasy characters, featuring the text: "We don't live one particular life for a thousand years.
Little Witch in the Woods | Gameplay Screenshot

Play as an apprentice witch brewing potions, fishing and crafting in an enchanted forest.

Tales of the Shire

A scene of a rural village with hobbit-style houses, people, a horse-drawn cart, chickens, and autumn trees under a blue sky.
Tales of the Shire | Gameplay Screenshot

Live hobbit-style in a village, garden, craft and decorate freely in a grid-free home building system.

inZOI

A digital city plaza scene with people sitting on benches, walking, and interacting; a photo booth and city buildings are visible in the background.
inZOI | Gameplay Screenshot

A sandbox life simulation allowing deep customization, building, crafting and storytelling in realistic environments.

Little Sim World

A character stands next to a snowman on a snowy sidewalk in a video game; a calendar and weather info are visible on the screen.
Little Sim World | Gameplay Screenshot

A vibrant 2D life sim where you design home, craft relationships, choose careers and live your ideal day-to-day.

Chill Town

A character with pink hair sits on a wooden dock overlooking a pond with lily pads, colorful flowers, and fish swimming in clear blue water.
Chill Town | Gameplay Screenshot

Build and decorate your dream town, fish, farm, cook and care for cute creatures in a laid-back simulation.

Doloc Town

Pixel art scene showing a futuristic rooftop garden with plants, tents, machinery, and a cityscape background with a tall building and blue sky.
Doloc Town | Gameplay Screenshot

A pixel-art farming sim set in a post-apocalyptic world where you craft tools, farm and explore a reclaimed wasteland.

Little Witch in the Woods

A character stands in front of a small, rustic house surrounded by trees and flowers. Various tools and objects are scattered around, with a mission prompt and UI elements visible on the screen—typical scenery for potion games.
Little Witch in the Woods | Gameplay Screenshot

You’re an apprentice witch in the woods, helping villagers, brewing potions, fishing and crafting in a serene forest setting full of magic and friendliness.

Moonstone Island

A colorful pixel art farm scene evokes the charm of cozy steam games, featuring animals, plants, and a wooden house. Crops grow in neat patches beside a treehouse and several machines by the river.
Moonstone Island | Gameplay Screenshot

A life-sim + creature-collecting experience where you craft items, build relationships, explore floating islands and restore balance in a beautiful world.

Palia

A cozy screenshot of a video game on the Nintendo Switch featuring a horse grazing in the middle of a peaceful field.
Palia | Gameplay Screenshot

A multiplayer life-simulation game where you arrive at a village in a fantasy world and engage in activities like gathering, crafting, gardening, and friendship building.

Sun Haven

A colorful garden scene with trees, mushrooms, a table with food, flower stands, and lanterns. The garden is surrounded by a stone path and has various decorative elements.
Sun Haven | Gameplay Screenshot

A magical farming RPG where crafting and creativity thrive alongside spellcasting. Build furniture, smelt ore, and decorate your perfect cottage as you restore peace to a sunlit village.

Kristen is a writer, photographer, cookbook author and avid cozy gamer. Her work has been featured in various publications including Forbes, The Associated Press, Elle, Pure Wow, Chicago Sun-Times, and Willow & Sage Magazine.

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