25 Best Craftable Gear Systems

Crafting is one of the best ways games let you shape your loadout and play how you like. The most satisfying systems make gathering materials feel purposeful and turn workbenches and forges into real milestones. The games below lean into blueprints, upgrades, and perks so you always know why you are picking up that rare drop or metal bar. Here are the craftable gear systems that clearly explain their rules and reward your time without wasting a single resource.

‘Minecraft’

The crafting grid turns raw blocks into tools, armor, and utility items through clear recipes you learn or discover. Enchanting adds effects at an enchanting table using experience and books, while anvils let you merge and repair items. The smithing table upgrades diamond gear to netherite with a template and ingots. Villagers and loot chests expand recipe access so progression stays steady as you explore.

‘Terraria’

Workbenches, anvils, and specialized stations unlock recipes as you collect ores and boss drops. Each gear tier pushes you into new biomes for materials that craft stronger armor sets and weapons. The Goblin Tinkerer lets you reforge for prefixes that change stats on gear. Accessory crafting and combining creates powerful loadouts that suit melee, ranged, or magic builds.

‘Monster Hunter: World’

Armor and weapons are forged from monster parts that drop from hunts, with trees showing every upgrade path. Set pieces grant skills and can be fine tuned with decorations and charms. Augmentation lets you push favorite weapons further once you reach endgame materials. Investigations and targeted hunts make collecting specific parts efficient and predictable.

‘The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’

You find diagrams for swords and armor, then take them to armorers and blacksmiths of the right tier. Witcher gear sets have multiple upgrade levels that require rare materials and monster parts. Dismantling junk into components makes looting feel useful rather than random. Oils, bombs, and potions add another crafting layer that directly answers enemy weaknesses.

‘Horizon Forbidden West’

Workbenches upgrade bows and outfits using machine parts you gather by targeting specific components. Upgrades unlock coil slots and raise damage, handling, or resistances. You craft ammo types on the fly by spending basic resources from the world. Legendary gear provides clear goals with required parts listed so you can plan hunts.

‘Destiny 2’

Weapon crafting lets you shape and reshape guns once you unlock their patterns. Enhanced perks come from leveling the crafted weapon and spending rare alloys. You can slot mementos for cosmetics tied to specific activities. Perk combinations and stat barrels are selected at the crafting screen so you know exactly what you are building.

‘Warframe’

Blueprints from missions and vendors are built in the Foundry using resources from different planets. Frames, weapons, and companions often need subcomponents that you craft first. Forma and catalysts change polarity and capacity so builds fit stronger mods. Clan research and boss drops gate new gear in a transparent and trackable way.

‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’

The fuse ability lets you attach monster parts and materials to weapons and shields for new stats and effects. Zonai devices add utility to gear and exploration tools when combined with the ultrahand system. Armor upgrades happen at Great Fairies in exchange for rupees and specific drops. The system encourages collecting parts from certain enemies because each piece changes durability or damage in a known way.

‘Valheim’

Crafting stations like the workbench and forge set the build radius and act as upgrade gates. New metals from distant biomes unlock recipes that lead to better armor and weapons. Station upgrades come from placing specific structures near them to raise their level. Repairing gear is free at the station, which keeps progression focused on exploration and mining.

‘V Rising’

You unlock crafting recipes by defeating bosses listed on the blood altar. Castle stations turn gathered resources into bars, fabrics, and advanced components for armor and weapons. Gear score rises with each tier so new regions feel appropriately challenging. Blood essence powers your base, which ties progression to both combat and production.

‘No Man’s Sky’

Suit, ship, and multi tool upgrades come from crafted components and installed modules. Blueprints unlock from vendors, missions, and salvage, while refiners turn raw elements into higher grade materials. You can dismantle and relocate tech, which returns a portion of components. Farming and base production chains supply rare resources for high tier gear.

‘Diablo IV’

Blacksmiths upgrade item power and repair gear using common materials you salvage from drops. The occultist imprints legendary aspects so rares can become tailored items. Sockets and gems are handled by the jeweler for simple stat tuning. Later systems let you temper and masterwork gear with targeted affixes and upgrade tiers.

‘Fallout 4’

Weapon and armor benches let you swap receivers, barrels, and linings using junk you break down into components. Perks like Gun Nut and Science gate higher tier mods so progression feels earned. Power armor frames have their own stations with piece by piece upgrades. Legendary effects remain separate, which keeps crafting focused on regular stat changes and attachments.

‘The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’

Smithing at forges creates metal and leather gear that you can temper at a grindstone or workbench. Enchanting adds effects by using learned enchantments and soul gems. Alchemy creates potions that boost crafting and combat, enabling strong synergies. Skill trees and materials determine how far you can push each item.

‘Cyberpunk 2077’

You can craft new items and upgrade favorites to higher tiers with components from dismantled loot. Iconic weapons have unique upgrade paths that preserve special traits as you raise their power. Mods and attachments slot into weapons and armor for targeted stat changes. Perks in the relevant tree improve material efficiency and unlock better recipes.

‘Dragon Age: Inquisition’

Schematics define an item while the materials you slot decide its stats and look. Armor and weapons have utility slots for grip, blade, or lining pieces that add more bonuses. Runes add elemental damage crafted from rare essences. Different crafting tables across your base and camps handle each part of the process.

‘Remnant II’

Boss materials craft unique weapon mods and mutators that change how guns behave. Vendors in Ward 13 handle crafting for archetype engrams, upgrades, and special items. Scrap and iron tiers fuel straightforward weapon and armor upgrades. The system encourages farming specific encounters because each drop maps to a known craft.

‘Tom Clancy’s The Division 2’

The crafting bench upgrades with your world tier so crafted items stay relevant. Blueprints come from projects, vendors, and drops, and let you target missing slots. Recalibration moves a single stat into your library so you can rebuild rolls on better pieces. The optimization station raises stats toward the cap by spending materials.

‘ARK: Survival Evolved’

Engrams unlock recipes as you level so you can craft tools, armor, and saddles. High quality blueprints drop from loot and make stronger versions of the same items. Crafting stations like the smithy and fabricator handle advanced components. Resource gathering and weight management become part of the gear plan from early game onward.

‘Conan Exiles’

Feats unlock recipes for benches and gear, and thralls placed at stations speed work or add bonuses. Armor sets grant temperature and stat benefits that match specific regions. You craft weapon kits and armor kits to tweak durability or damage. Purges and exploration provide rare materials needed for top tier items.

‘Starfield’

Research projects unlock new weapon and spacesuit mod categories at workbenches. You harvest resources on planets or route them from outposts into storage and processors. Mods change barrels, receivers, and protection types so gear fits a chosen activity. Spaceship parts follow similar rules with modules you unlock and craft over time.

‘Path of Exile’

Crafting uses currency items that reroll or add modifiers to gear in clear categories. The crafting bench lets you add one chosen mod within rules set by item level and tags. Fossils, essences, and harvest options give targeted ways to influence outcomes. Master missions and league mechanics expand your toolbox as you progress.

‘God of War Ragnarök’

Shops run by familiar smiths let you craft and upgrade armor sets and weapon attachments. Resources from chests and favors feed clear tiered upgrades with visible stat gains. The amulet holds enchantments that create set effects when combined. Shields and handles have their own paths so each slot contributes to your build.

‘Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’

You raise gear quality at the blacksmith using ingots, which unlocks new upgrade levels. Runes slot into weapons and armor to add damage types or resistances. Set pieces provide bonuses when worn together, encouraging targeted hunts for missing parts. Materials come from raids, chests, and dismantled duplicates to keep the loop simple.

‘Outward’

Manual recipes and crafting stations cover weapons, armor, and survival tools with clear material lists. Enchanting alters gear with sigils and reagents placed at specific locations. The legacy system carries crafted items to a new character for long term planning. Backpack choices and armor sets change stamina and carry weight, which affects how builds feel on the road.

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