Dropped, Not Defeated — A Solo Dev Brings His 4-Year Vision to Life for over 130,000 Waiting Fans
Berlin, Germany 11.12.2025:
Ariano GAMES, a developer behind Craftlings, is excited to announce that his debut game is coming to Steam on January 15, 2026!
About Craftlings:
Inspired by legendary classics from the ’90s, Craftlings will take you on a journey full of strategic decisions and test your skills in optimizing automated production chains and Craftlings’ movement paths. Gather, deliver, build, and fight for wealth and glory in the unique, nostalgic world of Craftlings. (Steam Page)
Price:
14,99$
Platform:
Steam for PC Windows, Playable on Steam Deck
Features:
- 12 unique, handcrafted levels
- 25+ standard buildings and plenty of resources
- Many quest-specific buildings
- 3 distinct biomes
- 4 types of trainable warriors
- 4 unique bosses across all maps
- 20+ hours of gameplay
- 7 unique, global ranks for speed running
- OST with 20 relaxing and nostalgic tracks
About Ariano GAMES:
Ariano is a solo dev based in the Brandenburg region of Germany. The studio, founded in 2024, focuses on Craftlings, a modern but retro-inspired game based on legendary classics from the ’90s. This is Ariano’s debut game, which had a 4-year development path with plenty of lows and highs. (The Only Constant Thing Is Change – Steam Article)
