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"title": "Can't Stop Staring At The Crafting Menu in ARPGs? Teamcrafter Is Making That the Whole Game ",
"modified_at": "2026-10-01 09:02:34",
"published_at": "2026-10-01 09:00:00",
"url": "https://press.piratepr.com/cant-stop-staring-at-the-crafting-menu-in-arpgs-teamcrafter-is-making-that-the-whole-game",
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"subtitle": "Demo out now: From the team behind FFXIV Teamcraft comes a cozy crafting roguelite where your heroes fight the battles\u2026.. You craft their victories.",
"slug": "cant-stop-staring-at-the-crafting-menu-in-arpgs-teamcrafter-is-making-that-the-whole-game",
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UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS - 1 OCTOBER 2026 - Ever spent longer perfecting your gear and theorycrafting a build in an RPG than actually fighting with it? Then Teamcrafter is made just for you.
Developed by Teamcraft Studios and published by Mystic Forge, Teamcrafter takes inspiration from the deep crafting, itemisation and buildcrafting found in games like Path of Exile, Last Epoch and Mortal Online 2….and asks a simple question: What if crafting the perfect build was the whole game?
Teamcrafter - Demo Release / Gameplay Trailer:
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In Teamcrafter, players aren't the heroes rushing into battle. They're the Craftist. The person responsible for making sure those heroes survive.
Explore beautiful pixel art biomes, gather resources and craft weapons, armour and equipment for a party of Adventurers. Experiment with gear, talents and passive effects to create powerful builds, then send your Adventurers into automated turn-based battles to discover whether all that theorycrafting actually worked.
For the passion of the craft
Rather than treating crafting as a secondary system supporting combat, Teamcrafter puts it- and build experimentation at the center of the experience.
And Teamcraft Studios knows a thing or two about players who take crafting seriously.
The team developed FFXIV Teamcraft, the community tool built to help Final Fantasy XIV players plan recipes, manage materials and optimise their builds.
Today, FFXIV Teamcraft attracts approximately 300,000 unique visitors during an average month and 2–3 million around major Final Fantasy XIV patches and expansions. Its community has created more than 8 million crafting lists encompassing over 40 million crafted items and pieces of gear.
"I spent thousands of hours in games that I ended up making builds for: organizing my crafting, gathering, and theorycrafting. FFXIV Teamcraft and Teamcrafter were both born as an expression of my passion for it." \u200b- Flavien Norman, CEO/Creative Director, Teamcraft Studios
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Key Request
The demo is available now, but press & creators hungry for even more crafting can request a full version key through the form below:
Gather resources, craft powerful gear, and build the perfect adventuring party in Teamcrafter, a cozy crafting roguelite where your heroes fight the battles, but you craft the victories. Explore serene procedural biomes, optimize your team’s build loadout, and uncover the mystery of the Portals.\t\u200b\t\u200b\t\u200b\t\u200b\t\u200b\t\u200b\t\u200b\t
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Key features
Craft the Victory: Gather resources, craft equipment and prepare the Adventurers who will fight on your behalf.
Buildcrafting at the Center: Experiment with 150+ pieces of gear, 40+ talents and 50 passive items to discover powerful combinations.
Put Your Builds to the Test: Watch your Adventurers battle automatically, learn what worked and return to the workbench with a better plan.
Cozy Meets Complexity: Peacefully explore and gather across beautiful biomes before diving into deep crafting and optimisation.
Built by Crafters: From the team behind FFXIV Teamcraft and its community of millions of passionate crafters.
Teamcraft Studios is the independent studio behind Teamcrafter, a crafting-first roguelite built around preparation, experimentation and the satisfaction of creating the perfect build for your team. With roots in FFXIV Teamcraft, the team is drawing on years of experience serving players who love crafting, optimisation and theorycrafting to create a roguelite where the Crafter finally gets to be the main character.
About Mystic Forge
Mystic Forge is a boutique, PC-first publisher focused on Strategy, RPG, and Simulation games with a unique gameplay hook. The team brings decades of experience launching standout indie titles, with a mission built around one clear idea: work on games we believe in, with people we enjoy working with.