Craftlings
Guide tiny workers indirectly, build visible production chains, and solve handcrafted logistical puzzles.
Independent game studio
Small worlds.
Big ideas.
ARIANO Games is the studio behind Craftlings - a puzzle-strategy game about tiny workers, visible logistics, and the moment a complicated plan finally works.
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Games & projects
Current release
About the studio
A personal studio.
Many helping hands.
Hello there, Ariano here. ARIANO Games is the independent studio behind Craftlings.
I started the project from a love of games, systems, and those unforgettable little worlds from the '90s. Craftlings grew from an early solo prototype into a four-year journey through programming, design, art direction, marketing, and self-publishing.
It would not be honest to call that journey completely solitary. Artists, audio professionals, testers, friends, family, and a generous community helped turn the idea into the game it is today.
Latest writing
From behind
the games.
From Lemmings to Craftlings: why indirect control still works
A first-hand look at the classic puzzle idea behind Craftlings—and how visible production chains turn it into something different.
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Apollo 67
A new desert scenario, a scrap merchant, and one very ambitious rocket.
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Shark of Wall Street - 1.1 Update
Scenarios arrive with a giant economy-focused map and an economy with teeth.
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