Factorio
The automation benchmark: belts, trains, throughput puzzles, and endless factory expansion.
The Game Foundry take
Factorio is the genre's stress test, not its welcome mat. If you don't enjoy staring at a belt for ten minutes figuring out why your green circuit throughput is half what the math says, this isn't for you — and the game won't soften that for you. What it offers in return is the cleanest expression of the automation fantasy ever shipped: every problem has a real solution, every solution scales, and 'just one more thing' reliably eats your weekend. Treat the biters as a tax on inefficiency, not a war, and the late game opens up.
Best for
Quick facts
- Developer
- Wube Software
- Platforms
- Pc, Mac, Linux
- Difficulty
- Hard
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