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Manage a menu-driven town economy: assign workers, balance crafting chains, sell goods, research upgrades, and trade across biomes.
Released 08 Jan 2024
Balance Production Chains
Trade Town Specialties
Assign Workers Automatically
An entire town builder experience packed into a living spreadsheet. Build housing, assign workers, then craft and sell a huge variety of items to level up your town and expand your civilization across the world!
Developed by Erik Asmussen · Published by Erik Asmussen







Factory Town Idle puts you in charge of a town's economy through menus and resource displays. Gather materials, build housing and production buildings, and assign workers to keep the town developing.
Turn raw materials into crafted goods, then decide what to sell and what to refine into more advanced products. Balance supply chains with production limits and priorities, and use research and upgrades to improve output.
As you progress, unlock additional towns and biomes with distinct resources, then trade goods between them. Quests grant perks, while time tokens earned offline can speed up the simulation when you return.
Players who enjoy the game often praise watching production and numbers grow, balancing resource chains, and steadily unlocking upgrades and towns. Some appreciate being able to manage actively or let the simulation run and use offline time tokens later. Other reviews find the repeated town setup, dense interface, or later waiting and grind less engaging.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
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| Achievements | 74 |
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| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| Website | Official website |
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