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Factorio

You are an engineer building a factory on an alien world. Mine resources, develop new technology, and grow your operation toward the goal of launching a rocket. Gather ore and other materials, then turn them into increasingly complex products with machines, conveyor belts, inserters, and transport networks. Plan production lines, expand to new resource deposits, and solve shortages and bottlenecks as your factory grows. Research unlocks new equipment and production methods, letting you scale from handcrafting to automated infrastructure, trains, and robots. Industrial pollution can bring hostile creatures to attack, so you must build defenses as you expand. The game also includes multiplayer, scenarios, map editing, and mod support.

Stranded on an alien world, mine resources, research technology, automate a sprawling factory, and defend it from hostile creatures.

Released 14 Aug 2020

98%positive of
234k player reviews
$35.00
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Automate Production

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Build Train Networks

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Turn Ore Into Science

Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.

Developed by Wube Software LTD. · Published by Wube Software LTD.

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Common Player Critiques

  1. Time Sink
  2. Steep Learning Curve
  3. Overwhelming Complexity
98%
positive of 234k player reviews
90/100
Metacritic

Back of the Box

Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements 88
Age ratings
  • ClassInd (Brazil) L — Violência fantasiosa
  • IGRS (Indonesia) 13 — Kekerasan Interaksi Daring
  • KGRB 12
  • Steam (Germany) 12 — Fantasy-Gewalt
Players From 1 (maximum not specified)
Play modes
  • Online co-op
  • Online PvP
  • LAN play
Other modes
  • Cross-platform multiplayer
  • Online cooperative factory building
  • LAN co-op
  • Optional PvP combat
  • Optional PvE combat
  • Scenarios
  • Custom maps via map editor
  • Dedicated servers
  • Headless dedicated servers
  • Modded multiplayer servers
Multiplayer Factorio supports single-player and multiplayer. The provided store features confirm online co-op, LAN co-op, and cross-platform multiplayer. The description states players can join forces cooperatively, and reviews describe optional PvP or PvE, dedicated servers, large servers with hundreds of players, and easy server hosting.
Multiplayer & mods The game has strong modding support. Reviews state mods can be used in multiplayer, joining modded multiplayer servers can automatically download required mods, and owning the Space Age expansion affects which multiplayer servers a player can join. Mods can also add combat and enemy variations.
Controller support PlayStation, Xbox
Controller required No
Demo Factorio Demo
DLC / extras 3 listed on Steam
Content notices
  • Online interactivity
Metacritic 90/100 View on Metacritic
Website Official website

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