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Games like Factorio
Want more automation games with optimization loops? Below are the games most like Factorio — the titles that inspired it, the games sharing its DNA, and the ones it went on to influence. The interactive graph above lets you keep exploring from any of them.
Games similar to Factorio
Door Kickers2014Door Kickers is an innovative Real-Time Tactics game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team. With your help we can make this The Ultimate Swat Team Command Simulator. Analyze the situation, plan team routes, choose equipment and breach points and coordinate multiple troopers to r
RimWorld2018A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
Endless Space 22017In Endless Space you play the role of the leader of one of the many intelligent beings of a galaxy at the beginning of the space age. Very quickly, you discover the remnants of an older civilization. That civilization called themselves the Endless, among their ruins, a matter cal
Wargame: Red Dragon2014Wargame Red Dragon is thrilling in single-player mode with its new dynamic campaign system, and also offers an extensive multiplayer mode where up to 20 players can compete against each other simultaneously.
AI War 22019AI War II is a grand strategy/RTS hybrid against an overwhelming, inhuman enemy who has conquered the galaxy. The enemy has made only a single error: underestimating you. You must steal as much technology as you can, and take enough territory to fortify your bases and launch your
Airships: Conquer the Skies2018Design steampunk pixel airships out of functional modules and conquer the skies!
Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander2022A starship builder perfect for fans of games like FTL, Starsector, SPAZ, Space Engineers, Escape Velocity, Avorion, and more. Design awesome starships using intuitive ship creation tools that are easy to learn but hard to master. Fully customize your ship's shape and floor plan,
TheoTown2015TheoTown is a city simulation game that lets you build your very own city. As the mastermind behind multiple metropolises, you wield the power to craft awe-inspiring skylines, intricate structures, and bustling city life.
Terraformers2023Terraformers is a 3X game with roguelite elements in which you terraform Mars. Explore the planet's wonders, exploit its resources and expand by settling new cities. Start the terraforming process: warming the planet, creating oceans and spreading life!
Stardeus2022You are an immortal AI that will rebuild a spaceship and explore a vast procedural universe. Unlock the secrets of alien technology, automate factories in space and spoil, neglect or exploit the human survivors.
The Factorio series & family
Factorio: Space Age2024Factorio: Space Age continues the player's journey after launching rockets into space. Discover new worlds with unique challenges, exploit their novel resources for advanced technological gains, and manage your fleet of interplanetary space platforms.
About Factorio
You will be mining resources, researching technologies, building infrastructure, automating production and fighting enemies. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, apply management skills to keep it working and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.
FAQ
- What games are similar to Factorio?
- Some of the closest matches are Door Kickers, RimWorld, Endless Space 2, Wargame: Red Dragon, AI War 2, Airships: Conquer the Skies. Scroll back up to keep exploring in the interactive graph.
- What inspired Factorio?
- Factorio sits inside the Real Time Strategy (RTS) / Simulator tradition. Shared themes, mechanics, and studio history all show up in the graph — see how we score the matches.