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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
Endless Legend2014Another sunrise, another day of toil. Food must be grown, industries built, science and magic advanced, and wealth collected. Urgency drives these simple efforts, however, for your planet holds a history of unexplained apocalypse, and the winter you just survived was the worst on
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.
Planetbase2015Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish an outpost on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, manufacture bots, and build a fully self-sufficient colony.
Unclaimed World2014We take the colony sim genre into the near future, onto a lush planet where humans are making their first foothold. Characters and alien wildlife are brought to life through a rigorous simulation and the game plays out as a tug-of-war between humans and nature on a planet full of
Miscreated2018Miscreated is a multiplayer online hardcore survival game set in a post-apocalyptic future. You will need to survive against mutants, players, and even mother nature herself.
The Long Journey Home2017The Long Journey Home combines the endless freedom of space with a new open questing system that always leaves you in command. Deliver the stranded Glukkt to his homeworld as he asks, or to your new slaver friends? Attempt to make allies with everyone, or pin your hopes on the to
Star Control: Origins2018The Earthlings have joined the interstellar club. The galaxy will never be the same. The year is 2086 and Earth has detected an alien distress call originating from the surface of Triton. In response, Star Control is formed with you as The Captain of Earth's first prototype star
Force of Nature2016Force of Nature is an indie open world sandbox game with fighting, crafting, building and farming systems.
Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation2018The Apocalypse is here. Demons all around. Now, it’s time to fight back! Build, manage and defend your base in a post apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?
Sol 0: Mars Colonization2016Sol 0 is a real time strategy game where you establish the first Martian colony. From the first human footprints on Martian soil to a thriving and self-sustaining colony, Sol 0 imagines a near future using technology that could be available within the next few decades. Make use o
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 Endless Legend, RimWorld, Planetbase, Unclaimed World, Miscreated, The Long Journey Home. Scroll back up to keep exploring in the interactive graph.
- What inspired Factorio?
- Factorio sits inside the Simulator / Strategy tradition. Shared themes, mechanics, and studio history all show up in the graph — see how we score the matches.