Factorio

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8.2

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  1. Canerc
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    Best game ever. It changed my life for good. Even minigames of it are induvidual masterpieces.
  2. ArcZ7
    Sep 1, 2023
    10
    I don't play it anymore cause I am scared my life will flash before my eyes. This is one of those games that you start and you completely forget what time it is, truly something that very few games are able to achieve.
  3. moskalipidory
    Aug 29, 2023
    10
    Красиво подпалили жопу болотным свиньям)
  4. Legoless
    Aug 25, 2023
    10
    One of the best games I have played. I spent at 100 hours before beating it. I hope they create an expansion so I can get back into it
  5. apokalipto
    Aug 18, 2023
    9
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  6. BigLadAsh
    Aug 8, 2023
    9
    the game can be very addicting and is mostly fun, however, it can get repetitive.
  7. danielwoz
    Jul 19, 2023
    10
    One of the most amazing games every created. A simple game that is so much more than it seems.
  8. BerserkBlade
    Jun 14, 2023
    10
    Fantastic game. Well worth the playtime invested in the game. Never felt like I wasted time playing. Its also sandbox so it allows variety and replayability which many games lack.Beginning, Middle, and Endgame all great. Never mind the cringe spam negative reviews, actual gamers don't care about politics. We just want good games.
  9. Naked_Snakee
    Apr 6, 2023
    8
    Just text (crutch) to save the game to the list. Such things. Maybe I'll do a review later.
  10. pgjsfm
    Feb 23, 2023
    9
    perfect.
    -1 because not good multiplayer environment.
    if guest do something, it cause stuttering every time
  11. Asparz
    Feb 10, 2023
    10
    Ideal to lose 90 hours a day somehow and learn how to rape a planet with machines and so on. it's incredible.
  12. Gccool
    Jan 20, 2023
    10
    One of the greatest games of all time an absolute must play worth the money I would pay over £100 for this game
  13. rezamaleki1407
    Dec 27, 2022
    10
    This is the number 1 greatest game of all time. 10/10 would be an insult to how mind-blowing this game is. all the negative reviews are just Russians review bombing.
  14. Ast4
    Nov 16, 2022
    10
    Tak gra naprawdę wciąga! Za pierwszym podejściem co prawda nie przebrnąłem przez podstawy, ale ostatnio zabrałem się za nią na nowo i już mam kilkaset godzin za sobą :-) ciągle jest coś co jeszcze można zoptymalizować
  15. yoriichi
    Nov 3, 2022
    9
    Factorio is one of the best games I have ever played, and its hard to put into words how much i recommend this game, and I do not think that is a failure of my writing ability, but rather a testimate to how masterfully this game is designed. From its insanely impressive and consistent performance, to its incredible depth and variety in its systems, Factorio (and its eventual expansions) isFactorio is one of the best games I have ever played, and its hard to put into words how much i recommend this game, and I do not think that is a failure of my writing ability, but rather a testimate to how masterfully this game is designed. From its insanely impressive and consistent performance, to its incredible depth and variety in its systems, Factorio (and its eventual expansions) is something i cannot recommend enough. Sure it is not for everyone, if you didn't like playing modded minecraft when you were younger, you probably won't enjoy this, and thats okay; but if you found even the slightest bit of fun in that gameplay loop, you will find something to love in this game.… Expand
  16. Naoidei
    Nov 2, 2022
    9
    This game is nearly perfect. The only thing you have a lack of is plot. It would help to believe in game's world.
  17. Lestrictgeek
    Nov 1, 2022
    10
    Si Factorio était un morceau de musique, il lui faudrait tout un orchestre. Car Factorio est l’apothéose du jeu d’usine et de création de base, et à moins de quatre-vingts musiciens, on ne rendrait pas justice à la profondeur vertigineuse de son contenu. Il faudrait aussi que tous les instrumentistes soient des virtuoses, car Factorio sonne juste du début à la fin, sans aucune fausse note.Si Factorio était un morceau de musique, il lui faudrait tout un orchestre. Car Factorio est l’apothéose du jeu d’usine et de création de base, et à moins de quatre-vingts musiciens, on ne rendrait pas justice à la profondeur vertigineuse de son contenu. Il faudrait aussi que tous les instrumentistes soient des virtuoses, car Factorio sonne juste du début à la fin, sans aucune fausse note.
  18. coso132
    Oct 16, 2022
    9
    It being one of the few games of this kind, with its characteristic style and gameplay loop, make this an essential game for people who really like climate cha... i mean, automation
  19. Trippynet
    Sep 19, 2022
    10
    Fantastic game, well balanced and incredibly addictive. Well worth the purchase!
  20. kizior3k
    Sep 4, 2022
    10
    Gra wciąga na wiele godzin. Prosta i przystępna formuła oraz duża swoboda rozwoju. Mam już prawie 1200h i jeszcze nie mam dosyć :)
  21. Skringlord
    Jul 29, 2022
    9
    Gameplay is well optimized and interesting almost through all parts of the game. The main gameplay is in building your base to produce some technological stuff, to build a bigger base that can produce more technological stuff. Sounds simple, but you will create your own little factory with a power plant by yourself, developers give us a lot of different types of items and buildings, whichGameplay is well optimized and interesting almost through all parts of the game. The main gameplay is in building your base to produce some technological stuff, to build a bigger base that can produce more technological stuff. Sounds simple, but you will create your own little factory with a power plant by yourself, developers give us a lot of different types of items and buildings, which you can manipulate, and optimize for building some unstoppable production.

    You will solve big problems in your factory such as: optimizing your resource delivery conveyor or delivering iron ore by trains, creating fire turrets for defense, or enriching uranium for a nuclear reactor.
    Sounds really hard to do and boring, but the game makes you feel fun from these problems and make you happy when you find some genius way to use standard things better.

    And this game fit well for a lot of kinds of players, from hardcore one to some lazy people which just want to chill after work. Also if you get bored from the main side of gameplay you can make a tank or car with a machine gun and just drive a little outside your base and kill some biters. And it will also help you in the main part of the game because you will spend less time defending your base from attacks.

    Nice optimization and interesting mechanic with pollution and biters adding into your game another side of gameplay, the part which is interesting too but not so interesting as the main part of gameplay, because we don't have a lot of weapon types and some parts are not so effective for battle as you think when you collect resources to produce them. But you can find a lot of opportunities using buildings for your battle. Actually, they probably were made without any thinking to use them in the battle directly, but it's great that you can use them effectively in it so that it will open a big window for different manipulations.

    One problematic time period was when my base had already grown up a little and my base was almost like spaghetti. So it was a little boring to rebuild all this stuff. So it's the biggest problem of the game.

    A little disappointing is the ending, I think they can make more tools for the end game era to let players feel like a god.

    And also I can mark one thing: the game world is endless so you can't get some happiness from your in-game tasks such as: killing all biters, researching the whole planet and etc. It looks like a good point for multiplayer or for some experienced players but I don't think so for new players it's good too.

    Anyway, it's a great and unique game, so I recommend it for purchase.

    My overall score is 8.5/10    … Expand
  22. Matreddit
    Jul 21, 2022
    10
    One of the best game.
    Best developers!
    Factorio is that game what you want every moment.
    Вevelopers are great people with the right views on life!
  23. AptGetALife
    Jul 19, 2022
    10
    The developer is russophobic and therefore is based.
  24. RiccsHUN
    Jun 18, 2022
    10
    Easily my favourite game. Time speeds up when playing Factorio. Best game of all time.
  25. Pozzu
    Jun 17, 2022
    10
    Addictive and just amazing game! So much to do and... The factory must grow.
  26. hyrts
    Jun 4, 2022
    10
    11/10. This game is a drug. Please don't play it, it's addictive.

    Jokes aside, this game is the most fun I've had in ages. You can program basically everything. The lore, atmosphere, difficulty is just on point. It's like minecraft in a foreign planet.
  27. svonton
    May 25, 2022
    8
    Mechanic of technology tree that kinda extends playing time, but in all another aspects its greatest game that i recommend for every strategy/logistic enjoyer.
  28. Flaks
    Apr 12, 2022
    9
    A very good game in which you can get stuck for many hours. The developers have tried and made something cool. Building these logistic chicks is fun, but it might not be for everyone. The graphics match the game, there shouldn't be anything better or prettier. This is even more difficult for a small indie studio. But it doesn't matter, the game is just as good. Everything matches eachA very good game in which you can get stuck for many hours. The developers have tried and made something cool. Building these logistic chicks is fun, but it might not be for everyone. The graphics match the game, there shouldn't be anything better or prettier. This is even more difficult for a small indie studio. But it doesn't matter, the game is just as good. Everything matches each other and there is nothing superfluous.… Expand
  29. Matwei123
    Apr 6, 2022
    10
    Шеееедевраааальная игра. В ней все отлично, махеника, геймплей, а главное всё своими руками делаешь! Хоть и графика ничего такая, но на удивление всё красиво прорисованно!
  30. rAMZA
    Mar 24, 2022
    9
    Realy great game, nothing to complain and fun with friends. played since beta. Hope expansion will be grat too.
  31. SuperSandro2000
    Mar 21, 2022
    10
    I just love this game. I played it over 2500 hours and still love it like the first time I have seen it on YouTube.
    In its core Factorio is a factory building game. It gives you easy tools like inserters which grab items and belts which move them and they can be combined in endless creative ways to build bigger and more complex factories. A big difference to other games is that you can    I just love this game. I played it over 2500 hours and still love it like the first time I have seen it on YouTube.
    In its core Factorio is a factory building game. It gives you easy tools like inserters which grab items and belts which move them and they can be combined in endless creative ways to build bigger and more complex factories. A big difference to other games is that you can easily build very big factories and still maintain performance and actually do research with those materials.
    The game has very good modding support since day one and the modding community came up with very great mods which can overhaul the game and make it more complex or easier by adding convenience functions.

    The factory must grow!    … Expand
  32. ENERGONX
    Mar 19, 2022
    9
    No le pongo 10 por que me ha robado mi vida!!! Maldita droga!
    Llevo mas de 850 horas recién ahora juego un poco menos!
  33. Pin5tripe
    Mar 18, 2022
    10
    Created an account here just to leave a review for Facotrio. This game is well worth $30 and I think much more. There is always something to do in this game and it's one of those time travel games where you blink and it's 3am.

    There is always work to be done, but it always feels like it's for you and not a grind manufactured by the devs to keep you playing and working for each new    Created an account here just to leave a review for Facotrio. This game is well worth $30 and I think much more. There is always something to do in this game and it's one of those time travel games where you blink and it's 3am.

    There is always work to be done, but it always feels like it's for you and not a grind manufactured by the devs to keep you playing and working for each new unlock. It's fun building and optimizing and facing each new challenge you face with each new discovery or expansion. Very excited for the expansion!    … Expand
  34. kupeck
    Mar 14, 2022
    10
    Best game under the Sun (not sure about beyond the Sun), extremely addicting, recommended for everyone who isn't disgusted by survival games!
  35. PedroPazini
    Feb 21, 2022
    10
    Is one of my favorite games: satisfying gameplay, good mechanic and challenger on right metric.
  36. CzarSquid
    Feb 20, 2022
    10
    I've played this game for one minute and it's the best game I've ever played
  37. aap4ixx
    Feb 17, 2022
    10
    Да игра очень интересная и позитивная.
    Начал в неё играть когда была ещё в разработке. И лет 5 время от времени уже играю.
    Это моя первая игра в данном жанре.
  38. erickeeper
    Feb 7, 2022
    10
    My favorite game ever. It's definitely a niche, but for those of us in that niche, this is the greatest game ever.
    The game is about designing an implementing your factory. It's an incredible open ended puzzle. There are built in copy and paste functions so that building a huge factory isn't a grind.
    Read the developer's blog (Factorio Friday Facts) to see the level of thought and    My favorite game ever. It's definitely a niche, but for those of us in that niche, this is the greatest game ever.
    The game is about designing an implementing your factory. It's an incredible open ended puzzle. There are built in copy and paste functions so that building a huge factory isn't a grind.
    Read the developer's blog (Factorio Friday Facts) to see the level of thought and attention to detail that went into this game.    … Expand
  39. Jozgamer
    Jan 13, 2022
    10
    É um jogo insanamente bom onde você tem que fazer uma linha de produção pra construir um foguete.

    Apesar da premissa simples, é uma coisa extremamente complexa que exigem muita logística, raciocínio e paciência, mas não se esqueça, quanto mais tempo passa mais aliens vão atacar e mais fortes eles vão ficar.
  40. Pedda11
    Jan 5, 2022
    10
    It is a Automation/Basebuildinggame with towerdefense mechanics in it.
    You're strandet on a planet and your goal is to build a rocket to survife.
    you start out mining coal, copper and iron per hand, fighting of the hostile fauna. You can automate EVERYTHING, automatic mining, crafting and even restocking the turrets youll need to keep youre base safe. Part of the game is growning,    It is a Automation/Basebuildinggame with towerdefense mechanics in it.
    You're strandet on a planet and your goal is to build a rocket to survife.
    you start out mining coal, copper and iron per hand, fighting of the hostile fauna.
    You can automate EVERYTHING, automatic mining, crafting and even restocking the turrets youll need to keep youre base safe.
    Part of the game is growning, growing your arsenal, your base and your chars capabilties (stuff like getting little drones that fight/build for you).

    Its a blast espessialy with friends.    … Expand
  41. Vonudog
    Dec 10, 2021
    10
    The perfect sandbox. Together with mods, you can keep yourself busy for hundreds of hours
  42. Ne_podkupen
    Nov 26, 2021
    10
    les imbéciles ne peuvent pas comprendre l'art
    Что в переводе с французского-дуракам не дано понять исскувста Игорь линк
    За 5-6 часов игры я могу сделать вывод,и он таков: Есть и фарм а есть и гринд Но не смотря на это,я могу сказать Игра прекрасна есть и машины и кусаки и ремонт и река Прекрасны виды И леса Генерация случайна,но можно и    les imbéciles ne peuvent pas comprendre l'art
    Что в переводе с французского-дуракам не дано понять исскувста Игорь линк
    За 5-6 часов игры я могу сделать вывод,и он таков:
    Есть и фарм а есть и гринд
    Но не смотря на это,я могу сказать
    Игра прекрасна
    есть и машины и кусаки и ремонт и река
    Прекрасны виды
    И леса
    Генерация случайна,но можно и настроить
    Долго ждал я броню
    Но зато защищает хорошо
    На этом мой обзор закончен
    И желаю всем здоровья Спасибо за прочтение стиха    … Expand
  43. Gwimpon
    Nov 19, 2021
    8
    The game is amazing and will offer you gazillion hours of playtime if you're the right person for it. Only problem I have is that the game doesn't explain half the things you need to know to make it fun. If I didn't have a friend explain it to me I sincerely doubt I would have enjoyed the game nearly as much
  44. Fvnfvnfvn
    Nov 16, 2021
    9
    This game is simultaneously the best and worst thing to happen to my life ever.

    Gameplay: 9
    Story:???
    Enjoyment: (Send help)
  45. MamaWelles
    Nov 14, 2021
    10
    If you do not care about graphics, this game is a pure recommendation without any negatives.
    It takes so much time to explore the game to its fullest that you can easily have fun for hundreds of hours.
  46. CryingMachine
    Sep 21, 2021
    10
    Complex and Engaging game.
    Start from nothing and work your way up to fully optimised factory!

    Lots of fun, remember THE FACTORY MUST GROW!
  47. Klewer
    Sep 13, 2021
    9
    Brilliant game. Not everyone's cup of tea, but has plenty of depth for those looking and is basic enough on the top layer to not have to steep of a learning curve. Before you know it it's been 3 days. Well worth playing.
  48. grimreapersims
    Aug 31, 2021
    10
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  49. BRIGADIRES
    Aug 16, 2021
    10
    Factorio is the best build base game ever,
    Is seems ahrd but is can be pretty easy.
  50. Xenon5346
    Jul 26, 2021
    9
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  51. TMath
    Jul 7, 2021
    9
    If you like base building and legos play this. You can be really creative with how you do things. if the games too easy you can do a death world or wave defence and really push your limits. Game can be relaxing and or stressful depending on how you play its.pretty dope
  52. KostyaMX
    Jun 29, 2021
    10
    Лучшая игра. Долго сомневался в ней, но после первой ночи утонул в ней на 700 часов... Она просто проглотит вас целиком. Игра вроде проста, но очень увлекательна и интересна. (Проста на базовом уровне - там есть тонкости)
    Цена игры не велика - попробуйте. Обязательно! Вам понравиться!    Лучшая игра. Долго сомневался в ней, но после первой ночи утонул в ней на 700 часов... Она просто проглотит вас целиком. Игра вроде проста, но очень увлекательна и интересна. (Проста на базовом уровне - там есть тонкости)
    Цена игры не велика - попробуйте. Обязательно! Вам понравиться!
  53. NIghtmareZombie
    Jun 23, 2021
    10
    Just one of the greatest strategy/sandbox game of all time. Very hard and very addictive. Be careful: you can spend thousand hours of you life in this game.
  54. WizbiT66
    Jun 22, 2021
    10
    Factorio is a game in which you build and maintain factories. You will be mining resources, researching technologies, building infrastructure, automating production and fighting enemies. In the beginning you will find yourself chopping trees, mining ores and crafting mechanical arms and transport belts by hand, but in short time you can become an industrial powerhouse, with huge solarFactorio is a game in which you build and maintain factories. You will be mining resources, researching technologies, building infrastructure, automating production and fighting enemies. In the beginning you will find yourself chopping trees, mining ores and crafting mechanical arms and transport belts by hand, but in short time you can become an industrial powerhouse, with huge solar fields, oil refining and cracking, manufacture and deployment of construction and logistic robots, all for your resource needs. However this heavy exploitation of the planet's resources does not sit nicely with the locals, so you will have to be prepared to defend yourself and your machine empire.… Expand
  55. zbee
    May 27, 2021
    10
    I have many games and activities on and off Steam that I enjoy more than Factorio, but few that have ever captured me nearly as much.

    I absolutely love playing Factorio, and there is nothing more satisfying that finally setting up your 10th iron outpost today to get your base moving again, and seeing belts and chests piling up with resources as production meets satisfaction. Or when you    I have many games and activities on and off Steam that I enjoy more than Factorio, but few that have ever captured me nearly as much.

    I absolutely love playing Factorio, and there is nothing more satisfying that finally setting up your 10th iron outpost today to get your base moving again, and seeing belts and chests piling up with resources as production meets satisfaction. Or when you finally complete that 400th solar array -or 3rd nuclear power plant- and finally stop getting the low power alerts you've had since you pasted that beaconed factory blueprint. Few activities have me looking up from the game and panicking over how much time I just spent straightening out my railroad system, and very few games ever actually make me feel successful or accomplished when I finally click quit.

    At this point I now have over 1,000 hours tracked on steam, and at least a few hundred before it got added to steam. I cannot possibly recommend this game enough, from so many different perspectives.

    The only negative thing I see people mention that I can agree with at all is how tedious it can get far into a save - but that honestly 100% comes down to how well you balance your activities of adding resources, expanding your factory, etc; once you have some more time in the game, you can balance those things much better and no tedious feelings really come up so much anymore.    … Expand
  56. dubesor
    May 17, 2021
    9
    This is an extremely well crafted, polished game with an addicting gameplay loop. I "finished" the game (main objective/ all missions/story) but due to the nature of the game I can easily play a few hundred more hours. I also like how this game can be enjoyed by casuals who finish the game via a huge belt-spaghetti mess as well as the hardcore programmer who finetuned his megabase withThis is an extremely well crafted, polished game with an addicting gameplay loop. I "finished" the game (main objective/ all missions/story) but due to the nature of the game I can easily play a few hundred more hours. I also like how this game can be enjoyed by casuals who finish the game via a huge belt-spaghetti mess as well as the hardcore programmer who finetuned his megabase with open excel spreadsheets, blueprints, ingame logicgates and thousands of robots alike. How you play is up to you and it feels really rewarding once you successfully solve logistic problems in your own way and seeing it come to fruition.

    There aren't really any negatives I could think of outside of obvious design choices, e.g. there isn't really any story to speak of other than "you crashed on an unknown planet - build a rocket". Creative players especially will have a blast as well as anyone who likes logical problem solving. Overall fun and hard not to recommend.    … Expand
  57. TheEngineer1
    Apr 24, 2021
    10
    Amazing, unlike anything I have ever played. It is the definition of easy to learn impossible to master.
  58. marquis1740
    Apr 23, 2021
    10
    Best of the best of the best game in the earth! Best of the best of the best game in the earth!
  59. elefsar
    Apr 20, 2021
    9
    Good game. Unlimited playing hours for this. You can start again and again with better experience. It is so good to create a world as you whish.
  60. gachimuchi
    Apr 5, 2021
    10
    Она затягивает на несколько сотен часов.Она затягивает на несколько сотен часов.Она затягивает на несколько сотен часов.Она затягивает на несколько сотен часов.
  61. yertre
    Feb 15, 2021
    10
    Fair warning: This game is addicting. I just realised that I've put 120+ hours into the game. It starts off slow, but when you get into it, you really can't stop.

    Also, as an edit, I've upgraded the score to a 10. I'm nearly 200 hours in somehow.
  62. suprem3_serg4
    Feb 12, 2021
    10
    Это просто замечательная игра. Да, для того, чтобы постичь её, нужно какое-то время и желание, но зато когда вы постигнете Факторио, вы получите ни с чем не сравнимое удовольствие. Рекомендую
  63. topoidecmh
    Feb 10, 2021
    9
    Great game, took me 10 hours without noticing it was already morning. if only had some kind of campaign would have been 10/10 for me.
  64. freenik
    Feb 5, 2021
    10
    What can I say... A masterpiece. I thought it might be some boring building game when I looked at the trailer and the previews. However when I played the demo I realized what I might've missed if I did not download the demo.

    Great system and design. The alien setting is important as it pushes you to find an optimal-ish solution with some kind of time limit, saving the game from a dull,    What can I say... A masterpiece. I thought it might be some boring building game when I looked at the trailer and the previews. However when I played the demo I realized what I might've missed if I did not download the demo.

    Great system and design. The alien setting is important as it pushes you to find an optimal-ish solution with some kind of time limit, saving the game from a dull, endless building exercise.    … Expand
  65. wjdgus7260
    Jan 31, 2021
    10
    Legend. 한번 잡으면 100시간 기본이고 취향 맞으면 1000시간이다. 그래픽이 약간 스타크래프트라 꺼리는 사람들이 대부분일텐데 데모 한번 해보면 바로 암
  66. assCritic
    Jan 22, 2021
    10
    Awesome game, spent over 300 hours in it, still learning. Great gameplay loop and nice graphics (not everyones favourite style but still looks great)
    Worth the money
  67. Cameirus
    Jan 17, 2021
    10
    genre defining. There can be no higher praise for a game than spawnign copycats to ride on its success.

    This game is genre defining in the best possible manner. Its simple systems stacked up to stunning complexity, you can play how you like, you can follow the herd or go your own way. An amazing amount of customisation, and full mod support for game changing experiences to keep it    genre defining. There can be no higher praise for a game than spawnign copycats to ride on its success.

    This game is genre defining in the best possible manner. Its simple systems stacked up to stunning complexity, you can play how you like, you can follow the herd or go your own way. An amazing amount of customisation, and full mod support for game changing experiences to keep it fresh.

    Its not for everyone, but if you like this kind of game, no one else does it as well as factorio.    … Expand
  68. Spaceteck
    Jan 15, 2021
    10
    Factorio is great. I play it in sessions each with around 50/60+ hours because if I'm in there is no escape. While I'm planning something new or doing an upgrade I find more and more things I want to improve... a never ending circle. It's horrible because after I'm finished, I don't want to play the game again for quite some time...
  69. QuangoJones
    Jan 15, 2021
    10
    Unlike my social life since I found this game, the factory must grow.

    I've played many automation/colony builder games and there is nothing as deep and complex as this game. A single playthrough can easily be 200 - 300 hours long if you're actually trying to "finish" the game, but the reality is it's pretty much endless and that's before you even get into mods.
  70. asdasdasd01
    Jan 9, 2021
    10
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  71. MetalS0ldier
    Dec 28, 2020
    9
    this game is such a treat.

    its trailers really detract from 'what' the game is- as it is difficult to communicate that, even with a video showing you the actual game. its a 2d game about strategy, planning, management, logistics, balance, and automation, all rolled into a fun symphony. and if that wasn't enough for you, there's aliens that are angry you're on their planet and will    this game is such a treat.

    its trailers really detract from 'what' the game is- as it is difficult to communicate that, even with a video showing you the actual game.

    its a 2d game about strategy, planning, management, logistics, balance, and automation, all rolled into a fun symphony. and if that wasn't enough for you, there's aliens that are angry you're on their planet and will try to destroy your base.

    it can be very complex in its execution, and i strongly recommend having a fellow veteran player nearby to show you the ropes without crushing your creativity, as a new player will get math headaches playing this game and really thinking about it. it can be overwhelming, and this is perhaps also a slight detractor for the game, as it will only really appeal to people who want to peel back the layers and be determined to 'guess and check' so to speak.

    everything in the game is customizable, adding a ton of quality of life. modding is simplicity itself, and the full set of tools is available from the dev website. browsing mods is done through in-game menu, and installation is a breeze.

    your game-play loop is to construct a factory to build a rocket to take you back up into space, where supposedly you can be safe, or something. leave the planet. that kind of thing. and getting there depends on you.

    there are no 'wrong' answers in factorio, simply less efficient answers.

    at first, you must mine some ore and coal by hand to get your first few basic systems running. after that, you'll have hydrocarbon miners to mine ore for you as you move it to the areas it needs to be.

    and then soon, electronic systems take their places, automated trains, drones, and transport belts are all there to mass transport your products to the next phase of refinement.

    will you run a balanced factory, an overproduction factory, a highly organized alphabetic production system, or a factory that just works? it's all up to you.

    once your factory build starts to reach a certain point, it begins to reduce your frame-rate, but most players will never see this. you have to be producing over 1M per hour of almost every product, and have a large integrated rail system to start reaching this point. you may reach this point sooner if you have enemies enabled. (yes they can be disabled, almost anything can be disabled. its a true sandbox builder.)

    from a code standpoint, i have never had this game crash with its default install, and it is one of the most technically sound pieces of software i've had on my system. it barely sips your pc power, and settings are available to help it run on systems with lower specifications. like if you use a laptop for travel, factorio can give you some diversion without destroying your wallet.

    worth every dollar.    … Expand
  72. ShamHyper
    Dec 26, 2020
    10
    Best automatisation game and best base-building simulator.
    This game need to be game of the year 2020!
  73. aiwmrx
    Dec 22, 2020
    10
    top of top!!!!! Best game!!!!!! Awesome game!!!!!
    The best i have ever played!!!!!
  74. xuixuixui
    Dec 19, 2020
    10
    The game copes with its task - to be a realistic enterprise construction simulator. Good optimization, nice graphics and great sound!
  75. Dimharley
    Dec 13, 2020
    10
    Melhor jogo de construção de bases pra se divertir tanto com amigos como solo, uma quantidade incrível de formas de expandir aprender e entender o funcionamento do jogo
  76. Methernimes
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    i only have on issue with the game which is being a time machine i start playing friday morning and then it is monday.
  77. Torgall
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    Incredible game, for specific type of players. You can spends thousands of hours on this game even though it seems simple at the first glance. Finding a way to make all things automatically is simple enough. but scaling it up or making it more efficient? It's HARD. You will always tear down you base because something is not optimal or right, or you will just start over. Mods are perfectIncredible game, for specific type of players. You can spends thousands of hours on this game even though it seems simple at the first glance. Finding a way to make all things automatically is simple enough. but scaling it up or making it more efficient? It's HARD. You will always tear down you base because something is not optimal or right, or you will just start over. Mods are perfect way to spice things up when the Vanilla gets stale. Just like with the other indie games: Rimworld, Terraria, Stardew Valley, the community of modders is excellent.… Expand
  78. MPGSpotter
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    The only problem with Factorio is that it doesn't come with free therapy sessions to cure crippling addiction to it
  79. kaiengelmusic
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    This game deserves every 10/10.
    One of the best strategic/logical experience for many years
  80. OratorX
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    The best sandbox game ever made. I spent over 500 hours in the game and I love it.
  81. lucorp
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    80 hours on record, Factory must grow!!! Masterpiece of build and management strategy games.
  82. Bidoulou
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    le seul problème de factorio est son manque d'histoire et en ce qui me concerne, le fait qu'une fois que j'ai trouvé une bonne façon de fonctionner, le jeu ne m'intéresse pas assez pour l'améliorer et donc je la répète en boucle. A part ça, le jeu m'a procuré plus d'un millier d'heures de fun.
  83. commotater
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    After some 500+ hours in game since some v0.15, i can confidently say this almost certainly my most favourite game.
    I'd like to note that this is absolutely not everyone's cup of tea. Rather than reading the reviews and saying "yeah, 9.3 user score, must be really good, instant buy", don't. Play the free demo, see some game play videos first, see if a game like this is your cup of tea,    After some 500+ hours in game since some v0.15, i can confidently say this almost certainly my most favourite game.
    I'd like to note that this is absolutely not everyone's cup of tea. Rather than reading the reviews and saying "yeah, 9.3 user score, must be really good, instant buy", don't. Play the free demo, see some game play videos first, see if a game like this is your cup of tea, because for many it really isn't.

    That being said, if you love these sorts of simulation games where you build a massive base and love logistic nightmares, this game is for you. The base game alone is already enough for hundreds of hours, and there are plenty of mods to add or change parts of the game. The dev team is also really dedicated and has amazing relations with the community, and has quite a bit of commitment to the game.    … Expand
  84. Egominator
    Dec 10, 2020
    10
    Started playing Factorio

    whoops- another 12 hours gone and i love it!
    it has been years since i last had this feeling with a game!
  85. jyf15
    Dec 3, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A masterpiece and a genre-defining (simulation & management) sandbox game; its defining power compares to SimCity. Every aspect is well knitted together and couldn't be better. Many other games can only achieve part of what Factorio does. Factorio has every object computed all the time, offering maximum customization and reality, realizes this in an addiction-inducing way, and does this with minimal PC requirements. The mod community is active and features many tweaks and some great overhauls. But Factorio does not please the player with numbers and beautiful animations, but asks the player to surpass herself, forever. The game itself offers hundreds of hours of gameplay, and with mods one can play thousands of hours. I'm happy to see if there'll be a game better than this one in the coming decade.… Expand
  86. fearnight
    Nov 28, 2020
    10
    I added Factorio on my Steam wish list a few years ago. Typically I'll wait until games go on sale and almost never pay full price. About a year ago, a coworker of mine convinced me I needed to go ahead and buy the game at full price even in early access and give it a try. Let me tell you, that was a great decision.

    A couple dozen hours in, I was hooked. 300+ hours in, I'm breath taken.    I added Factorio on my Steam wish list a few years ago. Typically I'll wait until games go on sale and almost never pay full price. About a year ago, a coworker of mine convinced me I needed to go ahead and buy the game at full price even in early access and give it a try. Let me tell you, that was a great decision.

    A couple dozen hours in, I was hooked. 300+ hours in, I'm breath taken. This is a game I will be able to pick up over and over again over the years and re-play. There are always different ways to build, and different mods to try.

    This is my first written review on Metacritic. I did it just for Factorio. Looking back, this game has been worth hundreds of dollars of enjoyment to me. The least I could do is give them a good review since they have now entered full release. Give this game a try, and enough time to learn the mechanics, and you will quickly learn why the factory must grow.    … Expand
  87. HollidayMan
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Fantastic indie game inspired by minecraft. Don't let the pixelated graphics fool you, this game is one of the most fun and in depth works of art you will ever play. There is always something fun and interesting that needs doing, this game really pushes you to become more creative and innovative with your factory management and is hands down one of the best indie games I have ever playedFantastic indie game inspired by minecraft. Don't let the pixelated graphics fool you, this game is one of the most fun and in depth works of art you will ever play. There is always something fun and interesting that needs doing, this game really pushes you to become more creative and innovative with your factory management and is hands down one of the best indie games I have ever played AND it has multiplayer. YOU ARE MISSING OUT IF YOU DONT PLAY THIS ABSOLUTE GEM!!… Expand
  88. Aurunemaru
    Nov 25, 2020
    10
    This is a superb game about automation that paved the way for other titles like satisfactory, with some tower defense bits. In it, your objective is to build a rocket, and for that you will place assembly machines to automate the manufactory of increasingly complicated itens, research resources and defenses for keeping aliens away as your factory expands, until it's suddenly 3am.
    It has    This is a superb game about automation that paved the way for other titles like satisfactory, with some tower defense bits. In it, your objective is to build a rocket, and for that you will place assembly machines to automate the manufactory of increasingly complicated itens, research resources and defenses for keeping aliens away as your factory expands, until it's suddenly 3am.
    It has carefully crafted sprites and it's aesthetic is excellent even being a 2D game, it is opotimized to a degree where even the largest factories, called megabases, will hardly push the game below 60 UPS, and some bases get really enormous, given the maps are infinite and procedurally generated.
    Also, if you start to think it's too easy, go ahead and slap in some mods until you need a trello board to remember wtf you were doing, the game has a really good mod suppot and community that it will be hard to not have new stuff to automate.    … Expand
  89. redegun
    Nov 20, 2020
    10
    Нормальная игра. Увлекает, затягивает и держит, особенно в самом начале было, когда еще не было кучи готовых чертежей что для меня немного испортило игру, гораздо интереснее было придумывать свои схемы конвейеров сидя в экселе. Но в моей памяти она все равно 10/10Нормальная игра. Увлекает, затягивает и держит, особенно в самом начале было, когда еще не было кучи готовых чертежей что для меня немного испортило игру, гораздо интереснее было придумывать свои схемы конвейеров сидя в экселе. Но в моей памяти она все равно 10/10
  90. Joseph222
    Nov 19, 2020
    10
    Really great game with complete modding support and crazy game optimization for HUGE factories
  91. pjnt
    Nov 11, 2020
    9
    I reserve 10's for the best of the best and I considered it.

    Logistic simulation gone mental. Graphics are crazy bad, but that is not why I play. I play to build.

    Ever see Fraggle Rock as a kid? Those little dudes that keep building and you don't know why? This is worse.
  92. adrenilinmatt
    Nov 8, 2020
    10
    I'm embarrassed about how many hours i have logged on this game on steam. Lets put it that way and leave it at that. Absolute 10/10 that needs to be played to be truly understood.
  93. aberro
    Nov 7, 2020
    10
    This is one of my favorite games ever, I don't even know how to review it, because it's just too perfect in it's genre. It's so perfect that this game should be placed as the Standard of engineering games in International Bureau of Weights and Measures.
  94. Thorn643
    Nov 1, 2020
    9
    Very impressive and interesting game. It is really not for everybody and can get a bit tedious and exhausting. But you will probably go back after a break... It's very hard to let go.
  95. GamerMan444
    Oct 18, 2020
    8
    I could write a long review about how great game this is, but I don't want to waste your time. It's time you could spend playing Factorio.
  96. zorranco
    Oct 15, 2020
    10
    I have been using metacritic for a decade, and never wrote a review.

    I just signed up to give Factorio a 10. This game made me belive in videogames again.
  97. assdaasdasd
    Oct 14, 2020
    10
    "After 8 years in development, hopefully it'll be worth the wait"
    It was.
    Also, hey hey people
  98. Sheep_1
    Oct 10, 2020
    10
    Incredible game, best in in genre. Only 'negative' is no matter how many hours you have you always feel dumb.
  99. KillVirus
    Oct 7, 2020
    10
    It makes so much fun to me. To see your Industry grow and expand and fight against the agressive aliens. Love it
  100. ElPerro-Maximo
    Oct 1, 2020
    10
    All good if you want an indie game to be for 2000000000 hours and if you want to think of new ways to do everything without doubts 10/10
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90

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critic Reviews

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  1. GameStar
    Nov 23, 2021
    85
    Exciting construction and management sim with great gameplay flow. It does require a lot of imagination and thought. Caution: addictive!
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  2. Games.cz
    Mar 23, 2021
    100
    This is a jewel. An unbelievably clever, thought-out, detailed, balanced, fun, brilliantly designed masterpiece that really doesn’t have any drawbacks at all. If you like to build and optimize, you simply have to play Factorio.
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  3. IGN
    Jan 13, 2021
    80
    Factorio is dauntingly complex, but offers almost endlessly enjoyable depth for optimizers and survival fans if you take the time to learn its systems.
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