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CasualIndieSimulationStrategyAutomationBase BuildingResource ManagementSandboxCrafting

11,931 playing#88 on Steam by players#88 on Steam

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Peak in the last 7 days: 27,394

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Game description

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.

Basic info

DeveloperWube Software LTD.
PublisherWube Software LTD.
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateAug 14, 2020
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 11, 10
ProcessorQuad core 3Ghz+
Memory8 GB
GraphicsDirectX 11 capable GPU with 1GB VRAM - GeForce GTX 750 Ti, Radeon R7 360 or Intel UHD Gra…
Storage5 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 408 reviews from the past 1 year

90.1/ 100
Top 20%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (98%)

Metacritic: 90 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 20, 2026)

Building ever larger factories is the whole point of Factorio, which scores 90.1, top 20% of the games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

248 reviews call it addictive, and some joke that it consumed their free time and sleep. 46 praise the strategic depth, with systems full of synergies and builds to discover. 18 value the sheer amount of content, and some say the expansion matches the base game in size. Content Volume ranks 5th of 1351, Gameplay ranks 36th of 1396, and Multiplayer ranks 108th of 642. Some also say mods keep it fresh long after the main goals are done.

👎 Where it falls short

28 reviews say it is hard to learn without help, and some found the tutorial unclear or chemical science a major hurdle. 14 mention difficulty spikes, such as biters destroying hours of work or a tough later biome. 10 feel the price is high, and some say it never goes on sale. Tech & Support ranks 58th of 1399, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 266th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“addictive, cannot stop playing despite neglecting life” · 248 reviews
“countless synergies and build combinations to discover” · 46 reviews
“700 hours played over six years, worth the price” · 18 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 54% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +4.72 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “countless synergies and build combinations to discover” · 46 reviews

Progression 25% · Difficulty 9% · Onboarding 17% · Freedom 17% · Controls & feel 2%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 5% of reviews mention this.

World +3.53 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 1% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 33% of reviews · Top 1% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +4.51 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “700 hours played over six years, worth the price” · 18 reviews
Negative “excessive time sink, unpaid digital work” · 5 reviews

Variety 7% · Replayability 12%

Graphics, art style, music and sound

Not enough data — only 8% of reviews mention this.

Visuals +1.65 · Graphics, art style, and animation

Audio 3%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 11% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +3.04 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “amazing cooperative play with friend, rewarding shared experience despite chaos” · 3 reviews
Negative “difficult to find friends willing to play such niche game” · 2 reviews

Community 4% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 9% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.08 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “Battle pass free, cosmetics only, no pay-to-win” · 2 reviews
Negative “new DLC added many achievements forcing platinum replay” · 10 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 1% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.24 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Positive “runs smoothly on any hardware from low-end to high-end systems” · 4 reviews
Negative “severe FPS loss and performance degradation over time” · 2 reviews

Stability 4% · Developer support 5%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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