Top 5 Automatic Factory Games Like Factorio in 2024 – Ranked and Reviewed

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Factorio, released in 2016, is a work that left a positive impression on users when it first appeared. The novelty of a well-structured factory made with various facilities, conveyor belts, etc., and the ability to collect resources automatically without going around the area in person, received a positive response from users. Thanks to this, even as of May 2024, eight years later, Factorio maintains a ‘very positive’ Steam user evaluation (144,995 participants, 97%).

Therefore, automatic factory games are a genre with a large fan base, and this week [겜ㅊㅊ]has compiled auto factory games for such fans. Among them, we carefully selected verified works that received Steam user reviews of ‘very positive’ or higher.

1. Business

Mind Industry, released in 2019, is a game with a unique setting that combines tower defense with an automated factory. Players must use conveyor belts and other resources to produce weapons and resources, and use them to build turrets to defend the base. After that, the main goal is to travel directly to the outside world, defeat enemies, and conquer the surrounding areas.

The main content of the game is tower defense, but unlike normal defense games, more emphasis is placed on resource management. Since resources are not given separately except those given directly, effective resource management and turret placement based on these are at the heart of the game. In addition, the resources and enemies that appear on each map are different, and the style of play required each time is different, so strategic considerations are required. Recommended if you like both auto factories and strategy games.

2. Desynced

Dissynced is a game released on Steam last August in which you build an automated factory using drones instead of conveyor belts or pipes. Players can set their own behavior algorithms for drones, and based on this, the main stream of the game is to implement an efficient operation factory and explore the surrounding area.

Since resources in the game are generally limited, the level of difficulty varies greatly depending on how you use the drone. Instead, it has unlimited uses because you can create the drone’s algorithm yourself, and if you change it, it has the advantage of being more fun than other games in terms of resource management.

3. Dyson Sphere Program

Dyson Sphere Program is an automated factory game set in space, and was released on Steam in January 2021. Players must become a space engineer and build a Dyson Sphere to orbit the planet, fighting against hostile forces and expanding their power along the way.

The game has a very wide scope of exploration as it allows expansion to planets other than the starting point. In addition, since each planet has certain characteristics, the ability to experience new things every time is a strength. In this regard, the game has received favorable reviews from users, and as of May 7, Steam user reviews register ‘very positive (participants 71,521, 97% positive)’.

4. Oddsparks

Oddspark was released on Steam on April 24, and has a unique concept of building an automated factory with spirits called ‘sparks’ instead of conveyor belts. In addition, the overall feature is that it uses animation-style graphics to create a cute feel.

Spark is the heart of the game that runs through all the content, including factories and battles. Sparks can be created and strengthened in auto factories built by players, and these sparks can be used to hunt down powerful bosses. In addition, it promotes a sense of achievement for the player by solving the townspeople’s problems and unlocking new resources as rewards. Although Korean is not officially supported, there is a user Korean patch so you can play without major problems.

5. Furnace

The foundry was released on May 3, 2024, and is the latest release among the games introduced today. Players must manage various resources such as power and ore on an unknown planet and build an automated factory that produces robots. A special feature of the robots made is that they can be used again as factory supervisors.

The game is said to be similar to Minecraft plus Factorio with its first-person view and angular graphics. On the one hand, there are opinions that it is inconvenient because the whole factory cannot be seen closely due to the nature of the first-person view, but there are also voices that say that the scale of the factory shows more because of this. Also, the Steam page states that Korean is not supported, but Korean is available in the game, so I recommend it if you’re looking for a Minecraft-style auto-factory game.