Games

Factorio

Wube Software

2020•Strategy•PEGI 7•About 72 hours

Taste attributes: science fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalslowfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarybig & varied

Boxlist takeA fantastical, fresh strategy game: unsavoury and unhurried. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

86 / 100

316 ratings

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About This Game

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.

Summary: IGDB

Story

You crash land on an alien planet and must research a way to get yourself a rocket out of the planet. Defend yourself from the natives who dislike the pollution your production generates.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionMonster/alien/supernatural

Keywords

AliensCraftingIndiegogoCrowdfunding - kickstarterPre-release public testingResource gatheringDownloadable contentMod support

Where to play

Details

Developer: Wube Software
Publisher: Wube Software
Released: 14 August 2020
Platforms: Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Time to beat: 50h rushed, 72h normally, 217h complete
Age rating: PEGI 7
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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