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- Released: 2019
- Developer: DOG HOGGLER
- Price: $29.99checked Nov 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 65% of 1,482 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
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About Automation Empire
The closest matches to Automation Empire: Factory Town, Captain of Industry, RAILGRADE, InfraSpace, and Voxel Tycoon. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Automation Empire is your kind of game, the closest matches are Factory Town, Captain of Industry and RAILGRADE — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Automation Empire from DOG HOGGLER, released in 2019, is a factory-building strategy game. Players design logistics networks of factories, mines, and farms, employing trains, trucks, conveyors, and robotic drones to meet production quotas, building toward efficient industrial systems. The strategy, indie, and simulation title is rated Playable on Steam Deck and priced at 29.99 USD. It holds a 65% positive rating across 1,482 Steam reviews. Development stopped in 2020, so the current build is the final state. Reviewers describe it as a minimalist automation concept that runs well on modest hardware and works as a near-idle experience. The game is single-player, with resource management and base-building across its maps.
About Automation Empire: Build and manage a massive industrial network of factories, mines, and farms. Employ a fleet of trains, trucks, and robotic drones. In the age of automation, efficiency is survival!
Is Automation Empire worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 65% of 1,482 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $29.99 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 62 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 40 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“For me personally i have to say pass on this game. the building parts are to limited. example only 2-3 dif size pipes for water. and 2 types of tanks. but of course all the distances are random and not in line with what size pipes we get…”
“Pros: Different take on factory/automation games. Somewhere between Satisfactory with flight and Factorio in idea, but way off in execution. Cons: Abandoned "finished" game that feels incomplete. Expansion and/or modification of factories…”
People who play it also play: Factory Town, Captain of Industry, RAILGRADE
Frequently asked about Automation Empire
Can I run it?
Does Automation Empire run on Steam Deck?
Automation Empire is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Automation Empire cost?
Automation Empire is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Automation Empire?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Automation Empire are Factory Town, Captain of Industry, RAILGRADE.
Who developed Automation Empire?
Automation Empire was developed by DOG HOGGLER.