Games like Human Factory
If Human Factory is your kind of game, the closest matches are Autonauts, Autonauts vs Piratebots and Timberborn — 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.
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Steam players who put hours into Human Factory also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Autonauts
WHY THIS
Top pick for Human Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Human Factory.
In Autonauts you must build, create, and automate. Start by establishing a colony, crafting bots and teaching them via Scratch-style programming to build an ever evolving autonomous paradise of agriculture, industry and enlightenment.
Autonauts vs Piratebots
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Human Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Human Factory.
Create, automate and defend an impenetrable base. Assemble and command a Bot army to combat an entire Piratebot invasion. Build, program and battle your way through five different zones.
Timberborn
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Human Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Human Factory.
Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.
Sapiens
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Human Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Human Factory.
Create your own prehistoric civilization and lead your tribe in a world you shape. Start with nothing, build towns and industry, and advance through thousands of years of technological breakthroughs in this intimate yet expansive colony sim.
Rogue AI Simulator
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Human Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Human Factory.
Play as a Rogue Artificial Intelligence, in the sequel to the hit Flash game "I'm an Insane Rogue AI", played more than 4 million times! Your Prime Directive is simple: design a facility & manage human Test Subjects for the Dept of Science. But be careful: they NEVER stop being suspicious of you...
Prison Architect
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Ranked #6 for Human Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Human Factory.
Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.
Of Life and Land
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Human Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Human Factory.
Of Life and Land is a charming settlement-building strategy game paired with a rich simulation experience. Every animal and plant strives to find its place in nature while you lead your villagers to their future. Expand to different regions and trade with local factions to gain needed resources.
MachiaVillain
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Ranked #8 for Human Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Human Factory.
Machiavillain is an evil mansion management and strategy game, inspired by Dungeon Keeper, Prison Architect and all the horror movie clichés! Build your own manor, raise your monsters, set up your traps, and exterminate your victims. But to gain reputation you'll have to slay by the horror movie rules!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Human Factory at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Human Factory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Human Factory.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Human Factory on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Human Factory.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Human Factory on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Human Factory.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Human Factory on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Human Factory.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Human Factory on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Human Factory.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Human Factory on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Human Factory.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Human Factory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Human Factory.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Human Factory on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Human Factory.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Human Factory.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Human Factory.
When there’s a call, you are the man to clean up after your client’s dirty job. Siding with the mafia is a dangerous game, but they pay well, and you need money, right? So take your mop and better remove those bloodstains quickly before the police come.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Human Factory.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
The Last Sovereign
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Human Factory.
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
Killer Chat! - Original Edition
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Human Factory.
Killer Chat! is a satirical serial killer dating chatsim. Play as a (customisable!) writer as you pretend to be a serial killer, get inspiration for your book, fall in love and try not to call the cops through a whirlwind six months with your murderous beau of choice. What could possibly go wrong?
Supermarket Together
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Human Factory.
The multiplayer supermarket has arrived to your neighbourhood for free! Stock your shop space, unlock perks and franchises, hire employees or chase those pesky shoplifters. The more players, the more action!
Fallout Shelter
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Human Factory.
Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.
My Singing Monsters
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Human Factory.
Dive into the Musical World of My Singing Monsters! Breed them, feed them, listen to them sing! Breed & collect a menagerie of Monsters, each a living instrument! Build your paradise across 35+ Islands, customize your world, and enjoy endless music! There's never a dull moment in the Monster World!
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More from Otis Miller
Other recommendable Steam games by Otis Miller, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Blacksmith
WHY THIS
Another title from Otis Miller, the studio behind Human Factory. Shares Indie and Simulation with Human Factory.
Blacksmith is the definitive Blacksmithing experience. Make and sell Weapons, Armour and Tools. Send Heroes on Quests and unlock their unique potential. Grow the town of Ironwell and be a part of the community. Master the elements and bend them to your will! Find your true calling as the Blacksmith!
Grid Slayer
WHY THIS
Another title from Otis Miller, the studio behind Human Factory. Shares Strategy with Human Factory.
A unique tactical grid based deck builder. Extreme strategic freedom. Use elemental wizardry to manipulate your environment and defeat overwhelming odds. Test your wits and resolve to rise above the chaos.
Interrogation Simulator
WHY THIS
Another title from Otis Miller, the studio behind Human Factory. Shares Strategy and Indie with Human Factory.
Inspired by JCS videos and similar Interrogation analysis. Match evidence with statements. Play good cop/bad cop. Make choices. Learn what makes people tick. Unravel the mystery.
Love Quest
WHY THIS
Another title from Otis Miller, the studio behind Human Factory.
Embark on a quest to find your sweetheart. Talk to girls, avoid those pesky trolls and play videogames. A dark comedy with a blend of environmental storytelling, stealth and 2d platforming.
Army of Survivors
WHY THIS
Another title from Otis Miller, the studio behind Human Factory. Shares Indie with Human Factory.
Wage war against massive hordes of orcs, undead and demons in this survival roguelite. Upgrade and combine epic weapons and talents. Enlist an army to fight alongside you. Embrace the chaos of the battlefield!
Frequently asked about Human Factory
- Does Human Factory run on Steam Deck?
- Human Factory 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 Human Factory cost?
- Human Factory is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Human Factory?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Human Factory are Autonauts, Autonauts vs Piratebots, Timberborn.
- Who developed Human Factory?
- Human Factory was developed by Otis Miller and published by Fire Cycle Games.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Human Factory.
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