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Games like Manufactoria 2022

If Manufactoria 2022 is your kind of game, the closest matches are SOKOBOT, Monster Logic and Human Resource Machine — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and retro. 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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About Manufactoria 2022: Manufactoria 2022 is a constructive puzzle game about pushing robots around. (It's okay, they don't complain.) Use simple parts to engineer solutions to open-ended problems, then rebuild 'em better! Take a company from your backyard to the soaring heights of success! How hard could it be?

2022Simulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby PleasingFungus Games
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Compare scores with global leaderboardsDesign machines to process symbolic tapesExcellent level design with open ended solutionsChallengingContemplativeRetro

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Steam players who put hours into Manufactoria 2022 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.

  1. SOKOBOT

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Manufactoria 2022.

    Top pick for Manufactoria 2022 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Manufactoria 2022.

    SOKOBOT is an open-ended puzzle game where you place down cute robots, give them commands, and create infinitely-looping assembly lines that combine shapes together!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation3.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Monster Logic

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Manufactoria 2022.

    Second-strongest match for Manufactoria 2022 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Manufactoria 2022.

    Enter the world of "Monster Logic", the monstrous programming game! In this hand-drawn puzzle game, you'll have to use each monster's unique ability to progress through the 40+ levels and the multiple biomes!

    2020IndieSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Human Resource Machine

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Manufactoria 2022.

    Third-strongest match for Manufactoria 2022 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Manufactoria 2022.

    Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming... for your job. From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno.

    2015IndieSimulationCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. World of Contraptions

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Manufactoria 2022.

    Ranked #4 for Manufactoria 2022 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Manufactoria 2022.

    World of Contraptions is a physics-based building game in which you build the most varied contraptions to solve the most diverse types of puzzles. Win dozens of levels with different types of obstacles. Design the best contraption for each challenge using a giant collection of blocks.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Signal State

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Manufactoria 2022.

    Ranked #5 for Manufactoria 2022 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Manufactoria 2022.

    Set in a post-apocalyptic future, The Signal State puts your logic skills to the test with complex puzzles inspired by modular synthesizers. Repair machines, rebuild an abandoned farm, and be part of a revolution that will change the fate of agriculture once and for all.

    2021Simulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Manufactoria 2022.

    Ranked #6 for Manufactoria 2022 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Manufactoria 2022.

    Use real Python code to automate machines, robots, drones and more: Program self-driving vehicles; crack passwords; apply machine learning; automate logistics; use image processing to guide missiles. Gain real coding skills and solve exciting bite-sized programming challenges.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation17.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Opus Magnum

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Manufactoria 2022.

    Ranked #7 for Manufactoria 2022 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Manufactoria 2022.

    Opus Magnum is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem, Infinifactory, and SHENZHEN I/O. Design and build machines that assemble potions, poisons, and more using the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool: the transmutation engine!

    2017IndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. SpaceChem

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Manufactoria 2022.

    Ranked #8 for Manufactoria 2022 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Manufactoria 2022.

    Zachtronics is back with an ambitious new design-based puzzle game. Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the leading chemical synthesizer for frontier colonies. Construct elaborate factories to transform raw materials into valuable chemical products!

    2011IndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Manufactoria 2022 at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Manufactoria 2022 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Manufactoria 2022.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Manufactoria 2022 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Manufactoria 2022.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Kerbal Space Program

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Manufactoria 2022 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Manufactoria 2022.

    In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.

    2015IndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Manufactoria 2022 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Manufactoria 2022.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Manufactoria 2022 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Manufactoria 2022.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. FTL: Faster Than Light

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Manufactoria 2022 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Manufactoria 2022.

    This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.

    2012StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~85% under Manufactoria 2022 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Manufactoria 2022.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Don't Starve

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Manufactoria 2022 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Manufactoria 2022.

    Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.

    2013IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Manufactoria 2022.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Manufactoria 2022.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Manufactoria 2022

Does Manufactoria 2022 run on Steam Deck?
Manufactoria 2022 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 Manufactoria 2022 cost?
Manufactoria 2022 is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Manufactoria 2022?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Manufactoria 2022 are SOKOBOT, Monster Logic, Human Resource Machine.
Who developed Manufactoria 2022?
Manufactoria 2022 was developed by PleasingFungus Games.

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