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You land on a frozen planet in a tiny rocket with a robot inside. Harvest and combine materials to discover new ones. Use visual programming to make the robot do the tiresome work for you. Slowly build a gang of self-sustaining robot workers and watch them terraform the planet.

2024StrategyIndieSimulationEarly Access9.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Luden.io
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How much does Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft cost?
Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
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Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft are Learning Factory, Beltmatic, Final Factory.
Who developed Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft?
Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft was developed by Luden.io.

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