Games like Apocalypse Factory
If Apocalypse Factory is your kind of game, the closest matches are Copacetic, Factory on a Train and Wall World Strategy — 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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Players who liked Apocalypse Factory also play
Steam players who put hours into Apocalypse 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.
Copacetic
WHY THIS
Top pick for Apocalypse Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Apocalypse Factory.
The 3D Pipes screensaver, but a resource management game, inside of a cube, about genocide. Place factories and modules around the walls of your mind, avoiding tangles as you wire them all together. Travel across the galaxy harvesting all sentient life. Space is limited, and the only enemy is you.
Factory on a Train
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Apocalypse Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Apocalypse Factory.
Mine, craft and extend your Factory on a Train! As you find more resources and unlock increasingly complex recipes, your train grows and your production increases. Choose the right cars to face the challenges of a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Wall World Strategy
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Apocalypse Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Apocalypse Factory.
Build and lead a colony on the surface of an endless Wall. Manage resources and your people, develop new technologies, defend against relentless zyrex attacks, and send robo-spiders on risky expeditions. Keep the colony from collapsing – in Wall World, it's easy to fall.
Complex SKY
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Apocalypse Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Apocalypse Factory.
COMPLEX SKY is a futuristic city building game with a unique architecture system - build the city both ways, up and down! The world is devastated by pollution, and it’s up to you to create a fully self-sustainable city in the skies, and populate it with human settlers.
Dust & Diamonds
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Apocalypse Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Apocalypse Factory.
Humans are extinct, and Goblins proudly stand at the top of the food chain! Take over a mine, expand your surface base, and automate logistics. Manage workers, trade, avoid cave-ins and lava, and above all – try to endure your father's constant grumbling!
Rise Under the Warstorm
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Apocalypse Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Apocalypse Factory.
Rise Under the Warstorm is a strategy game focused on automation, production, and base defense. Gather resources, build automated production lines, optimize your economy, train armies, and protect your settlement against enemy waves.
Resilient
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Apocalypse Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Apocalypse Factory.
Begin with a handful of survivors after a 17th-century zombie apocalypse and build a growing colony. Shape its organic layout, establish production chains, define ideologies, and pass laws. Thrive by day, defend by night, and test your colony’s resilience against the undead.
RAILGRADE
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Apocalypse Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Apocalypse Factory.
RAILGRADE is the train RTS game! Construct dense vertical railroads, build cities, construct vast factory chains with train automation! Restore an off world colony's economy all in the intense story driven campaign or relaxing sandbox mode!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Apocalypse Factory at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Apocalypse Factory on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Apocalypse 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.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Apocalypse Factory on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Apocalypse 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.
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Apocalypse Factory on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Apocalypse 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 ~65% under Apocalypse Factory on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Apocalypse Factory.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Apocalypse Factory on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Apocalypse Factory.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Apocalypse Factory on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Apocalypse Factory.
Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~77% under Apocalypse Factory on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Apocalypse Factory.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Nubby's Number Factory
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Apocalypse Factory on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Apocalypse Factory.
A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Apocalypse Factory.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
SuchArt: Creative Space
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Apocalypse Factory.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
Outpath: First Journey
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Apocalypse 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 with Apocalypse 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.
Dota 2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Apocalypse Factory.
Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.
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Frequently asked about Apocalypse Factory
- Does Apocalypse Factory run on Steam Deck?
- Apocalypse 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 Apocalypse Factory cost?
- Apocalypse Factory is listed on Steam at 8.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Apocalypse Factory?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Apocalypse Factory are Copacetic, Factory on a Train, Wall World Strategy.
- Who developed Apocalypse Factory?
- Apocalypse Factory was developed by Mind Leak.
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