Games like Infinifactory
If Infinifactory is your kind of game, the closest matches are Opus Magnum, SpaceChem and SHENZHEN I/O — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its minimalist story with charm, tactical positioning matters and writing quality is exceptional. 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.
Get personalized picks →Infinifactory is a 3D factory-building puzzle game developed by Zachtronics. Players construct production lines to assemble products for automated manufacturing, navigating optimization challenges across a series of spatially complex puzzles. The game emphasizes methodical planning where tactical positioning of machinery and resources determines success. Players describe the experience as challenging and immersive, with a minimalist story that carries unexpected charm. Reviewers highlight the deep satisfaction of solving spatial logic problems through systematic factory design. Community score comparison features encourage efficiency-focused replays. Released in 2015 at $24.99, the game runs at playable resolution on Steam Deck and supports solo-only play with medium-length sessions.
About Infinifactory: Infinifactory is a sandbox puzzle game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infiniminer. Build factories that assemble products for your alien overlords, and try not to die in the process.
Players who liked Infinifactory also play
Steam players who put hours into Infinifactory 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.
Opus Magnum
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Infinifactory.
Top pick for Infinifactory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Infinifactory.
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!
SpaceChem
WHY THIS
Shares factory automation and a challenging mood with Infinifactory.
Second-strongest match for Infinifactory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Infinifactory.
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!
SHENZHEN I/O
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an immersive mood with Infinifactory.
Third-strongest match for Infinifactory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Infinifactory.
BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.
Upalu Mundi
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Infinifactory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Infinifactory.
Upalu Mundi is a puzzle game set in a dwarven world at the dawn of railways. Lay tracks, build stations and set switches to keep goods moving and profits soaring. Read the news to see how the public reacts as you shape the future of transportation!
EXAPUNKS
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Infinifactory.
Ranked #5 for Infinifactory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Infinifactory.
The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life.
Kaizen: A Factory Story
WHY THIS
Shares optimization challenges, puzzle solving and a challenging mood with Infinifactory.
Ranked #6 for Infinifactory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Infinifactory.
Kaizen is an open-ended puzzle automation game from the original Zachtronics team, set in 1980s Japan. Design, build, and optimize production lines to create iconic products, like calculators, camcorders, and arcade machines.
TIS-100
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and a challenging mood with Infinifactory.
Ranked #7 for Infinifactory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Infinifactory.
TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!
Comet 64
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Infinifactory.
Ranked #8 for Infinifactory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Infinifactory.
Comet 64 is a programming puzzle game. The year is 1984. All you got is a Comet 64 home computer and the operator's manual it came with.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Infinifactory
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
Portal
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Infinifactory cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
Satisfactory
WHY THIS
Shares factory automation and an immersive mood with Infinifactory.
Reviewers of Infinifactory cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Infinifactory.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
Opus Magnum
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Infinifactory.
Reviewers of Infinifactory cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Infinifactory.
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!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Infinifactory at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Infinifactory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Infinifactory.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Infinifactory on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Infinifactory.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Infinifactory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Infinifactory.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Infinifactory on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Infinifactory.
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!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~68% under Infinifactory on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Infinifactory.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Balatro
WHY THIS
Priced ~52% under Infinifactory on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Infinifactory.
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Infinifactory.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Infinifactory.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Infinifactory.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Infinifactory.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Infinifactory.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Steam Engine Simulator
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Infinifactory.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
Coloring Pixels
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Infinifactory.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
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More from Zachtronics
Other recommendable Steam games by Zachtronics, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Opus Magnum
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Infinifactory.
Another title from Zachtronics, the studio behind Infinifactory. Shares Indie and Simulation with Infinifactory.
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!
SHENZHEN I/O
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an immersive mood with Infinifactory.
Another title from Zachtronics, the studio behind Infinifactory. Shares Indie and Simulation with Infinifactory.
BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.
TIS-100
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and a challenging mood with Infinifactory.
Another title from Zachtronics, the studio behind Infinifactory. Shares Indie and Simulation with Infinifactory.
TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!
SpaceChem
WHY THIS
Shares factory automation and a challenging mood with Infinifactory.
Another title from Zachtronics, the studio behind Infinifactory. Shares Indie and Simulation with Infinifactory.
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!
EXAPUNKS
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Infinifactory.
Another title from Zachtronics, the studio behind Infinifactory. Shares Indie and Simulation with Infinifactory.
The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life.
Last Call BBS
WHY THIS
Another title from Zachtronics, the studio behind Infinifactory. Shares Indie and Simulation with Infinifactory.
Boot up your Z5 Powerlance and dial into Last Call BBS, the last game from Zachtronics! The Barkeep’s loaded up his retro computer with a full set of puzzle games for you to download and play. No need to worry about copy protection, they’re all fully cracked and ready to enjoy!
Eliza
WHY THIS
Another title from Zachtronics, the studio behind Infinifactory. Shares Indie with Infinifactory.
Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, and decides the course of her future.
The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Infinifactory.
Another title from Zachtronics, the studio behind Infinifactory. Shares Indie with Infinifactory.
The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection is here! Inside you will find all seven Zachtronics solitaire games, updated with new 4K graphics, plus one brand new Tarot-themed solitaire variant only available here.
Frequently asked about Infinifactory
- Does Infinifactory run on Steam Deck?
- Infinifactory 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 Infinifactory cost?
- Infinifactory is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Infinifactory?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Infinifactory are Opus Magnum, SpaceChem, SHENZHEN I/O.
- Who developed Infinifactory?
- Infinifactory was developed by Zachtronics.
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