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Games like Rogue Factory

If Rogue Factory is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pax Autocratica, Pax Autocratica: Prologue and Factorwave — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 Rogue Factory: The AUTOMATION bullet heaven! Build your custom spellcasting factory and tear through endless waves of monsters. Unlock 20+ characters and 100+ golden totems to craft broken roguelite synergies and survive the swarm! Build, automate, autocast, OBLITERATE!

2026ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby curried_functor, ecaroh
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Steam players who put hours into Rogue 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.

  1. Pax Autocratica

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Rogue Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Factory.

    Build a grand totalitarian colony then personally storm roguelite battlefields with your soldiers. Shape citizens fears, loyalties, bonds, and feuds. Capture enemies, convert them into true believers. Sacrifice the weak. Feed the strong. Wield absolute power and make every life bend to your will.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. Pax Autocratica: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Shares indie and an atmospheric mood with Rogue Factory.

    Second-strongest match for Rogue Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Factory.

    Free stand‑alone Prologue. Build a grand totalitarian colony then personally storm roguelite battlefields with your soldiers. Capture enemies, convert them into believers or sacrifice them to feed the strong. Make every life bend to your will. Play Sector One now & wishlist the full game.

    2025ActionSportsIndieFreeSteam ↗
  3. Factorwave

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Rogue Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rogue Factory.

    Fast-paced factory builder with combat and territorial logistics. Automate production, unlock powerful Sector Hub bonuses, defend your infrastructure, and expand across a hostile planet.

    2026IndieSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Red Dust Colony

    WHY THIS

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

    The spirit of the space race lives on in this Mars based colony sim. Mine, craft and research in order to build up your initial lander into a self sustaining colony. Keep oxygen levels high and CO₂ levels low. Discover and grow a variety of plants to balance out colonist nutrition.

    SimulationSteam ↗
  5. Vena

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Rogue Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rogue Factory.

    Vena is an automation roguelike where you place hexagonal tiles to build resource networks of increasing complexity. Roll dice to shop, pick perks, and combine elements into ingenious structures. Chase unique builds every run and immerse yourself in the flow to satisfy the center’s rising demands.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  6. Exark

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Rogue Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Rogue Factory.

    Exark is a run-based engine builder where you command a gigantic ark-ship. Construct buildings, hire crew with unique skills, and exploit powerful synergies to survive your voyage to the rim of the world.

    2026StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  7. Factomancer

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Rogue Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rogue Factory.

    The Order sends you on a mission. Armed with technology powered by magic, build production chains, plan, transform, optimize, and prepare for the unexpected. In this automation roguelite, the Eye of the Order watches your moves: failure is only a step toward perfection.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  8. Prophet Margin

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Rogue Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Rogue Factory.

    Turn humble villages into a thriving network of trade and prosperity to satisfy the gods. Inspired by modern Eurogames, Prophet Margin is a relaxing city-building puzzle where every road, resource, and connection creates new opportunities. Optimize & experiment freely without pressure or punishment.

    2026StrategyIndieSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Rogue Factory

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.

  1. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and an immersive mood with Rogue Factory.

    Reviewers of Rogue Factory cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue 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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Factorio

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Rogue Factory.

    Reviewers of Rogue Factory cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rogue Factory.

    Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation35.00 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Storm Of Spears RPG

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Rogue Factory.

    Reviewers of Rogue Factory cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Factory.

    Prepare for an epic 10 hour adventure in the world of Galager. Sura, the world's most sought-after mercenary, leads a band of sell-swords in a last-ditch effort to save the world. Prepare for the Storm of Spears!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Just Shapes & Beats

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Rogue Factory.

    Reviewers of Rogue Factory cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Factory.

    "Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.

    2018ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Automation Empire

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Rogue Factory cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rogue Factory.

    Build and manage a massive industrial network of factories, mines, and farms. Employ a fleet of trains, trucks, and robotic drones. In the age of automation, efficiency is survival!

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Rogue Factory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rogue 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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and an immersive mood with Rogue Factory.

    Priced ~50% under Rogue Factory on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue 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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Rogue Factory on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rogue Factory.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Rogue Factory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rogue 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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Rogue Factory on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Rogue Factory.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Rogue Factory on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue 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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Rogue Factory on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Factory.

    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. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Rogue Factory on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue 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.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Factory.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Factory.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Factory.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Factory.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Factory.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rogue 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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Factory.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Factory.

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Rogue Factory

Does Rogue Factory run on Steam Deck?
Rogue 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 Rogue Factory cost?
Rogue Factory is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Rogue Factory?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rogue Factory are Pax Autocratica, Pax Autocratica: Prologue, Factorwave.
Who developed Rogue Factory?
Rogue Factory was developed by curried_functor, ecaroh and published by curried_functor.

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 Rogue Factory.

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