Games like FACTORY I
If FACTORY I is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cog Foo, My Drug Cartel and Factory Town 2: Paradise — 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.
Get personalized picks →About FACTORY I: FACTORY I is a minimalist automation simulator designed to deliver the pure joy of factory building through a clean, clutter-free UI. Strip away the visual noise, design flawless production lines, and challenge the limits of infinite efficiency.
Players who liked FACTORY I also play
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Cog Foo
WHY THIS
Top pick for FACTORY I fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with FACTORY I.
A battle-laden automation game where you have to manufacture everything from battle units down to every bullet! Engage in battles to gather survivors. Manage and feed your people. Mine, farm and Optimize production lines. Can you lead your people to victory?
My Drug Cartel
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for FACTORY I fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Early Access with FACTORY I.
A drug plantation management game with basebuilding, strategy and combat elements. Expand your plantation, hire workers, and plan new smuggling routes. But be ready to face a heavy response by law enforcement by hiring guards, buying weapons and building defences.
Factory Town 2: Paradise
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for FACTORY I fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with FACTORY I.
A Town Builder + Factory Sim where you fully automate a tropical village and feed a giant volcano. Use conveyor belts, trains, boats, zip lines, pipes, water wheels and more to produce massive amounts of items and keep everyone happy!
Super Movie Tycoon
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for FACTORY I fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with FACTORY I.
Become a movie mogul in Super Movie Tycoon! From script to screen, build your dream team and create blockbusters to conquer Hollywood!
Modulus: Factory Automation
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for FACTORY I fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with FACTORY I.
Build, automate, & optimize production lines across sky islands with real spatial constraints. Every production line is an open-ended puzzle: which operators to use, how to route your belts and how to fit your factory into the landscape. Your solutions, like your factories, are uniquely your own.
MineMogul
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for FACTORY I fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with FACTORY I.
Design and build a factory deep underground in this physics-based automation sandbox. Mine resources, buy machines and master the chaos as you become the ultimate Mine Mogul!
Star Birds
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for FACTORY I fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with FACTORY I.
Star Birds is a chill factory building and resource management game. Mine asteroids and create brain-twisting production networks. Level by level, you guide your feathered crew to new interstellar horizons!
MoteMancer
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for FACTORY I fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with FACTORY I.
An alchemical automation game of logistical puzzles across six Elemental planes. Each Element offers unique tools for power, transport, and defense, rewarding adaptation and experimentation. Cultivate your own garden of possibility with dozens of uniquely shaped structures in this Hex-Grid sandbox.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below FACTORY I at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~78% under FACTORY I on Steam right now. Shares Indie with FACTORY I.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under FACTORY I on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with FACTORY I.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under FACTORY I on Steam right now. Shares Indie with FACTORY I.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under FACTORY I on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with FACTORY I.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~78% under FACTORY I on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with FACTORY I.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under FACTORY I on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with FACTORY I.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The Test: Final Revelation
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under FACTORY I on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with FACTORY I.
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under FACTORY I on Steam right now. Shares Indie with FACTORY I.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with FACTORY I.
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?
Steam Engine Simulator
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with FACTORY I.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with FACTORY I.
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.
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with FACTORY I.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
SuchArt: Creative Space
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with FACTORY I.
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!
Tukoni: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with FACTORY I.
Tukoni: Prologue is a point-and-click puzzle adventure, based on a series of award-winning books by the Ukrainian artist Oksana Bula. Play as Tukoni, the forest spirits, as you meet unique characters, solve captivating puzzles, craft new items, and explore a magical world filled with kindness.
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Frequently asked about FACTORY I
- How much does FACTORY I cost?
- FACTORY I is listed on Steam at 4.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to FACTORY I?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside FACTORY I are Cog Foo, My Drug Cartel, Factory Town 2: Paradise.
- Who developed FACTORY I?
- FACTORY I was developed by Studio H.D.
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