# Games like Automation Empire

> The closest matches to Automation Empire: Factory Town, Captain of Industry, RAILGRADE, InfraSpace, and Voxel Tycoon. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Factory Town](https://imho.run/games/860890/factory-town) — Also Trains and Base-Building, like Automation Empire. 2,390 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/860890/)
2. [Captain of Industry](https://imho.run/games/1594320/captain-of-industry) — Also Mining and Base-Building, like Automation Empire. 5,423 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1594320/)
3. [RAILGRADE](https://imho.run/games/1355090/railgrade) — Also Trains and Mining, like Automation Empire. 710 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1355090/)
4. [InfraSpace](https://imho.run/games/1511460/infraspace) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Automation Empire. 1,000 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1511460/)
5. [Voxel Tycoon](https://imho.run/games/732050/voxel-tycoon) — Also Trains and Automation, like Automation Empire. 836 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/732050/)
6. [Kubifaktorium](https://imho.run/games/898720/kubifaktorium) — A frequent pick in Automation Empire players' libraries, and another RPG. 342 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/898720/)
7. [Railway Empire](https://imho.run/games/503940/railway-empire) — Also Trains and City Builder, like Automation Empire. 3,732 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/503940/)
8. [Production Line : Car factory simulation](https://imho.run/games/591370/production-line-car-factory-simulation) — Also Base-Building and Automation, like Automation Empire. 2,148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/591370/)
9. [Little Big Workshop](https://imho.run/games/574720/little-big-workshop) — A frequent pick in Automation Empire players' libraries, and another Strategy. 989 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/574720/)
10. [Good Company](https://imho.run/games/911430/good-company) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Automation Empire. 757 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/911430/)
11. [Transport Fever 2](https://imho.run/games/1066780/transport-fever-2) — Also Trains and City Builder, like Automation Empire. 10,269 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1066780/)
12. [Foundation](https://imho.run/games/690830/foundation) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Automation Empire. 10,915 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/690830/)
13. [Factorio](https://imho.run/games/427520/factorio) — Also Base-Building and Automation, like Automation Empire. 114,794 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427520/)
14. [Incremental Factory](https://imho.run/games/2449430/incremental-factory) — Also Trains and Mining, like Automation Empire. 170 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2449430/)
15. [Techtonica](https://imho.run/games/1457320/techtonica) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Automation Empire. 1,988 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1457320/)
16. [Dyson Sphere Program](https://imho.run/games/1366540/dyson-sphere-program) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Automation Empire. 24,284 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1366540/)
17. [Timberborn](https://imho.run/games/1062090/timberborn) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Automation Empire. 22,640 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062090/)
18. [Sweet Transit](https://imho.run/games/1612770/sweet-transit) — Also Trains and City Builder, like Automation Empire. 744 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1612770/)
19. [Cliff Empire](https://imho.run/games/809140/cliff-empire) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Automation Empire. 1,699 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/809140/)
20. [The Crust](https://imho.run/games/1465470/the-crust) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Automation Empire. 4,443 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1465470/)
21. [Big Pharma](https://imho.run/games/344850/big-pharma) — Also Base-Building and Automation, like Automation Empire. 944 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/344850/)
22. [Hammerting](https://imho.run/games/760650/hammerting) — Also Mining and Base-Building, like Automation Empire. 1,014 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/760650/)
23. [Rise of Industry](https://imho.run/games/671440/rise-of-industry) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Automation Empire. 1,866 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/671440/)
24. [Orebound](https://imho.run/games/2467810/orebound) — A frequent pick in Automation Empire players' libraries, and another Action. 513 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2467810/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1112790&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1112790&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1112790&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1112790
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1112790
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Automation Empire

Automation Empire from DOG HOGGLER, released in 2019, is a factory-building strategy game. Players design logistics networks of factories, mines, and farms, employing trains, trucks, conveyors, and robotic drones to meet production quotas, building toward efficient industrial systems. The strategy, indie, and simulation title is rated Playable on Steam Deck and priced at 29.99 USD. It holds a 65% positive rating across 1,482 Steam reviews. Development stopped in 2020, so the current build is the final state. Reviewers describe it as a minimalist automation concept that runs well on modest hardware and works as a near-idle experience. The game is single-player, with resource management and base-building across its maps.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1112790
- **Developer:** DOG HOGGLER
- **Publisher:** DOG HOGGLER
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 20, 2019
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1112790/automation-empire)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1112790&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1112790/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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