# Games like Factory Town Idle

> The closest matches to Factory Town Idle: Factory Town, Magic Research, Factory Town 2: Paradise, Melvor Idle, and Industry Idle. 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 Colony Sim and City Builder, like Factory Town Idle. 2,390 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/860890/)
2. [Magic Research](https://imho.run/games/2311680/magic-research) — Shares offline progression with Factory Town Idle. 329 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2311680/)
3. [Factory Town 2: Paradise](https://imho.run/games/3312130/factory-town-2-paradise) — A frequent pick in Factory Town Idle players' libraries, and another Indie. 105 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3312130/)
4. [Melvor Idle](https://imho.run/games/1267910/melvor-idle) — Also Automation and Idler, like Factory Town Idle. 8,418 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1267910/)
5. [Industry Idle](https://imho.run/games/1574000/industry-idle) — Also Clicker and City Builder, like Factory Town Idle. 618 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574000/)
6. [Idle Research](https://imho.run/games/1482860/idle-research) — Also Clicker and Automation, like Factory Town Idle. 1,342 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1482860/)
7. [Tribe: Primitive Builder](https://imho.run/games/1059900/tribe-primitive-builder) — A frequent pick in Factory Town Idle players' libraries, and another Adventure. 280 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1059900/)
8. [Military Incremental Complex](https://imho.run/games/3469750/military-incremental-complex) — A frequent pick in Factory Town Idle players' libraries, and another Strategy. 530 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3469750/)
9. [Fill Up The Hole](https://imho.run/games/3343160/fill-up-the-hole) — Also Colony Sim and Clicker, like Factory Town Idle. 843 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3343160/)
10. [Timberborn](https://imho.run/games/1062090/timberborn) — Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Factory Town Idle. 22,640 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062090/)
11. [Incremental Town RPG](https://imho.run/games/2895430/incremental-town-rpg) — A frequent pick in Factory Town Idle players' libraries, and another RPG. 71 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2895430/)
12. [Autonauts](https://imho.run/games/979120/autonauts) — Also Colony Sim and Automation, like Factory Town Idle. 2,010 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/979120/)
13. [Widget Inc.](https://imho.run/games/3184110/widget-inc) — Also Clicker and Automation, like Factory Town Idle. 586 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3184110/)
14. [Holyday City: Reloaded](https://imho.run/games/728730/holyday-city-reloaded) — A frequent pick in Factory Town Idle players' libraries, and another Casual. 666 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/728730/)
15. [Tiny Biomes: Cozy Idle](https://imho.run/games/4276980/tiny-biomes-cozy-idle) — Also Clicker and Automation, like Factory Town Idle. 119 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4276980/)
16. [Imagine Earth](https://imho.run/games/280720/imagine-earth) — Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Factory Town Idle. 484 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/280720/)
17. [Orb of Creation](https://imho.run/games/1910680/orb-of-creation) — Also Clicker and Idler, like Factory Town Idle. 1,273 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1910680/)
18. [Incremental Factory](https://imho.run/games/2449430/incremental-factory) — Also Automation and Idler, like Factory Town Idle. 170 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2449430/)
19. [The Bonfire 2: Uncharted Shores](https://imho.run/games/1155880/the-bonfire-2-uncharted-shores) — Shares worker assignment with Factory Town Idle. 117 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1155880/)
20. [refarm](https://imho.run/games/2857000/refarm) — A frequent pick in Factory Town Idle players' libraries, and another Simulation. 208 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2857000/)
21. [Moose Miners](https://imho.run/games/2591410/moose-miners) — Also Colony Sim and Automation, like Factory Town Idle. 375 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2591410/)
22. [Banished](https://imho.run/games/242920/banished) — Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Factory Town Idle. 25,649 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242920/)
23. [Crusaders Quest : Hero Town](https://imho.run/games/4126220/crusaders-quest-hero-town) — Also Clicker and City Builder, like Factory Town Idle. 215 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4126220/)
24. [Fracture Field](https://imho.run/games/3946110/fracture-field) — Also Clicker and Automation, like Factory Town Idle. 116 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3946110/)

## 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=2207490&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2207490&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2207490&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2207490
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2207490
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Factory Town Idle

An entire town builder experience packed into a living spreadsheet. Build housing, assign workers, then craft and sell a huge variety of items to level up your town and expand your civilization across the world!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2207490
- **Developer:** Erik Asmussen
- **Publisher:** Erik Asmussen
- **Genres:** Indie, Simulation, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jan 8, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2207490/factory-town-idle)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2207490&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2207490/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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