The Best Automation Games - Page 2

Update : Techtonica added at rank #45.
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Captain of Industry (2022)

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Embark on an adventure in Captain of Industry, where you transform an abandoned island into a thriving civilization. Mine, farm, and innovate your way to the stars by building rockets, trading with allies, and fending off pirates. With over 150 unique products and the ability to shape the terrain itself, your strategic decisions pave the path to success. Can you conquer the challenges and reach space?

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What we like:
  • Real-time terrain deformation
  • Wide variety of solutions for challenges
  • Handy tools like blueprinting
  • Engaging gameplay
  • Actively developed with promising potential
What could be improved:
  • Lacks clear end goals
  • Some gameplay issues need refining

  • automation
  • mining
  • transportation
  • colony
  • base-building
  • agriculture
  • moddable
  • city-building
  • resource-management
  • logic
  • simulation
  • economy
  • building
  • management
  • survival

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shapez 2 (2024)

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early access Linux Android PC Windows Mac OS

Dive into a factory-building game where the focus is on just that — building huge factories! Construct sprawling multi-level factories and min-max your layouts without limits. Shapez 2 is tailor-made for enthusiasts who crave the thrill of optimizing production lines and perfecting automation.


  • automation
  • trains
  • transportation
  • base-building
  • factory-building
  • building
  • logic
  • space
  • resource-management
  • sandbox
  • crafting
  • simulation
  • relaxing
  • programming
  • puzzle

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Mindustry (2017)

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- Minor bugfixes. - Minor fixes to bug fixes. - Major bugfixes to bugfix the bugfix for bug fixing. - Bug fixes for bugfixing the bug fixing bug.


  • tower-defense
  • base-building
  • automation
  • cooperative
  • factory-building
  • resource-management
  • cross-platform
  • sandbox
  • multiplayer
  • strategy
  • building
  • real-time
  • management
  • team
  • mech

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MOLEK-SYNTEZ (2019)

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Use the MOLEK-SYNTEZ to create small molecules with various pharmacological effects from the comfort of your small Romanian apartment.


  • science
  • programming
  • automation
  • simulation
  • puzzle
  • single-player

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River Town Factory (2024)

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PC Windows

If possible, would you like to go back to ancient times to start a factory, refine oil, or even build a large computer? With the accidental fall of a meteorite, you traveled back to River Town a thousand years ago and became a workshop owner. And the story will begin from here……

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  • automation
  • travel
  • base-building
  • time
  • historical
  • resource-management
  • time-management
  • alternate
  • building
  • sandbox
  • city-building
  • open-world
  • pixel
  • sci-fi
  • crafting

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Last Call BBS (2022)

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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!


  • automation
  • solitaire
  • 1990s
  • logic
  • building
  • mech
  • sandbox
  • retro
  • pvp
  • pixel
  • music
  • puzzle

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Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft (2024)

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early access PC Windows Mac OS Linux

You land on a frozen planet in a tiny rocket with a robot inside. Harvest and combine materials to discover new ones. Use visual programming to make the robot do the tiresome work for you. Slowly build a gang of self-sustaining robot workers and watch them terraform the planet.


  • programming
  • automation
  • education
  • robots
  • base-building
  • crafting
  • sandbox
  • cute

18

The Signal State (2021)

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Mac OS PC Windows

Set in a post-apocalyptic future, The Signal State puts your logic skills to the test with complex puzzles inspired by modular synthesizers. Repair machines, rebuild an abandoned farm, and be part of a revolution that will change the fate of agriculture once and for all.


  • automation
  • logic
  • moddable
  • editor
  • programming
  • level
  • tutorial
  • sandbox
  • hacking
  • dystopian
  • zachtronics
  • puzzle
  • tactile
  • futuristic
  • simulation

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Smack (2021)

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A sandbox fighting game with built-in creation tools, currently in Early Access. Animate pixel art characters using our 3D pixel art rotation technology, then battle with up to 8 players! Use our tools to export sprites for your own projects.


  • illustration
  • design
  • software
  • development
  • automation
  • 2.5d
  • character
  • editor
  • level
  • fight
  • 2d
  • customization
  • sandbox
  • multiplayer
  • pixel

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GLADIABOTS - AI Combat Arena (2019)

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Assemble your robot squad, construct their AI and send them in the battle arena to see your strategy play out. Iterate, improve and repeat until you outsmart all your opponents and friends online.


  • programming
  • auto-battler
  • automation
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • top-down
  • multiplayer-battle
  • robots
  • asynchronous
  • logic
  • tactical
  • multiplayer
  • pve
  • arena
  • isometric

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