The Best Factory-building Games for PC Windows

Update : Satisfactory added at rank #1.
Here are our 10 Best Factory-building Games for PC Windows:
1

Satisfactory (2024)

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Satisfactory is an engaging first-person factory-building game on an alien planet, allowing players to explore a pre-generated world and harvest natural resources to create automated factories. With great power systems and conveyor belts to help automate resource collection and transportation, the game offers a fun and addictive experience for control freaks and automation enthusiasts. The added survival element provides extra depth, making it a must-play for exploration and building game fans.


What we like:
  • Engaging first-person factory-building experience
  • Pre-generated world for unique gameplay experience
  • Fun power systems and conveyor belts for resource automation
  • Survival element adds extra depth
  • Great for building and automation enthusiasts
What could be improved:
  • May require significant time investment to unlock useful devices and modes of transportation
  • Demands patience, structure and adaptability

  • factory-building
  • first-person
  • crafting
  • survival
  • sandbox
  • automation
  • open-world
  • resource
  • factory
  • cooperative
  • robo-said
  • factory-builder
  • base-building
  • exploration
  • simulation

2

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

3

Mindustry (2017)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux IOS iPhone Android

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

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  • 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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