Extremely addictive gameplay loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“This game nails the dopamine loop better than almost anything out there.”
Steam review · 14.2 h played ↗
Satisfactory
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Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 97%Coffee Stain Studios2024Base Building · Automation · Sandbox
The verdict
A deep, addictive 3D factory-builder with a beautiful hand-made world and strong co-op. Skip it if you dislike tedious building, fiddly 3D placement, or want Factorio-style QoL.
Great for
Optimization lovers who enjoy planning, rebuilding and perfecting factories solo or in co-op
Main risk
Building turns into tedious, fiddly manual work with limited QoL and blueprints, feeling like a job
What players love
Satisfying optimizing and rebuilding
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The game perfectly taps into my inner perfectionist, encouraging me to constantly refine, optimize, and redesign my factories until everything runs just right.”
Steam review · 799.5 h played ↗
Beautiful, handcrafted world to explore
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“some of the better exploration i've seen in a hand-made map in a while!”
Steam review · 331.9 h played ↗
Great freedom and depth in factory design
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“You can play the game how you want: you can build everything in a giant megafactory and import your raw resources for processing centrally”
Steam review · 324.1 h played ↗
Devs keep updating and listening
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“The devs are constantly creating more content, fixing bugs, and they listen to the players after all these years!”
Steam review · 806.3 h played ↗
Great co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“It is incredibly replayable, fun and an amazing co-op experience.”
Steam review · 1122.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Bugs and crashes, especially after 1.2 and in multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“its almost unplayable due to the Autosave crashing my game every time it does it.”
Steam review · 234.8 h played ↗
Tedious, fiddly building and weak QoL
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The core issue is that the building is just too tedious for a game primarily about building.”
Steam review · 103.3 h played ↗
Blueprints too small and limited
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The blueprint system is basically non-existent because it has a very small footprint, and doesn't tile very well.”
Steam review · 46.6 h played ↗
Feels like a repetitive full-time job
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“This isnt a game its a full time job thats repetitive and unpaid.”
Steam review · 78.7 h played ↗
Worse than Factorio for many players
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“But almost immediately, I felt myself missing the birds-eye view.”
Steam review · 176.9 h played ↗
Fluid and pipe mechanics are frustrating
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“you need a damn doctorate in fluid dynamics to understand what is going on and even then it won't help.”
Steam review · 67.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified20 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 or later (64-Bit)
Processori5-3570 3.4 GHz 4 Core
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 1650/GTX 1050-ti, or AMD RX 470/RX 570, or equivalent performance & VRAM
Storage20 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11 or later (64-Bit)
ProcessorRyzen 5 5600X or i5-12400 or equivalent performance, 6 physical cores minimum
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia RTX 2070 or RX 5700, or equivalent performance & VRAM
Storage20 GB available space
OSWindows 10 or later (64-Bit)
Processori5-3570 3.4 GHz 4 Core
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 1650/GTX 1050-ti, or AMD RX 470/RX 570, or equivalent performance & VRAM
Storage20 GB available space
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