Factorio

User Rating
7.4/10 (34 ratings)
Release Date
28th Oct 2022
No. of Players
1 (Single Player)
Genre
Simulation, Strategy
Publisher
Wube Software
Developer
Wube Software
Content Rating
ESRB/Teen, PEGI/7
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About

Factorio is a game in which you build and maintain factories. You will be mining resources, researching technologies, building infrastructure, automating production and fighting enemies.

In the beginning you will find yourself chopping trees, mining ores and crafting mechanical arms and transport belts by hand, but in short time you can become an industrial powerhouse, with huge solar fields, oil refining and cracking, manufacture and deployment of construction and logistic robots, all for your resource needs. However this heavy exploitation of the planet's resources does not sit nicely with the locals, so you will have to be prepared to defend yourself and your machine empire.

Join forces with other players in cooperative multiplayer, create huge factories, collaborate and delegate tasks between you and your friends. While the core gameplay is in the form of the freeplay scenario, there are a range of interesting challenges in the form of Scenarios. If you don't find any maps or scenarios you enjoy, you can create your own with the in-game Map Editor, place down entities, enemies, and terrain in any way you like.

Reviews 1

Nintendo Life said:

Like the gears in an engine, everything in Factorio has a purpose. There is little in terms of extras here but what is present in this factory management sim does its job beautifully. Despite some issues with the way the Switch port is presented and controls, these are minor issues in an otherwise stellar game that will have you obsessing over the best possible layout for your factory or wanting to keep playing to see what the next research tree unlocks.

8/10

User Reviews 1

THOMASNATOR said:

Either you know very well what you're getting into and are willing to look beyond the Switch control issues, or you'll bounce off its RollerCoaster Tycoon-esque art style and seeming labyrinthine complexity. Once it clicks, you'll violate several self-bedtime orders over and over again. The factory must grow. The factory must grow. The factory must grow to meet the needs of the growing factory.

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