Factorio
Factory building game
Factorio is a video game about building and managing automated factories on an alien planet.
Players mine resources, construct assembly lines, and optimize production chains while defending against hostile creatures.
The game appeals to engineering-minded players and is known for consuming enormous amounts of time: I lost the whole weekend to Factorio.
Making or generating something
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- scalingClimbing or resizing
- bottlenecksConstrictions that impede flow
inputs · outputs · supply chain · refinery · smelter · furnaces · machines · conveyor
Self-operating system design
- beltsWaist-cinching straps
- insertersThose who put inside
- assemblersThose who construct things
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
throughput · ratios · blueprints · spaghetti · splitters · balancers · modules · beacons
Things that chomp
- spittersThose who eject saliva
- wormsLimbless burrowing invertebrates
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- defensesMeans of protection
turrets · walls · military · flamethrower · artillery · laser · tank · nests
Initial competitive phase
- midgameCentral portion of play
- endgameConcluding phase of competition
- rocket launchSpacecraft propelled skyward
- space scienceStudy of celestial phenomena
tech tree · milestones · bootstrap · handcrafting · oil refining · satellite · victory · speedrun
Online community overseers
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
- coopPoultry enclosure
- forumsVenues for collective discourse
- RedditSocial news aggregator
Enclosed play area
- simulationImitation of real processes
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- resource managementAllocating available means efficiently
survival · engineering · indie · PC gaming · Steam · top-down · isometric · real-time
production
Making or generating something
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- scalingClimbing or resizing
bottlenecks · inputs · outputs · supply chain · refinery · smelter · furnaces · machines · conveyor · infrastructure
automation
Self-operating system design
- beltsWaist-cinching straps
- insertersThose who put inside
- assemblersThose who construct things
logistics · throughput · ratios · blueprints · spaghetti · splitters · balancers · modules · beacons · bots
biters
Things that chomp
- spittersThose who eject saliva
- wormsLimbless burrowing invertebrates
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
defenses · turrets · walls · military · flamethrower · artillery · laser · tank · nests · expansion
early game
Initial competitive phase
- midgameCentral portion of play
- endgameConcluding phase of competition
- rocket launchSpacecraft propelled skyward
space science · tech tree · milestones · bootstrap · handcrafting · oil refining · satellite · victory · speedrun · achievements
mods
Online community overseers
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
- coopPoultry enclosure
- forumsVenues for collective discourse
Reddit · speedrunning · tutorials · updates · expansion
sandbox
Enclosed play area
- simulationImitation of real processes
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
resource management · survival · engineering · indie · PC gaming · Steam · top-down · isometric · real-time · open-ended
Factorioidle games
Automated progress simulators
clicker games · Flappy Bird · Animal Crossing · visual novels
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Life simulation franchise
cozy games · Journey · walking simulator · meditation apps · idle game
- factory robotsAutomated manufacturing machinery
- factory workerManufacturing floor employee
- factory settingsOriginal device configuration
- chocolate factoryFacility producing cocoa-based sweets
- factory farmingIntensive livestock production system
- factory resetReverting device to original
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