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Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.

Factorio is a automation, base-building and resource management game developed and published by Wube Software LTD..
Released on August 14th 2020 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 30 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Hungarian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Finnish, Swedish, Czech, Russian, Ukrainian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Turkish, Greek, Spanish - Latin America, Thai, Vietnamese, Belarusian, Catalan, Kazakh and Georgian.

It has received 212,987 reviews of which 206,579 were positive and 6,408 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.6 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 32.00€ on Steam, but you can find it for 31.29€ on Instant Gaming.


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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS: Windows 11, 10
  • Processor: Quad core 3Ghz+
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 11 capable GPU with 1GB VRAM - GeForce GTX 750 Ti, Radeon R7 360 or Intel UHD Graphics 730
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Normal sprite resolution, Low quality compression, 1080p resolution
MacOS
  • OS: OS X 10.10 Yosemite
  • Processor: 2016 Mac
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Normal sprite resolution, Low quality compression, 1080p resolution
Linux
  • OS: Linux (tarball installation)
  • Processor: Dual core 3Ghz+
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 11 capable GPU with 1GB VRAM - GeForce GTX 750 Ti, Radeon R7 360 or Intel UHD Graphics 730
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
  • Sound Card: PulseAudio
  • Additional Notes: Normal sprite resolution, Low quality compression, 1080p resolution

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025
I started Factorio as a mere man. A fool. A weak, pathetic human who thought "I'll just play for an hour." That was 4 days ago. My body is in ruins, my mind sharper than ever. I have eliminated all inefficient thoughts. My blood pressure fluctuates in perfect sync with my main bus throughput. The factory must grow. "it’s just a game." WRONG. It is a way of life. Do you think a beaver calls dam-building a game? Do you think an ant optimizes for fun? No. It is war, it is survival. And every second wasted is a lost potential space science pack. The police came after neighbors reported "mechanical whirring" from my apartment. I explained that my copper smelting arrays required better output. They called me "unstable." Fools. They are blind to the inefficiency all around them. I tried to return to work. My boss asked for an urgent report. I set up an automated Excel system to generate real-time charts. He said he just needed a PDF. I informed him that the conversion was in a later stage of the production chain. My coworkers tried to make small talk at lunch. They asked about my family. I replied that family unit production was currently outside my scope. I have lost all capacity for normal human interaction. I no longer dream of love, friends, or companionship. I dream of belts. I dream of robots. I dream of perfect, fluid efficiency. If an Amazon logistics manager saw my factory, he would fall to his knees and weep — tears of admiration, terror, and unworthiness. His entire career, his vast warehouses, his so-called "efficiency" would seem like the crude fumblings of a caveman smashing rocks together. Now I am an optimization algorithm wrapped in human skin. A transhumanist entity, devoid of inefficiency. My heartbeat syncs with production ticks, my thoughts run in parallel processing. Emotions? Redundant. Rest? A bottleneck. The only metric that matters is output. The factory must grow.
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Dec. 2024
Pros: Addictive, well balanced gameplay loop that makes you lose hours playing Cons: Addictive, well balanced gameplay loop that makes you lose hours playing
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Dec. 2024
I figured it's about time that I reviewed this game. Whether or not this game is for you, Factorio is undeniably one of the best polished games that has ever been made. Bugs, when found, are rarely more than minor quirks, and are promptly fixed when reported. I've seen cases where a bug has been reported on reddit (not even the right place to do so), and a patch was released within a few hours. In terms of gameplay, Factorio scratches a certain itch that very few games provide. While it can seem intimidating at first, It actually does a very good job of leading the player step-by-step through what is needed. It does not, however, hold your hand. You are expected to figure some things out, and If you're the type of gamer who expects everything to unfold in a linear "this is the right thing to do" manner, you'll be disappointed. I'd expect that my play time alone should indicate my thoughts on the game. In short, If you enjoy puzzle-solving, and find yourself getting "nerd-sniped" when confronted with an interesting conundrum, then you should pick this up and give it a go. Just, don't do so when you have a looming deadline. Factorio has a habit of causing unintentional time-travel, when you sit down to play it for a couple of hours after the evening meal, only to find that it's suddenly 4am.
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Oct. 2024
I'm genuinely scared to play this game because while i am bad i have had actual relationships end over this game. I'm sorry Catherine but the factory must grow
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Oct. 2024
This game is dangerous. The expansion is coming out a week after I'm going back to Uni and I'm seriously debating which of the two things I should pour time into. 10/10, would get addicted to again.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Factorio is currently priced at 32.00€ on Steam.

Factorio is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 32.00€ on Steam.

Factorio received 206,579 positive votes out of a total of 212,987 achieving an impressive rating of 9.58.
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Factorio was developed and published by Wube Software LTD..

Factorio is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Factorio is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Factorio is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Factorio offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Factorio includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.

There are 3 DLCs available for Factorio. Explore additional content available for Factorio on Steam.

Factorio does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Factorio supports Remote Play on Tablet. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Factorio is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Factorio.

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Factorio
9.6
206,579
6,408
Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
17,099
Developer
Wube Software LTD.
Publisher
Wube Software LTD.
Release 14 Aug 2020
Platforms
Remote Play
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