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24 alternatives to Factorio

A game in which you build and maintain factories.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Factorio launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Life in Bunker▲67

   A bunker-building survival simulator

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   You're the OS▲121

   A game where you play as the computer OS

   2023 · plbrault.itch.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Human Resource Machine▲82

   A programming game from the creators of Little Inferno

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Toby: The Secret Mine▲76

   A puzzle platformer in the vein of Limbo and Nihilumbra

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Akuatica▲77

   An action adventure game with puzzle elements

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Talos Principle▲80

   A philosophical first-person puzzle game

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   TimeSwapper▲68

   A challenging 2D arcade game where you are a master of time

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Buildstash▲168

   A new home for your software binaries

   2025 · buildstash.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Scrap Mechanic▲70

   Build incredible machines in a multiplayer sandbox

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Element▲78

    A space RTS for people who don't have time for a normal RTS

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Bit Pit▲74

    Score-hoarding arcade jumparound

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Mini Metro▲133

    Make the trains run on time

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    RimWorld▲72

    A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller.

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    War for the Overworld▲66

    Rule the Under AND Overworld as you build your dungeon.

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    BattleTech▲61

    From the creators of the Shadowrun Series!

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Antichamber▲82

    A mind-blowing psychological exploration game

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    oO▲55

    A hardcore minimal arcade game.

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Arcade OS▲95

    Capture and manage your Games in Notion

    2022 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Clustertruck▲72

    Speed run over trucks, it's a clusterf

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Code Arcade▲111

    An arcade game for programmers

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Memoire En Code▲82

    An autobiography told through a series of interactive games

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Warsow▲92

    Free & fast-paced FPS game for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Space Grunts▲66

    You play as a "problem" solver and you will die a lot

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    else Heart.Break()▲60

    A game about friendship, love and technology in a place whe…

    2015 · its alternatives →

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