Captain of Industry

Item: Captain of Industry
Rating: 88
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-07-04

Summary

Deep factory simulation, highly addictive
Polished early access with active developers
Unique terrain manipulation and visuals
Steep learning curve, complex logistics
Subpar automation and tedious pacing
Missing key features, poor UI

Emotions

Satisfaction34%Frustration10%Excitement9%Joy7%Disappointment5%

Reviews (sample size): 1711
Helpful reviews: 75%
Unhelpful reviews: 25%
Protest reviews: 0%

88%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
12%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 3598
Negative points: 1363
Gameplay points: 1192
Perf. points: 55
Rec. points: 548
Misc points: 365

Point	Description	Importance
Deep Factory Simulation Description The game is praised as a top-tier factory and automation simulator, offering a unique and challenging twist on the genre. It features realistic production chains, a massive tech tree, and complex logistics, providing a deeply immersive industrial experience. Importance 87%	The game is praised as a top-tier factory and automation simulator, offering a unique and challenging twist on the genre. It features realistic production chains, a massive tech tree, and complex logistics, providing a deeply immersive industrial experience.	87%
Highly Addictive & Engaging Description Players consistently report losing track of time due to the game's addictive nature and engaging gameplay loop. The constant drive for optimization and progression leads to hundreds of hours of playtime and high replayability. Importance 79%	Players consistently report losing track of time due to the game's addictive nature and engaging gameplay loop. The constant drive for optimization and progression leads to hundreds of hours of playtime and high replayability.	79%
Polished Early Access Title Description The game is widely praised for its exceptional polish and stability, especially for an Early Access title. Reviewers report very few bugs or crashes, and the game feels remarkably complete and refined, often compared favorably to full releases. Importance 73%	The game is widely praised for its exceptional polish and stability, especially for an Early Access title. Reviewers report very few bugs or crashes, and the game feels remarkably complete and refined, often compared favorably to full releases.	73%
Active & Responsive Developers Description The development team is highly praised for their continuous, substantial, and meaningful updates, often incorporating community feedback. Their dedication, responsiveness, and frequent content additions significantly enhance the game and its longevity. Importance 34%	The development team is highly praised for their continuous, substantial, and meaningful updates, often incorporating community feedback. Their dedication, responsiveness, and frequent content additions significantly enhance the game and its longevity.	34%
Customizable Difficulty & Depth Description The game offers extensive complexity and depth, providing hundreds of hours of content and replayability. Players appreciate the detailed difficulty settings and customization options, allowing them to tailor the challenge from relaxed sandbox to hardcore realism. Importance 27%	The game offers extensive complexity and depth, providing hundreds of hours of content and replayability. Players appreciate the detailed difficulty settings and customization options, allowing them to tailor the challenge from relaxed sandbox to hardcore realism.	27%
Unique Terrain Manipulation Description A standout feature is the extensive and satisfying terraforming system, allowing players to freely reshape the island, dig massive open-pit mines, and reclaim land from the sea. This adds a unique strategic and creative dimension to base building. Importance 24%	A standout feature is the extensive and satisfying terraforming system, allowing players to freely reshape the island, dig massive open-pit mines, and reclaim land from the sea. This adds a unique strategic and creative dimension to base building.	24%
Visually Satisfying Automation Description A significant source of player satisfaction comes from observing the intricate visual details of their automated factories, trucks, and excavators in operation. The pleasing graphics and animations contribute to a rewarding and immersive experience. Importance 12%	A significant source of player satisfaction comes from observing the intricate visual details of their automated factories, trucks, and excavators in operation. The pleasing graphics and animations contribute to a rewarding and immersive experience.	12%
Immersive & Realistic Atmosphere Description The game creates a highly immersive atmosphere through its modern aesthetic, realistic setting, and attention to detail. This contributes to a contemplative and engaging experience, making players feel like they are building a real industrial empire. Importance 6%	The game creates a highly immersive atmosphere through its modern aesthetic, realistic setting, and attention to detail. This contributes to a contemplative and engaging experience, making players feel like they are building a real industrial empire.	6%