Factorio

Item: Factorio
Rating: 96
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-07-04

Summary

Highly addictive and deep factory automation
Rewarding automation and optimization gameplay
Expansive DLC and mod support
High difficulty and complexity
Poor tutorials and controls
Can be a significant time sink

Emotions

Satisfaction32%Excitement16%Addiction9%Frustration6%Admiration6%

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 51%
Unhelpful reviews: 49%
Protest reviews: 1%

96%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
4%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 4095
Negative points: 1053
Gameplay points: 2432
Perf. points: 106
Rec. points: 734
Misc points: 299

Point	Description	Importance
Highly Addictive & Deep Description The game is widely praised for its immense depth, replayability, and polished mechanics, leading to hundreds or thousands of hours of engaging, addictive gameplay. Players consistently report losing track of time due to its captivating loop and exceptional value for money. Importance 99%	The game is widely praised for its immense depth, replayability, and polished mechanics, leading to hundreds or thousands of hours of engaging, addictive gameplay. Players consistently report losing track of time due to its captivating loop and exceptional value for money.	99%
Expansive DLC & Mod Support Description The Space Age DLC is highly praised for significantly expanding content, adding new planets, challenges, and depth. The robust modding community further enhances replayability and customization, with seamless in-game support and continuous new content. Importance 35%	The Space Age DLC is highly praised for significantly expanding content, adding new planets, challenges, and depth. The robust modding community further enhances replayability and customization, with seamless in-game support and continuous new content.	35%
Rewarding Automation & Optimization Description The core gameplay revolves around designing, building, and continuously optimizing complex automated factories. Players find deep satisfaction in solving logistical puzzles, refining production chains, and witnessing their industrial empire grow efficiently. Importance 29%	The core gameplay revolves around designing, building, and continuously optimizing complex automated factories. Players find deep satisfaction in solving logistical puzzles, refining production chains, and witnessing their industrial empire grow efficiently.	29%
Dedicated Developers & Polish Description Reviewers consistently praise the developers for their exceptional dedication, transparency, and commitment to polishing the game. The game is noted for its stability, lack of bugs, and continuous improvements, setting a high standard for game development. Importance 13%	Reviewers consistently praise the developers for their exceptional dedication, transparency, and commitment to polishing the game. The game is noted for its stability, lack of bugs, and continuous improvements, setting a high standard for game development.	13%
Satisfying Factory Visuals Description Players derive immense satisfaction from observing their meticulously designed factories run smoothly. The visual and auditory feedback of machines humming and belts flowing provides a deeply rewarding and mesmerizing experience. Importance 8%	Players derive immense satisfaction from observing their meticulously designed factories run smoothly. The visual and auditory feedback of machines humming and belts flowing provides a deeply rewarding and mesmerizing experience.	8%
Flexible & Varied Gameplay Description The game offers significant player freedom, allowing for diverse playstyles and multiple solutions to challenges. Its open-ended design and customizable settings ensure each playthrough feels unique and engaging. Importance 8%	The game offers significant player freedom, allowing for diverse playstyles and multiple solutions to challenges. Its open-ended design and customizable settings ensure each playthrough feels unique and engaging.	8%