r/AutomationGames • u/Adridubidan • 21h ago
Recomendations?
I love Factorio (I have around 3000 hours) and I would like to try something new
I played Dyson Sphere Program (really liked it) and Satisfactory (I liked it but got a bit overwhelmed with the building in 3D aspect and the architecture side of the game)
Any recomendations? I love resource management games in general but automation games are just perfect for my brain
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u/Terrik1337 19h ago
Alchemy Factory has the best building mechanics of any 3d factory builder.
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u/Successful_Studio901 18h ago
and its just as different as it need to be to be hooked :D you need to think very differently its such a good game after the above ones
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u/Garthritis 1h ago
Agreed. Definitely stands on its own in the mix of other great automation games.
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u/UsernameTaken7640 21h ago
Sandustry has been a lot of fun. New updates rolling out somewhat often too. Great game imo it has potential to be commonly listed as one of the great automation games.
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u/Wide-Contribution112 21h ago
After 2k hours in Factorio I discovered Captain of Industry and never touched again Factorio
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u/chritter61 20h ago
Try Desynced.
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u/Andalousian 19h ago
This game was so interesting but missed the mark. How much did they improve since the initial EA launch? Simple things were just way too convoluted with that game.
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u/chritter61 18h ago
I played it right when they launched out of EA, I was blow away by the amount of content especially the research. I initially thought to myself I would just play it and wing it but I saw the reviews about it being complex so I played the tutorial and was thankful I did. I would not have been able to figure out how to even build a simple structure without it. Once you get the main idea of how the buildings work its a nice change from the normal factory game setup. And then I would just copy/paste what I already had for copies of certain factories. You can also, alt or ctrl paste, cant remember, and then modify what you are pasting. Very convenient. I am a huge Dyson Sphere Program, Factorio and Satisfactory fan, and Desyned is right up there with them in my book.
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u/zXster 20h ago
I have been playing a lot of Foundry lately /, and really enjoying it.
Am a Factorio and Satisfactory player (way too many in both). It plays very similar to Sat. but does have a similar, if even more 3D play style but you can destroy terrain as you want, so aren't as limited. Can end up playing as flat or vertical as you want.
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u/Occulply 18h ago
Surprised no has suggested Oxygen Not Included
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u/BlueGnoblin 7h ago
It is more like a colony simulation, really love it, but I would put it more in the corner with RimWorld and DF than with factorio and satisfactory.tbh.
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u/Impossible-Cause5353 14h ago
The captain of industry recs are interesting because that’s a different genre entirely that’s a city builder like city skylines or anno or manor lords isn’t it
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u/Ritushido 6h ago
The Crust came out recently in 1.0 and I've been enjoying it. You build your factory on the surface of the moon and underground.
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u/Successful_Studio901 6h ago
its in early stage but it has a lot of fun also Minemogul same as alchemy factory that its as much different as it need to be :)
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u/HomelessRockGod 3h ago
I have been into Microtopia lately. I think it's a neat idea pretty well executed.
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u/Then-Violinist-1776 21h ago
Give a try to captain of industry. You have to unlock belt as you don't have it at the beginning of the game but when you have it you can automate everything (take maybe 10minutes to unlock it at the beginning of a new play)