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Factory Town
Build, automate, and optimize a giant factory on 3D terrain using conveyor belts, trains, chutes, pipes, and airships. Sell your goods to nearby villages to expand their borders, increase happiness, and unlock even better technology!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“It would be doing this game a disservice to describe it as Factorio-lite, but that's at least a starting point. Scratches much the same itch but in a slightly more forgiving/approachable way. I didn't end up with quite as much spaghetti, there are different transport options…”
— a player, Steam review · 82 hrs played“For the price it's really worth a try. It's only a little game but it will keep you occupied for hours. Enjoy.”
— a player, Steam review · 160 hrs played“I can't with the controls and mechanics, not easy to learn, not intuitive. I'm not saying it's a bad game, but is not for me.”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:03 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Steepest Discount ever on Factory Town - and Factory Town 2 launch!
Because of a very exciting event this week, I have given Factory Town its biggest discount ever - it is currently 75% off. Factory Town Idle is also 75% off. You can get both of them together with an
Factory Town 2 demo available in Steam Next Fest!
Hello! Factory Town 2 is launching in just under a month (July 14) and I have made a free demo available for Steam Next Fest which is happening RIGHT NOW! So give it a try - and don't forget to wishli
Factory Town 2 Launch Date Announcement
Hello! I've been hard at work on Factory Town 2: Paradise. It is finally time to move it into Early Access and will be launching this July 14! It will also have a demo in the upcoming Steam Next Fest.
2.2.8 Patch Notes + Factory Town 2 Announcement!
- Updated home page to include button that opens Steam Overlay for Factory Town 2 and Factory Town Idle - Added button to minimize these additional game buttons on the home page I wanted a way in-game
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Automation · Base-Building · Resource Management · Sandbox · Simulation · Crafting · Management · City Builder · Colony Sim · Economy · Building · Strategy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, German, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 32 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://82apps.com/factorytown |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Memory: 1 GB RAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 250 MB available space