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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!
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Flexible, deep automation systems” (44 of 91 reviews) and “Relaxed, forgiving challenge” (11); the most common complaint is “Clunky, unclear interface” (10). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
44 of the 91 reviews raise this.
11 of the 91 reviews raise this.
9 of the 91 reviews raise this.
6 of the 91 reviews raise this.
“Literally one of the best games in its genre. I cannot stop playing. It’s not overly complicated and has way more depth than you initially think. I am still playing the campaign after so many hours. I am on the 6th…”
“Don't let the simple graphics fool you, this is one of the most intricate City / Factory builders out there, with lots of content and replayability. You can customize every detail and control everything. You can build…”
5 of the 91 reviews raise this.
“Literally one of the best games in its genre. I cannot stop playing. It’s not overly complicated and has way more depth than you initially think. I am still playing the campaign after so many hours. I am on the 6th…”
10 of the 91 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
9 of the 91 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
8 of the 91 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
6 of the 91 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
3 of the 91 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 91 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“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 data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-10-26.
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.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Update 2.5
Improvements When dragging a pipe path that ends next to a building, and there’s only one viable connection, the pipe will automatically connect to the building Moving and copy/pasting objects can now
Update 2.4
Added logic to help prevent disappearing mana crystals Fixed bug: trains and other units were at the incorrect position when they came into view, due to a misguided attempt to improve performance (sor
Update 2.3
Hello again! I just published a big update for this game. I've been updating Factory Town 2 (which is 20% off this week, hint hint, see below), and realized a lot of these optimizations and improvemen
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
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| 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 |
| 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