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Mob Factory
Mob factory is an tower defense and automation game for the lazy adventurer. Smelt down enemy loot into turrets & factories to automate an ever expanding dungeon from the comfort of your tower.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
“fun”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played“yes”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“The game has potential, but it quickly becomes repetitive and boring. Due to the lack of QoL features, I can't recommend it.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPrice tracking
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Latest official news
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New Game+ Update (June 8, 2025)
This update includes a New Game +, unlocked after you beat the game atleast once. Additionally, if you've beaten the game before February 5th of 2024 (or haven't beaten the game yet), you can press th
Regular update November 5, 2024
We've been cooking up this patch for a large helping of months so far, mostly going over the code for performance improvements with lots of mobs and resources. The game should also look and sound a li
Regular Update Feb 4th
Important changes: New potion types & upgrades Can manually choose the output direction for basic, smart, and electric assemblers using a toggle Mana "generator" that provides a constant output of man
Small Patch Nov 27
Import changes: - Added a few more steps to the tutorial - Some types of load crashes have been fixed - Resource hitbox made smaller (should reduce clogs, but not eliminate them) - It is possible to b
Recent Patches and November Plans
Recent patches have done the following New UI toggle for assembler output More detailed info for how the refinery works Ghost nerfed, less health Slimes nerfed - can only eat one item now Mimics nerfe
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Automation · Simulation · Tower Defense · Resource Management · Base-Building · Open World · Strategy · Crafting · Sandbox · Fantasy · Building · Management (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/10/11 Processor: Dual Core 2 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 50 MB available space