Games like Factory Town
If you like Factory Town (automation, management and relaxing), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
shapez
- In common: building and long sessions
When you want to optimise without pressure: you can leave it and pick it up whenever you like without losing anything.
Factorio
- In common: building and long sessions
- Difference: more co-op
When you have many hours ahead and a sharp mind: "five more minutes" turns into three hours.
Timberborn
- In common: building and long sessions
When you want to build calmly and watch your dams transform the landscape.
Satisfactory
- In common: building and long sessions
- Difference: more co-op
When you have a long afternoon and want to build something huge and functional, solo or with friends.
Oxygen Not Included
- In common: building and long sessions
- Difference: harder
When you have hours, a clear head and want to untangle complex systems.
Against the Storm
- In common: building and management
- Difference: more intense
When you want to build and manage without committing to a weeks-long game: each settlement is one session.
Cities: Skylines
- In common: building and long sessions
When you want to build something big at a relaxed pace. Watching your city grow session after session keeps you hooked for weeks.
Planet Zoo
- In common: building and long sessions
- Difference: less thinking
When you have an afternoon and want to create something beautiful while caring for your animals.
Frostpunk
- In common: management and long sessions
- Difference: more story
When you want an intense management game with tough decisions, in one afternoon.
RimWorld
- In common: long sessions and management
- Difference: more story
When you have a long afternoon and fancy managing: each session writes a new chapter for your colony.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Factory Town
3D automation in the middle of a forest: you start with a handful of workers hauling wood, crops and ore, and through research you replace them with conveyor belts, rails, pipes and magical gadgets while keeping the town happy.
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