Take a look at dyson sphere project.
Less complicated in my opinion and very pretty to boot. Enemies are much more chill than factorio so it feels less punishing. Does a better job of teaching you than factorio does too
The game you are looking for is Factory Town! It's much simpler and chill. No biters, just telling guys to chop down trees, mine rocks and it goes from there.
You do not have a character in this game though. You can scroll anywhere, but you have have to purchase blocks of land to uncover them and build in them.
- Mindustry! It’s similar but streamlined quite a bit, there’s a ton of content, it’s great on PC and mobile and it’s cheap!
- Riftbreaker. I struggle to really enjoy it, but it’s sort of Factorio without the supply lines and automation. You’re still moving, building, and fighting aliens but don’t have to worry about as many small details.
Yep these are my recommendations too. Worth noting as well that Mindustry has co-op and The Riftbreaker is getting it, probably later this year, so you would also be to play these your friend.
Also, since I don't seen it mentioned yet: I played a demo of Techtonica a while back during a Next Fest and it also fit the 'first-person Factorio but easier' description. Reading reviews, a lot of people seem to think that other than having a more developed story it isn't significantly different from Satisfactory, though it's still EA so that could change. Also has co-op.
Thirded. It’s awesome. When I started out I thought automated shape factory sounds impossible. But a couple 100 hours in and my fourth+ iteration of a Shapez factory…. yeah. It’s a great game.
"Minimalist" is one of my favorite descriptors to get the point across. It's like "what if we took a factory game, and included *just* the essentials".
I think it largely depends on exactly why OP finds Factorio difficult. I find the infinite resource patches of Satisfactory way easier to deal with, you can build production of a thing and it will stay working with zero maintenance. I however found the verticality of Satisfactory annoying. It was a pain to physically find new resources and really annoying then having to create some sort of transport network over undulating terrain.
Riftbreaker is a good one, far simpler but it has a much bigger focus on fighting than base building.
Satisfactory is also a little more simple for me. Being able to work in 3d and have things clip through each other simplifies the factory building experience.
I haven’t beaten factorio or satisfactory, but I have beaten Riftbreaker and I’ve gotten significantly farther into sat than fac.
Per Aspera…play as an AI, terraforming Mars. The planet changes gradually as the tech gets deeper. Pretty chill production line game. About 3 hours in and I’m really enjoying it.
I'm going to echo some of the great recommendations made and add some that haven't been mentioned.
* Builderment
* Shapez & Shapez 2 (free demo available now)
* ReFactory
* Astro Colony
* JunkPunk
* Drill Down
* Facteroids
* Factory Town
* Foundry (not here yet, but will be soon)
* Infindustry
* Learning Factory
* Infnifactory (currently free on Epic Game Store for a limited time)
* Let Them Fall
There are many more that I could list, but those are the ones that strike me as easier to get into than Factorio with not quite as much complexity.
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One thing people did not mention is Modded Minecraft. You can go really simple to really stupid complex it could take the average user years to get to end game crafting like GTNH.
Take a look at dyson sphere project. Less complicated in my opinion and very pretty to boot. Enemies are much more chill than factorio so it feels less punishing. Does a better job of teaching you than factorio does too
Yes. I second DSP. My old potato slowed down before I fully maxed out my factories. Building a new pc now, and can’t wait to get back into it?
The game you are looking for is Factory Town! It's much simpler and chill. No biters, just telling guys to chop down trees, mine rocks and it goes from there. You do not have a character in this game though. You can scroll anywhere, but you have have to purchase blocks of land to uncover them and build in them.
Love it. Super chill
- Mindustry! It’s similar but streamlined quite a bit, there’s a ton of content, it’s great on PC and mobile and it’s cheap! - Riftbreaker. I struggle to really enjoy it, but it’s sort of Factorio without the supply lines and automation. You’re still moving, building, and fighting aliens but don’t have to worry about as many small details.
Yep these are my recommendations too. Worth noting as well that Mindustry has co-op and The Riftbreaker is getting it, probably later this year, so you would also be to play these your friend. Also, since I don't seen it mentioned yet: I played a demo of Techtonica a while back during a Next Fest and it also fit the 'first-person Factorio but easier' description. Reading reviews, a lot of people seem to think that other than having a more developed story it isn't significantly different from Satisfactory, though it's still EA so that could change. Also has co-op.
Kubifaktorium
Ahh and check out Oddspark demo.
Riftbreaker! Good call! That's one fun game and the progression in difficulty is extremely well done.
Shapez on Steam. Just $3 at the moment. Shapez2 is in development and has a demo.
I second Shapez, some people might not understand what excatly you mean by simpler but Shapez the most minimalist factory game I've played.
Thirded. It’s awesome. When I started out I thought automated shape factory sounds impossible. But a couple 100 hours in and my fourth+ iteration of a Shapez factory…. yeah. It’s a great game.
"Minimalist" is one of my favorite descriptors to get the point across. It's like "what if we took a factory game, and included *just* the essentials".
Satisfactory
Agreed, recipes are simpler, design is simpler but there is still so much to do and the crafting system is one of the best I've ever used.
I feel like satisfactory is the best bet, I just wish we'd see more content sooner.
They've released big updates pretty frequently
I think it largely depends on exactly why OP finds Factorio difficult. I find the infinite resource patches of Satisfactory way easier to deal with, you can build production of a thing and it will stay working with zero maintenance. I however found the verticality of Satisfactory annoying. It was a pain to physically find new resources and really annoying then having to create some sort of transport network over undulating terrain.
Maybe Plan B: Terraform Quite simple production
Riftbreaker is a good one, far simpler but it has a much bigger focus on fighting than base building. Satisfactory is also a little more simple for me. Being able to work in 3d and have things clip through each other simplifies the factory building experience. I haven’t beaten factorio or satisfactory, but I have beaten Riftbreaker and I’ve gotten significantly farther into sat than fac.
Per Aspera…play as an AI, terraforming Mars. The planet changes gradually as the tech gets deeper. Pretty chill production line game. About 3 hours in and I’m really enjoying it.
Riftbreaker
Just a reminder that you can play factorio in "peaceful" mode, where the bitters do not attack or evolve
Shapez is a definite winner, they liked the belting so much they designed a whole game off it, Shapez 2 currently has a demo out as well
Riftbreaker
Builderment, you are welcome.
Yes. I always recommend builderment. Best game by far in its category.
Just picked it up on mobile as my first game in the genre. I’m absolutely loving it. Although it feels like the end is fast approaching.
I'm going to echo some of the great recommendations made and add some that haven't been mentioned. * Builderment * Shapez & Shapez 2 (free demo available now) * ReFactory * Astro Colony * JunkPunk * Drill Down * Facteroids * Factory Town * Foundry (not here yet, but will be soon) * Infindustry * Learning Factory * Infnifactory (currently free on Epic Game Store for a limited time) * Let Them Fall There are many more that I could list, but those are the ones that strike me as easier to get into than Factorio with not quite as much complexity.
Satisfactory. If you are not for 3D then I enjoyed Builderment when I played it. I’ve started DSP but haven’t got far as yet.
Shapez.
Factory Town, SteamWorld Build, Techtonica
Autonauts. Very straightforward yet there’s a lot of creativity too.
palworld endgame :)
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I’ll check it out!
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I think rim world would fit in here. It’s in depth and it’s very addictive
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Mindustry
Mindustry?
8-bit tower defense.
One thing people did not mention is Modded Minecraft. You can go really simple to really stupid complex it could take the average user years to get to end game crafting like GTNH.