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Games Like Alchemy Factory

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Resource Management, Building, Automation, Base Building.

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Craft your workshop as an alchemist!‌ Harness arcane devices to automate crafting. Sell alchemical goods, fulfill commissions, and rise to become a renowned alchemy magnate. ‌Multiplayer Supported!‌ Invite master designers to (ahem) contribute their expertise—let them optimize your production lines!

Reviews: Very Positive — 90% — of 2,078 reviews
Released: 2025-12-11
Developer: D5 Copperhead
Publisher: Gamirror Games
Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 7.7 hrs
Mean playtime: 21.8 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 87%

Overview

Alchemy Factory stands out by blending the intricate logic of factory automation with a charming medieval alchemical aesthetic. These recommendations focus on games that capture this unique intersection, prioritizing titles that feature complex production chains, fantasy or historical themes, and satisfying resource management systems.

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  1. #1 Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure
    97% matchVery Positive84% of 2,178 reviews2025
    Dev: Massive MiniteamPub: HandyGames
    Windows
    Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Oddsparks is a blend of automation and real-time strategy for both the die-hard fans of the automation genre and the automation-curious. Explore a strange fantasy world, uncover the mysteries of the past, automate your workshops, and go on adventures with your odd & adorable Sparks!

    Why similar: Automation 28.2%, Building 19.8%, Base Building 12.3%, Sandbox 10.8%, Crafting 9.3%

    Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the whimsical, fantasy-themed automation gameplay found in Alchemy Factory.

  2. #2 Factory Town
    96% matchVery Positive91% of 4,419 reviews2021
    Dev: Erik Asmussen
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    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!

    Why similar: Automation 32.9%, Base Building 15.4%, Sandbox 13.1%, Crafting 12%, Building 8.9%

    Why You'll Like It: It combines village building with complex automation mechanics that feel very similar to the production-focused gameplay of the seed game.

  3. #3 Satisfactory
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 265,414 reviews2024
    Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 31.8 hrsMean: 108.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!

    Why similar: Automation 30.7%, Base Building 16.3%, Crafting 10.6%, Building 10.3%, Sandbox 8.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Offers a highly polished, first-person perspective on building massive, optimized production facilities.

  4. #4 Autonauts
    96% matchVery Positive90% of 4,915 reviews2019
    Dev: DenkiPub: Curve Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    In Autonauts you must build, create, and automate. Start by establishing a colony, crafting bots and teaching them via Scratch-style programming to build an ever evolving autonomous paradise of agriculture, industry and enlightenment.

    Why similar: Automation 40.6%, Base Building 13.8%, Crafting 9.7%, Sandbox 9.2%, Building 9.1%

    Why You'll Like It: This game features a charming, stylized aesthetic while focusing on automating tasks with programmable units in a medieval-adjacent setting.

  5. #5 MoteMancer
    94% matchVery Positive94% of 236 reviews2025
    Dev: CyanAvatar Studios
    Windows

    An alchemical automation game of logistical puzzles across six Elemental planes. Each Element offers unique tools for power, transport, and defense, rewarding adaptation and experimentation. Cultivate your own garden of possibility with dozens of uniquely shaped structures in this Hex-Grid sandbox.

    Why similar: Automation 33%, Base Building 15.1%, Sandbox 12.5%, Crafting 10.5%, Building 9.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A strong match that integrates automation and base-building within a distinct fantasy world.

  6. #6 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
    94% matchVery Positive93% of 42,947 reviews2022
    Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.

    Why similar: Crafting 30.8%, Medieval 26.1%, Sandbox 17%, Resource Management 10.6%, Simulation 7.8%

    Why You'll Like It: While less focused on factory lines, it is the definitive experience for players who love the alchemical crafting and shop management themes.

  7. #7 Factorio
    93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 227,071 reviews2020
    Dev: Wube Software LTD.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 44.8 hrsMean: 188.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.

    Why similar: Automation 37.4%, Base Building 16.7%, Sandbox 10.5%, Crafting 9.1%, Resource Management 7.8%

    Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for automation games, providing the deep logistical challenge that Alchemy Factory players crave.

  8. #8 Little Big Workshop
    92% matchVery Positive84% of 3,350 reviews2019
    Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: HandyGames
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Manage your workers, stations, machines and create awesome stuff as your little big workshop grows into your dream factory!

    Why similar: Automation 26.9%, Building 16.1%, Strategy 11.9%, Sandbox 10.9%, Simulation 10.4%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management and production side of crafting, mirroring the workshop-building aspect of the seed game.

  9. #9 Hydroneer
    91% matchVery Positive86% of 27,097 reviews2020
    Dev: Foulball Hangover
    Windows
    Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Hydroneer is a mining and base building sandbox. Dig for gold and other resources to turn a profit and enhance your mining operation. Build a base of operations, forge weapons, go fishing, and dig deep!

    Why similar: Automation 27.8%, Base Building 14.4%, Sandbox 11.9%, Building 11.1%, Multiplayer 6.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A sandbox automation game that emphasizes mining and machinery setup in a way that feels tactile and rewarding.

  10. #10 FOUNDRY
    90% matchVery Positive81% of 3,508 reviews2024
    Dev: Channel 3 EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 45.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Build a sophisticated robot factory optimized to perfection in an infinite voxel world. Mine and harvest resources, automate your production lines and manage complex systems while researching your way to become the galaxy’s leading robotics megacorp.

    Why similar: Automation 24.5%, Base Building 12%, Building 11%, Sandbox 10.4%, Crafting 10.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A voxel-based automation game that offers a great sense of scale and building freedom.

  11. #11 Good Company
    91% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,764 reviews2022
    Dev: Chasing Carrots
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Good Company is an in-depth management sim about building a trail-blazing tech corporation. Assemble complex production lines, manage employee logistics, and sell high-quality products on the market to become the best company in the whole county!

    Why similar: Automation 24.5%, Base Building 11.7%, Building 11.5%, Sandbox 10.7%, Crafting 7.4%

    Why You'll Like It: Excellent for players interested in the economic and management side of running a production business.

  12. #12 Dyson Sphere Program
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 90,027 reviews2021
    Dev: Youthcat StudioPub: Gamirror Games
    Windows
    Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 75.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Build the most efficient intergalactic factory in space simulation strategy game Dyson Sphere Program! Harness the power of stars, collect resources, plan and design production lines and develop your interstellar factory from a small space workshop to a galaxy-wide industrial empire.

    Why similar: Automation 40.3%, Base Building 18.4%, Building 13.6%, Sandbox 10.3%, Resource Management 7.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Provides a massive scale for automation enthusiasts looking to optimize complex supply chains across a vast environment.

  13. #13 shapez 2
    88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,196 reviews2024
    Dev: tobspr Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Dive into a factory-building game with the focus on just that – building huge space factories! Design sprawling multi-level factories and satisfying production lines without limits. Tackle progressively challenging automation goals at your own pace, without the threat of enemies.

    Why similar: Automation 32.6%, Building 11.9%, Base Building 11.8%, Sandbox 11%, Crafting 10.5%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses purely on the logic and efficiency of automation, stripping away the fluff to provide a satisfying puzzle-like experience.

  14. #14 Techtonica
    89% matchMixed65% of 3,183 reviews2024
    Dev: Fire Hose Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Techtonica is a first-person factory automation game with a gripping mystery about mining your way out from the depths of an alien planet. Explore bioluminescent caves, mold destructible terrain, construct a massive subterranean factory. Dig your way toward answers & discover the secrets of Calyx.

    Why similar: Automation 28.4%, Base Building 12.3%, Building 11.8%, Sandbox 9.2%, Crafting 8.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Features a unique underground setting with a focus on automation and base-building that feels distinct and engaging.

  15. #15 Captain of Industry
    87% matchVery Positive91% of 10,408 reviews2022
    Dev: MaFi Games
    Windows
    Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 80.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Build an industrial empire on a remote island. Mine resources, reshape terrain with excavators, grow food, construct factories, lay train tracks, and trade with the outside world. Research 100+ technologies to advance from basic metal smelting all the way to nuclear power and space flight.

    Why similar: Automation 43.6%, Base Building 19.3%, Resource Management 11.3%, Building 9.8%, Strategy 5.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A deep simulation game that requires careful planning and logistics to manage a functioning industrial base.

  16. #16 Eden Crafters
    86% matchVery Positive86% of 2,214 reviews2024
    Dev: Osaris Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Embark on a journey of survival, crafting, and automation in Eden Crafters, a solo and co-op open-world game that challenges you to turn a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity. Temper the climate, create a breathable atmosphere, and turn toxic lakes into water: shape a new world!

    Why similar: Automation 30.7%, Base Building 14.3%, Crafting 12.1%, Sandbox 11.6%, Building 11.1%

    Why You'll Like It: Combines survival and crafting with large-scale automation, perfect for those who enjoy building in an open world.

  17. #17 Final Factory
    86% matchMostly Positive79% of 300 reviews2024
    Dev: Never Games Limited
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Final Factory blends factory building, spaceship design, and a rich universe to explore. Build a mega factory and command a massive fleet against the hostile local aliens. Discover new technologies and unlock the secrets of an ancient civilization as you explore an infinite cosmos.

    Why similar: Automation 31.6%, Base Building 14.5%, Crafting 11.9%, Sandbox 11.4%, Building 11.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A complex automation game that rewards players for building efficient, interconnected production systems.

  18. #18 Mob Factory
    85% matchMostly Positive72% of 474 reviews2023
    Dev: LiterallyEveryone Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    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.

    Why similar: Automation 37.4%, Base Building 14.6%, Sandbox 10.2%, Crafting 10.2%, Building 9%

    Why You'll Like It: A creative twist on the genre that uses tower defense mechanics to fuel your automation lines.

  19. #19 Orebound
    84% matchMostly Positive78% of 849 reviews2024
    Dev: Emberforge
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Orebound is a voxel, factory, automation game set in a first person open-world. The King has tasked you to locate the elusive Emberstone. Go forth and use your Dwarven prowess and knowledge to mine, craft and automate through anything standing in your way - Build up or dig down! How far will you go?

    Why similar: Automation 28.3%, Base Building 12.3%, Crafting 11.7%, Building 11.6%, Sandbox 10.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the mining and processing loop, providing a solid foundation for players who enjoy the resource-gathering aspect of the seed game.

  20. #20 Automation Empire
    84% matchMixed66% of 2,635 reviews2019
    Dev: DOG HOGGLER
    Windows
    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Build and manage a massive industrial network of factories, mines, and farms. Employ a fleet of trains, trucks, and robotic drones. In the age of automation, efficiency is survival!

    Why similar: Automation 34.8%, Base Building 15.3%, Sandbox 11.7%, Building 11.5%, Crafting 7.4%

    Why You'll Like It: Provides a comprehensive look at logistics and transportation, essential for any serious factory builder.

  21. #21 Incremental Factory
    83% matchMixed68% of 244 reviews2024
    Dev: Significant Steak
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    Craft and automate an industrial empire from scratch! Experience a strategic game teeming with challenges as you manage resources, overcome hurdles, and optimize production chains. Are you ready to conquer the challenges of Incremental Factory? Your journey starts here... The Factory Must Grow!

    Why similar: Automation 34.6%, Crafting 13.2%, Sandbox 11.6%, Building 10.8%, Base Building 9.6%

    Why You'll Like It: A great choice for those who enjoy the progression and scaling aspects of factory automation games.

  22. #22 Starground
    82% matchVery Positive82% of 187 reviews2024
    Dev: Big Boy GamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
    Windows · Linux

    Build a formidable factory and go dungeoning alone or with friends. Solve logic puzzles and automate resource collection and crafting, or venture into dungeons filled with dangers and rewards. Find your own ideal gameplay balance, as any unique path will advance the story!

    Why similar: Automation 26.1%, Base Building 12%, Building 10.5%, Crafting 10.3%, Sandbox 9.3%

    Why You'll Like It: An automation-heavy game that emphasizes resource management and base-building in a cooperative environment.

  23. #23 Craftopia
    82% matchMostly Positive77% of 19,974 reviews2020
    Dev: Pocketpair
    Windows
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Craftopia is the brand new multiplayer survival action game made in Japan. We combined many features we find enjoyable, such as hunting, farming, hack-and-slash, building, automation to develop this game.

    Why similar: Crafting 26.2%, Sandbox 17.2%, Automation 16.2%, Building 15.7%, Multiplayer 13.4%

    Why You'll Like It: Blends automation, crafting, and exploration, allowing players to build complex factories in a vibrant, fantasy-inspired world.

  24. #24 Tower Factory
    81% matchVery Positive89% of 1,139 reviews2024
    Dev: Gius Caminiti
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Tower Factory is a tower defense and automation game with roguelite elements. Optimize resource production using conveyor systems while defending against monster waves. Can you find and destroy the enemy tower before it's too late?

    Why similar: Automation 35.5%, Base Building 16.9%, Crafting 13%, Sandbox 11.4%, Building 10.9%

    Why You'll Like It: Successfully merges automation mechanics with tower defense, offering a unique strategic challenge.

  25. #25 shapez
    80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 15,210 reviews2020
    Dev: Tobias SpringerPub: tobspr Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    Why similar: Automation 34.8%, Base Building 14.5%, Sandbox 12.5%, Crafting 11.2%, Building 8.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, highly addictive automation game that focuses on the core logic of production lines.

  26. #26 MineMogul
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,443 reviews2025
    Dev: NoodleForge (Gvarados & Diomonder)Pub: NoodleForge
    Windows
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Design and build a factory deep underground in this physics-based automation sandbox. Mine resources, buy machines and master the chaos as you become the ultimate Mine Mogul!

    Why similar: Automation 32.7%, Building 13.6%, Base Building 12.1%, Crafting 10.7%, Sandbox 10.4%

  27. #27 Automate It: Factory Puzzle
    79% matchMostly Positive77% of 73 reviews2025
    Dev: South Blue MoonPub: Forklift Interactive
    Windows

    Automate It is a factory-building puzzle game that challenges players to find clever solutions within size, power, and time constraints. Design, build, and share your own puzzles with other players. If you want to build it - choose Automate It.

    Why similar: Automation 32.7%, Sandbox 16.6%, Building 12.8%, Crafting 9%, Strategy 8%

    Why You'll Like It: A focused puzzle experience that highlights the logic-based problem solving required in automation games.

  28. #28 Beer Factory
    81% matchMixed42% of 1,459 reviews2024
    Dev: MyceliumGames
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Beer Factory is a business simulation and management game. Take the challenge and manage your own beer factory, employees, production lines, as well as the import and export of merchandise.

    Why similar: Automation 39.8%, Crafting 12.6%, Sandbox 12.1%, Resource Management 10.2%, First-Person 7.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A simulation game that focuses on the production and management of a specific craft, mirroring the commission-based loop of Alchemy Factory.

  29. #29 Block Factory
    79% matchMostly Positive78% of 255 reviews2025
    Dev: OverPowered TeamPub: Shiro Unlimited
    Windows

    Block Factory is a relaxing and creative building game where you craft delightful 3D figurines from blocks. Shape your designs and build flowing production lines in a peaceful factory world.

    Why similar: Automation 28.6%, Building 12.8%, Base Building 12.3%, Sandbox 11.7%, Crafting 10.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A relaxing building and automation game that allows for creative expression in factory design.

  30. #30 Color Factory: Automation Meets Canvas
    78% matchVery Positive88% of 86 reviews2025
    Dev: Bosphorus Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Color Factory is a relaxing factory-building game where strategy meets automation. Start with basic colors, refine them into vivid shades, and craft canvases of all sizes. Optimize your machines, scale operations at your own pace, and master automation to build a masterpiece of efficiency.

    Why similar: Automation 41.5%, Crafting 14.5%, Base Building 14.2%, Sandbox 12.5%, Strategy 9.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A unique take on the genre that uses color mixing and puzzle mechanics to drive production.

  31. #31 Outworld Station
    76% matchVery Positive90% of 506 reviews2025
    Dev: Trickjump Games Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Take the helm as a new Station Commander and exploit an alien star system in this stunning space-station factory automation game. Amass resources and construct starships using increasingly advanced manufacturing and expand your station in a hostile universe.

    Why similar: Automation 32.1%, Base Building 15%, Sandbox 11.4%, Crafting 10.4%, Co-op 6.1%

  32. #32 Blacksmith Master
    76% matchVery Positive84% of 2,485 reviews2025
    Dev: Untitled StudioPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Manage your own medieval smithy in Blacksmith Master and supervise the entire process from mining ores and gems to designing and selling finished products. Forge everything from weapons and armor to tools and cooking utensils to fund your craft and become the Blacksmith Master.

    Why similar: Base Building 23.4%, Building 21.7%, Sandbox 20.1%, Resource Management 12.4%, Strategy 9.3%

  33. #33 Astro Colony
    77% matchVery Positive82% of 2,509 reviews2022
    Dev: Terad Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation.

    Why similar: Automation 29.1%, Base Building 16.4%, Building 10.5%, Sandbox 8.6%, Crafting 8%

  34. #34 The Planet Crafter
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 67,314 reviews2024
    Dev: Miju Games
    Windows
    Median: 21.1 hrsMean: 37.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.

    Why similar: Automation 24.3%, Base Building 15.7%, Building 13.2%, Crafting 11.7%, Sandbox 10.2%

  35. #35 Center Station Simulator
    75% matchVery Positive88% of 555 reviews2024
    Dev: Nightmare Phoenix
    Windows

    Mine, farm, manufacture components and build a wide range of machines in an infinite basement. Forget primitive tasks thanks to automation! And sell your products to your customers! Build a parking, a gas station...

    Why similar: Automation 31.6%, Sandbox 18.4%, Building 15.5%, Crafting 14%, First-Person 7.5%

  36. #36 Beer Factory - Prologue
    74% matchVery Positive85% of 2,013 reviews2023
    Dev: AKELPub: CreativeForge Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Beer Factory - Prologue is a business simulation and management game. Take the challenge and manage your own beer factory, employees, production lines, as well as the import and export of merchandise.

    Why similar: Automation 39.4%, Sandbox 11.3%, Resource Management 10.4%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Crafting 9.7%

  37. #37 Chocolate Factory
    75% matchMixed54% of 139 reviews2024
    Dev: Tbjbu2
    Windows

    Build your dream Chocolate Factory among candy cane forests and gumdrop hills to produce the tastiest sweets. A delicious first-person factory automation game with a little exploration and combat. Confectionary conveyor belt heaven awaits!

    Why similar: Automation 32.1%, Base Building 15.1%, Crafting 13.1%, Building 12.5%, Sandbox 8.4%

  38. #38 AutoForge
    73% matchVery Positive88% of 450 reviews2024
    Dev: Siege Games
    Windows

    A 2D automation sandbox adventure. Build an automated factory with Mana-powered machines, progress through an expansive tech tree, explore a vast and wonderful world, upgrade yourself with ancient technologies, and defend it all from invasions.

    Why similar: Automation 32%, Base Building 15.1%, Building 13.9%, Sandbox 13.6%, Crafting 13%

  39. #39 Learning Factory
    73% matchVery Positive86% of 511 reviews2025
    Dev: Luden.io
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Build intricate supply chains to meet your feline customers' needs. Discover underground and air transport layers, a vast research tree, procedural worlds, machine learning, and endless automation in this relaxing, enemyless game.

    Why similar: Automation 29%, Base Building 15.7%, Building 14.6%, Sandbox 12.5%, Crafting 11.6%

  40. #40 Factory Engineer
    78% matchMixed46% of 132 reviews2017
    Dev: Mind Leak
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Factory Engineer is a factory simulation game which is about creating a huge automated factory by building production lines to create products and make money. Start with simple products,make money,unlock technologies then create the most sophisticated products.

    Why similar: Automation 22.8%, Building 17%, Sandbox 16.1%, Base Building 12.8%, Strategy 10.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A straightforward strategy game that emphasizes the planning and layout of efficient production facilities.

  41. #41 ShapeHero Factory
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 972 reviews2025
    Dev: Asobism.Co.,Ltd
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    In ShapeHero Factory, you’re the engineer of an ever-evolving paint-fuelled factory that spits out magical, shape-based warriors. Send them into battle - to death or glory - then build an even better factory on your next run.

    Why similar: Automation 39.5%, Base Building 18.7%, Building 13.6%, Resource Management 9.4%, Crafting 9%

  42. #42 Stationeers
    74% matchVery Positive88% of 8,897 reviews2017
    Dev: RocketWerkz
    Windows
    Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 81.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Stationeers puts you in control of the construction and management of a space station to run by yourself or online with your friends. Complex atmospheric, electrical, manufacturing, agriculture, and gravitational systems require your thought and management at all times!

    Why similar: Automation 28.4%, Base Building 13.9%, Building 12.7%, Sandbox 12%, Crafting 11.5%

  43. #43 Mindustry
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 25,660 reviews2019
    Dev: AnukenDev
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.

    Why similar: Automation 33.9%, Base Building 18.7%, Building 9.8%, Sandbox 9.5%, Resource Management 9.3%

  44. #44 Potion Shop Simulator
    71% matchVery Positive83% of 83 reviews2025
    Dev: Pebbles Games
    Windows

    Master the art of alchemy in Potion Shop Simulator, a unique blend of simulation and strategy. Brew potions, manage your shop, and cater to a magical clientele in a single-player or co-op experience of the medieval fantasy world.

    Why similar: Medieval 25.5%, Crafting 19.9%, Resource Management 12.6%, Co-op 11%, Online Co-Op 9%

  45. #45 Builderment
    72% matchMixed66% of 119 reviews2023
    Dev: Builderment LLC
    Windows · Mac

    Builderment is a casual factory builder, where you are sent to far away planets to keep Earth going with fresh resources. Establish your base, then mine, build, transport, and ultimately design an automated operation that will save your home one shipment at a time!

    Why similar: Automation 32.8%, Base Building 15%, Crafting 12.5%, Building 11.3%, Sandbox 10.7%

  46. #46 Recycling Center Simulator
    69% matchVery Positive87% of 2,774 reviews2024
    Dev: Balas GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Recycling Center Simulator is a business simulator game with a first person view. Make money from garbage, collect raw materials for your recycling center from different locations, recycle them, make money by producing new products and improve your factory.

    Why similar: Automation 33.3%, Building 14.1%, Sandbox 13.9%, Crafting 11.3%, First-Person 8%

  47. #47 Food Processing Simulator
    68% matchVery Positive92% of 248 reviews2025
    Dev: Bewolba Studios
    Windows

    Build and manage your own food processing factory. Automate production with machines, work together with skilled employees to keep operations running smoothly, expand your facility, and keep inventory under control as you grow from a small workshop into a large scale production facility.

    Why similar: Automation 50.6%, Sandbox 19.5%, Resource Management 9.8%, Simulation 6.7%, First-Person 5.4%

  48. #48 Scrap Mechanic
    70% matchVery Positive92% of 117,049 reviews2016
    Dev: Axolot Games
    Windows
    Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 57.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    Why similar: Building 22.6%, Sandbox 18.4%, Crafting 16.5%, Base Building 13.2%, Multiplayer 10.7%

  49. #49 Hardware Store Simulator
    69% matchMostly Positive76% of 51 reviews2025
    Dev: Stellar Fusion StudiosPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows

    Compete with up to 4 players to build the most successful hardware store! Design your shop, manage inventory, hire employees, and influence market prices in this detailed business simulator. Master retail management as you expand your store empire.

    Why similar: Base Building 14.9%, Building 14.7%, Sandbox 13.5%, Crafting 13.3%, Multiplayer 8.7%

  50. #50 Parcel Simulator
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 2,396 reviews2025
    Dev: Dansan Digital
    Windows
    Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Inspect and process parcels and packages in this parcel inspection simulator! Receive and sort deliveries, examine labels for mistakes, and automate to maximise warehouse efficiency. Upgrade and expand your warehouse to build your parcel empire!

    Why similar: Automation 45.7%, Building 13%, Base Building 12.1%, First-Person 7.9%, Simulation 7.2%

  51. #51 Medieval Crafter: Blacksmith
    67% matchVery Positive81% of 449 reviews2025
    Dev: Compact Core GamesPub: GameDev.ist
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    Forge your destiny and craft legends. Medieval Crafter: Blacksmith is your journey into the heart of craftsmanship. Dive into the enchanting world of a blacksmith, mine ores, create legendary weapons, arm heroes and send them on quests for loot and profit. The forge awaits!

    Why similar: Automation 35%, Medieval 18.9%, Crafting 17.1%, Resource Management 10.3%, Strategy 7.3%

  52. #52 Ale Abbey - Monastery Brewery Tycoon
    66% matchVery Positive90% of 1,274 reviews2025
    Dev: Hammer & RavensPub: Shiro Unlimited
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Build and expand your monastery, craft recipes and brew holy ales in this unique brewery tycoon. No pre-made recipes in Ale Abbey, oh no. It's a canvas for true beer alchemists. It's as simple as: brew, sip, repeat. Welcome to Ale Abbey!

    Why similar: Medieval 17.2%, Base Building 17.2%, Building 17%, Crafting 14%, Sandbox 9.2%

  53. #53 ReFactory
    70% matchMostly Positive78% of 91 reviews2022
    Dev: AIVIK LLCPub: BIVAK LLC
    Windows

    Build, explore, fight! ReFactory is a 2D strategy game with a focus on construction and logistics where you build an automated mega-factory on an alien planet.

    Why similar: Automation 31.8%, Base Building 18.7%, Crafting 14.9%, Strategy 10.7%, Sandbox 10.3%

  54. #54 Production Line : Car factory simulation
    70% matchVery Positive82% of 3,465 reviews2019
    Dev: Positech Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Production line is the new car factory management/simulation/tycoon game that pushes your organisational and entrepreneurship skills to the limit. Can you build the ultimate optimised, free-flowing car production line whilst beating the competition and still turn a profit?

    Why similar: Automation 34.1%, Building 15.8%, Base Building 13.9%, Sandbox 13.3%, Resource Management 8.4%

  55. #55 Alchemist Shop Simulator
    67% matchVery Positive83% of 156 reviews2025
    Dev: Kool2Play
    Windows

    Run your own magic business! In Alchemist Shop Simulator you can trade magical wares, brew potions and take on special orders, meet many quirky clients, grow your ingredients in your garden, restock your shelves and manage prices. Keep expanding your business as you gain experience and wealth!

    Why similar: Crafting 28.2%, Medieval 26.9%, Resource Management 15.6%, Simulation 11%, Casual 7.4%

  56. #56 Kubifaktorium
    68% matchVery Positive81% of 786 reviews2021
    Dev: Neomateria Games GmbH
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Build, manage and grow a thriving colony in Kubifaktorium. The game features different biomes to explore, plenty of resources to exploit, complex machinery to build and interesting production chains to master.

    Why similar: Automation 36.2%, Building 15.3%, Base Building 13.6%, Crafting 13.3%, Sandbox 7.9%

  57. #57 Microtopia
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 903 reviews2025
    Dev: Cordyceps CollectivePub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Become the hive mind of a robot ant colony in Microtopia! Use pheromone trails to create, automate and optimize supply chains for your ants to follow. Collect resources, produce goods, feed your queen, grow your colony and fly out to expand the species!

    Why similar: Automation 31.5%, Base Building 14.2%, Sandbox 13.4%, Crafting 12.1%, Building 9.7%

  58. #58 Medieval Engineers
    71% matchMixed52% of 7,282 reviews2015
    Dev: Keen Software House
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    Medieval Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and the maintenance of architectural works and mechanical equipment using medieval technology. Players build castles; construct mechanical devices and underground mining. There is an entire planet to explore!

    Why similar: Building 24.4%, Medieval 22.5%, Sandbox 20.2%, Crafting 11.7%, Multiplayer 8.9%

  59. #59 Chocolate Factory: Prologue
    67% matchMostly Positive72% of 198 reviews2024
    Dev: Tbjbu2
    Windows

    Build your dream Chocolate Factory among candy cane forests and gumdrop hills to produce the tastiest sweets. A delicious first-person factory automation game with a little exploration and combat. Confectionary conveyor belt heaven awaits! The free prologue for the full game!

    Why similar: Automation 32.7%, Base Building 15.5%, Crafting 13.2%, Building 12.6%, Resource Management 8.1%

  60. #60 The Magical Mixture Mill
    66% matchVery Positive84% of 601 reviews2024
    Dev: GlowlightPub: 505 Pulse
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Gather exotic ingredients, brew complex mixtures, and expand your magically automated production lines -- keeping your shelves stocked, your customers happy, and your pockets full.

    Why similar: Automation 49.7%, Crafting 19.6%, Sandbox 19%, Simulation 7.6%, Singleplayer 4.1%

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