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Games Like Assembly Planter

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

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A farming / automation game, that allows you to progress from a poor hard-working farmer with just a few old tools to a lazy rich guy that watches his machines do the work for him while he tries to optimize production.

Reviews: Very Positive — 91% — of 247 reviews
Released: 2020-08-04
Developer: Timon Herzog
Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

Overview

Assembly Planter excels by blending the relaxing loop of farming with the satisfying complexity of industrial automation, allowing players to evolve from manual labor to optimized production. These recommendations focus on titles that emphasize the transition from hands-on resource gathering to automated, large-scale systems, prioritizing games that balance logic, economy, and base-building.

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  1. #1 Autonauts
    97% 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 26.8%, Base Building 12.6%, Farming Sim 12.3%, Agriculture 9.5%, Crafting 8.6%

    Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the progression from manual farming to automating tasks using a unique visual programming language for your worker bots.

  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 20.7%, Base Building 13.4%, City Builder 10.8%, Resource Management 10.6%, Crafting 10.2%

    Why You'll Like It: This game combines village building with complex logistics and automation, making it a natural step up from the farming-focused loops of Assembly Planter.

  3. #3 Rusty's Retirement
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,403 reviews2024
    Dev: Mister Morris Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 23.2 hrsMean: 54.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A relaxing idle-farming simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things.

    Why similar: Automation 22.2%, Farming Sim 20.8%, Idler 12.3%, Economy 8.6%, Building 8.1%

    Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar idle-farming experience that runs in the background, allowing you to focus on optimizing your automated crops.

  4. #4 The Farmer Was Replaced
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,884 reviews2025
    Dev: Timon HerzogPub: Metaroot
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Program and optimize a drone to automate a farm and watch it do the work for you. Collect resources to unlock better technology and become the most efficient farmer in the world. Improve your problem solving and coding skills.

    Why similar: Automation 26.6%, Farming Sim 19.4%, Idler 12.1%, Logic 11.5%, Resource Management 10.1%

    Why You'll Like It: It blends farming with Python-based programming, providing a deeper logic-driven challenge for players who want to automate their agricultural output.

  5. #5 shapez
    95% 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 27.2%, Base Building 15.7%, Resource Management 12.6%, Crafting 11.8%, Sandbox 9.2%

    Why You'll Like It: If you enjoyed the optimization and logic aspects of Assembly Planter, this game strips away the fluff to focus purely on building efficient automation lines.

  6. #6 Automation Empire
    94% 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 22%, Base Building 13.4%, Economy 9%, Resource Management 8.4%, Agriculture 7.3%

    Why You'll Like It: It provides a broader scope of industrial automation, allowing you to build massive logistical networks to move your resources efficiently.

  7. #7 Captain of Industry
    92% 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 26.5%, Base Building 16.3%, Resource Management 14.1%, Economy 10.8%, City Builder 6.6%

    Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep simulation of industrial supply chains and resource management, perfect for players who want a more complex version of the Assembly Planter experience.

  8. #8 Roboplant
    93% matchMixed66% of 80 reviews2023
    Dev: Rebelpug
    Windows · Linux

    In a future not too far away, humans are finally able to harvest food on alien planets. Embark on a new journey with your team of robots called Beebop 179. Build and manage a hydroponic farm, grow delicious plants and survive the mysterious challenges of outer space.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 16.2%, Agriculture 16.1%, Automation 15.2%, Economy 9.1%, Resource Management 9%

    Why You'll Like It: This title focuses heavily on the management and automation of a high-tech hydroponic farm, directly echoing the core theme of Assembly Planter.

  9. #9 Little Big Workshop
    91% 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 17.8%, Resource Management 12.1%, Economy 11.7%, Building 10.5%, Management 9.5%

    Why You'll Like It: It focuses on managing a miniature factory floor, requiring you to balance production schedules and machine placement to maximize profit.

  10. #10 Mindustry
    90% 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 31.7%, Base Building 24.2%, Resource Management 17.9%, Building 9.1%, Sandbox 8.4%

    Why You'll Like It: This game adds a layer of tower defense to the automation genre, requiring you to build complex supply chains to keep your defenses running.

  11. #11 Builderment
    91% 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 22.2%, Base Building 14.1%, Crafting 11.4%, City Builder 11.1%, Resource Management 10.5%

    Why You'll Like It: It is a clean, accessible automation game that emphasizes resource management and base expansion in a way that feels very similar to Assembly Planter.

  12. #12 Infinifactory
    89% matchVery Positive95% of 2,459 reviews2015
    Dev: Zachtronics
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Infinifactory is a sandbox puzzle game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infiniminer. Build factories that assemble products for your alien overlords, and try not to die in the process.

    Why similar: Automation 43.5%, Building 20.5%, Sandbox 16.2%, Logic 9.1%, Simulation 6.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy automation game that challenges you to design assembly lines for alien products, focusing on the same 'optimize everything' mindset.

  13. #13 Industry Idle
    88% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,446 reviews2024
    Dev: FishPondPub: Fish Pond Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Industry Idle is an idle game that combines factory building, resource management and market trading. Design & build your base, expand & scale up your productions, improve & optimize your economy. Plus all the incremental game goodies: offline earnings, prestige to unlock more powerful upgrades.

    Why similar: Automation 19.3%, Base Building 12.1%, Resource Management 10.4%, City Builder 9.7%, Idler 9.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A browser-style idle game that focuses entirely on the economy and the math behind building a successful production chain.

  14. #14 Factorio
    87% 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 30.9%, Base Building 19%, Resource Management 13.3%, Crafting 10.1%, Sandbox 8.2%

    Why You'll Like It: The definitive automation game, offering unparalleled depth in building complex, self-sustaining production systems.

  15. #15 Good Company
    89% 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 17.6%, Base Building 11.6%, Economy 11.6%, Resource Management 9.7%, Building 8.2%

    Why You'll Like It: You manage a startup company where you must design production lines and automate the assembly of various electronic goods.

  16. #16 Incremental Factory
    86% 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 23.1%, Resource Management 12%, Crafting 11.8%, Idler 11.5%, Economy 9.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A pure idle-automation experience that focuses on scaling production numbers to infinity.

  17. #17 Dyson Sphere Program
    84% 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 30%, Base Building 19%, Resource Management 11.6%, Building 10%, City Builder 8.4%

    Why You'll Like It: This game scales the automation concept to an interstellar level, requiring massive logistical planning to build a sphere around a star.

  18. #18 Hydroneer
    85% 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 28.5%, Base Building 20.4%, Resource Management 12.5%, Sandbox 11.6%, Building 11.2%

    Why You'll Like It: It combines manual mining and farming with deep automation mechanics, allowing you to build massive machines to do the heavy lifting for you.

  19. #19 Production Line : Car factory simulation
    86% 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 20.4%, Economy 13.7%, Base Building 11.5%, Management 11%, Resource Management 10.3%

    Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the specific challenge of designing a car assembly line, emphasizing efficiency and bottleneck management.

  20. #20 Forager
    83% matchVery Positive90% of 43,003 reviews2019
    Dev: HopFrogPub: Balor Games
    Windows
    Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!

    Why similar: Farming Sim 23.5%, Crafting 20.5%, Base Building 13.3%, Agriculture 10.8%, Resource Management 10.4%

    Why You'll Like It: While more action-oriented, it features a satisfying progression from manual gathering to fully automated resource production.

  21. #21 ACRES
    82% matchVery Positive82% of 211 reviews2025
    Dev: Jimi Games
    Windows

    ACRES is a small strategy simulation game about growing crops for evolving market demands. Build a farm, one acre at a time, to create a prosperous enterprise. Upgrade equipment, optimize harvests, and nurture the soil against increasing time pressure. How long can you keep the farm operating?

    Why similar: Agriculture 21.7%, Automation 19.6%, Farming Sim 15.5%, Economy 11.1%, Building 8.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A management-focused agriculture game that emphasizes the strategic side of farming and automated crop production.

  22. #22 Big Pharma
    84% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,921 reviews2015
    Dev: Twice CircledPub: Positech Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    What if you had it in your power to rid the world of disease, to improve the lives of millions, to ease suffering and cure the sick… and earn a tidy profit? As the head of your own Pharmaceutical Conglomerate you have this power resting in your hands. Will you use it for good?

    Why similar: Automation 23.7%, Economy 14.1%, Management 13.4%, Base Building 12.4%, Resource Management 10.5%

    Why You'll Like It: This game challenges you to build efficient production lines for medicine, requiring careful spatial planning and resource management.

  23. #23 Satisfactory
    78% 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 30.1%, Base Building 22.1%, Crafting 14%, Resource Management 11.8%, Building 10%

    Why You'll Like It: It brings the automation genre into a beautiful 3D space, focusing on building massive, multi-level factories to process raw resources.

  24. #24 Widget Inc.
    81% matchVery Positive86% of 740 reviews2024
    Dev: Leaping Turtle
    Windows
    Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 61.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    A hybrid factory builder / incremental clicker game. Starting from humble beginnings, master the many crafting processes to build up resources and expand your factory. Then, using your newly automated production, unlock new technology and grow ever closer to your goal of spreading to the stars.

    Why similar: Automation 32.5%, Base Building 17.5%, Resource Management 16.3%, Time Management 11.4%, Idler 11.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A casual clicker game that introduces light automation mechanics to help you produce widgets more efficiently.

  25. #25 Mob Factory
    82% 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 29.6%, Base Building 15.9%, Resource Management 13.8%, Crafting 10.8%, Sandbox 7.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It puts a unique spin on automation by using mobs as your primary resource, requiring you to build factories to process them.

  26. #26 Kubifaktorium
    81% 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 21.7%, City Builder 13.2%, Economy 11.8%, Base Building 11.3%, Crafting 10.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A voxel-based colony sim that incorporates automation and logistics to help your settlers thrive.

  27. #27 Node Farm
    80% matchVery Positive82% of 74 reviews2024
    Dev: ByerN
    Windows

    Node Farm is a game about building a fully automated farm using nodes. Connect nodes, harvest and sell veggies, buy new islands, discover new nodes, and automate the process - all in a cozy farm simulation formula!

    Why similar: Automation 19.7%, Farming Sim 19.3%, Base Building 11.4%, Resource Management 10.2%, City Builder 10.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A roguelite take on farming that uses node-based mechanics to automate your crop production.

  28. #28 Slime Rancher
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 151,397 reviews2017
    Dev: Monomi Park
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.

    Why similar: Sandbox 41.2%, Management 31%, Simulation 16.8%, Singleplayer 7.2%, Indie 3.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It captures the charm of farming and resource management while introducing automated collectors and feeders to streamline your ranch.

  29. #29 Another Farm Roguelike
    79% matchVery Positive82% of 459 reviews2022
    Dev: Zabbo Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Another Farm Roguelike is a 2D farming & crafting game with rougelike elements where your job is to earn as much money as possible to pay the rent. Start from scratch and build the most profitable farm you can make as soon as possible. Work hard to be able to afford the rent.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 24.4%, Automation 17.1%, Crafting 12.9%, Resource Management 9.6%, Economy 9%

    Why You'll Like It: It adds strategic, turn-based elements to the farming genre, focusing on optimizing your farm layout for maximum yield.

  30. #30 Outpath
    77% matchVery Positive94% of 2,905 reviews2023
    Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!

    Why similar: Farming Sim 16.2%, Automation 15.8%, Base Building 12.7%, Crafting 10.7%, Resource Management 8.8%

  31. #31 Factory Town Idle
    76% matchVery Positive91% of 1,204 reviews2024
    Dev: Erik Asmussen
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 72.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    An entire town builder experience packed into a living spreadsheet. Build housing, assign workers, then craft and sell a huge variety of items to level up your town and expand your civilization across the world!

    Why similar: Automation 26.4%, City Builder 16.7%, Resource Management 15.6%, Idler 15.5%, Crafting 13.8%

  32. #32 Soda Story - Brewing Tycoon
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2022
    Dev: Upper Class Walrus
    Windows

    Take on the challenge of running a Soda brewing operation, all while participating in the current season of the hit reality TV show “Prisoneers.” Will you win your freedom?

    Why similar: Automation 22.4%, Farming Sim 16.4%, Economy 13.7%, Base Building 12.4%, Crafting 11%

    Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the economy of production, requiring you to automate your soda brewing business to become a tycoon.

  33. #33 Island Robot Farm
    75% matchVery Positive88% of 160 reviews2025
    Dev: MoraCocoPub: Wise Games
    Windows

    Build a super large island with robots in this relaxing idle farm simulation game. Assign tasks to robots to plant, raise animals and build various buildings to expand your island. Even when you're busy, the game can run quietly at the corner or bottom of the screen and keep developing your farm.

    Why similar: Automation 25.2%, Farming Sim 24.5%, Idler 14.8%, Economy 12.2%, Building 9.6%

  34. #34 Idle Colony
    75% matchVery Positive83% of 544 reviews2024
    Dev: Faith G.
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    A condensed incremental experience, where you build a colony to collect and merge bigger and bigger fruits. Combine game-changing technologies and special upgrades to find the best synergies and take your cash flow to another dimension.

    Why similar: Automation 30.6%, Economy 18.1%, Idler 14.4%, Building 10.3%, Management 8.8%

  35. #35 Beltmatic
    74% matchVery Positive94% of 2,009 reviews2024
    Dev: Notional Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Beltmatic is a casual factory game where you combine numbers using mathematical operations.

    Why similar: Automation 25.1%, Base Building 15.4%, Resource Management 12.3%, Crafting 10.9%, Idler 9.4%

  36. #36 MineMogul
    72% 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 24%, Farming Sim 12.9%, Base Building 12.3%, Crafting 10.6%, Building 9.9%

  37. #37 Recycling Center Simulator
    73% 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 21.7%, Economy 13%, Time Management 11.3%, Crafting 9.9%, Management 9.2%

  38. #38 MR FARMBOY
    72% matchVery Positive82% of 267 reviews2026
    Dev: mrdboy
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    MR FARMBOY is a colony farming game with automation. Build your dream farm, grow crops, raise animals, attract villagers, and hire workers to automate everything.

    Why similar: Automation 22%, Farming Sim 21.5%, Agriculture 17.6%, Idler 10.5%, Crafting 9%

  39. #39 Farm Manager 2018
    76% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,794 reviews2018
    Dev: Cleversan GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Manage your own farm in the game Farm Manager 2018! To expand your farm business, produce cheap and sell your products in high prices. Control the process of land cultivation, employ the best staff, buy the most appropriate farm equipment, raise livestock and process the harvested crops.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 21.2%, Agriculture 20.9%, Economy 12.4%, Resource Management 10.7%, Building 9.1%

  40. #40 Crafting Idle Clicker
    77% matchMixed49% of 899 reviews2020
    Dev: Bling Bling Games GmbH
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 43.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    Craft a complex production line, earn idle cash and become an industrial tycoon!

    Why similar: Automation 26.2%, Idler 14.1%, Economy 10.4%, Sandbox 10.3%, Management 8.7%

  41. #41 Alchemy Factory
    70% matchVery Positive90% of 2,078 reviews2025
    Dev: D5 CopperheadPub: Gamirror Games
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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!

    Why similar: Automation 30.7%, Base Building 14.5%, Crafting 12.4%, Building 11.3%, Sandbox 10.6%

  42. #42 Farm Manager 2021
    73% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,341 reviews2021
    Dev: Cleversan GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Farm Manager 2021 is an indie game that lets you relax and immerse yourself in farm management. A casual but grounded builder game that combines management and farm maintenance in one package. Grow and expand your farm into a thriving estate or enjoy it as a delightful escape from everyday life.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 16.8%, Agriculture 15.3%, City Builder 12.2%, Economy 8.9%, Building 7.7%

  43. #43 Blueprint Tycoon
    74% matchVery Positive82% of 1,097 reviews2016
    Dev: Endless Loop Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Build your settlement, gather goods, ensure maximum efficiency and make a profit!

    Why similar: Management 19.9%, Resource Management 18.2%, City Builder 18.1%, Economy 17.4%, Sandbox 9.8%

  44. #44 Plantera
    73% matchVery Positive89% of 5,886 reviews2016
    Dev: VaragtP
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    In Plantera you build your own garden and watch it grow with new plants, bushes, trees and animals. As you play and expand your garden you will attract Helpers, round blue creatures that will help you with your harvesting tasks.

    Why similar: Agriculture 23.4%, Automation 21.9%, Farming Sim 20.4%, Idler 12.2%, Building 10%

  45. #45 Sixty Four
    71% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,629 reviews2024
    Dev: Oleg DanilovPub: Playsaurus
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Dive into the world of Sixty Four, where you transform simple machines into a thriving factory.

    Why similar: Automation 30%, Resource Management 15.2%, Crafting 13.9%, Idler 12%, Management 9.3%

  46. #46 Center Station Simulator
    71% 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 25.1%, Crafting 14.9%, Sandbox 13.8%, Building 12.1%, Farming Sim 9.7%

  47. #47 shapez 2
    66% 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 24.4%, Base Building 12.2%, Crafting 10.6%, Management 8.8%, Building 8.8%

  48. #48 refarm
    68% matchVery Positive87% of 286 reviews2024
    Dev: otterhands
    Windows

    The ocean took it all… now take it back! In this short semi-idle island builder you’ll resurface fertile farmland - tile by tile. As you plant, harvest and expand you’ll obtain helping hands and discover what else lies below the surface.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 25.8%, Agriculture 17.6%, Resource Management 14.2%, Automation 14.1%, City Builder 11.7%

  49. #49 Incremental Town RPG
    69% matchMixed60% of 96 reviews2024
    Dev: Overaction Game Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Incremental Town RPG lets you build and manage a thriving village. Master resource management, develop a robust economy, and enjoy a relaxing experience as you equip your settlement to conquer new lands and challenges!

    Why similar: Automation 15.4%, Farming Sim 14.9%, Base Building 13%, Idler 11.8%, Resource Management 10.3%

  50. #50 Your Big, Cute Monster Farm
    66% matchMostly Positive80% of 865 reviews2025
    Dev: KaiPlay StudioPub: Gamersky Games
    Windows
    Median: 24.8 hrsMean: 85.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Create a farm at the bottom of the screen and enjoy planting and harvesting with your monster companions! They handle all the work—just plan the layout, decorate, and wait for fun crop mutations. Take a break from busy life and enjoy the calm joy of farming.

    Why similar: Farming Sim 24.4%, Agriculture 15.8%, Idler 12.1%, Automation 10.6%, Economy 7.6%

  51. #51 Island Idle RPG
    70% matchMixed67% of 94 reviews2022
    Dev: Overaction Game Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Lead the Balgairs - mercenaries creatures and experts in the art of hard working - manage the workforce, inputs, capital, other resources and help provide all the equipment and weaponry needed to defeat bosses in distant Dungeons

    Why similar: Farming Sim 15.5%, Automation 13%, Base Building 12%, City Builder 10%, Resource Management 9.4%

  52. #52 Global Farmer
    68% matchMixed50% of 135 reviews2025
    Dev: Thera Bytes GmbHPub: Aerosoft GmbH
    Windows

    Farm the world in an immersive top-down management game that lets you choose your farm's location anywhere on the real-world map! Want to experience a rich strawberry harvest in the French countryside? Or challenge the hot sun in South America? The choice is yours!

    Why similar: Agriculture 21.7%, Farming Sim 18.8%, Resource Management 11.2%, Base Building 11%, Building 8.8%

  53. #53 Fill Up The Hole
    65% matchVery Positive91% of 1,071 reviews2025
    Dev: Fluffy Lotus
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Turn trash into cash in a dystopian world! Fill Up The Hole is a short incremental game where you build a city, automate garbage production, and toss it into a magical hole for profit.

    Why similar: City Builder 20.3%, Idler 18.7%, Base Building 17.7%, Building 13.4%, Resource Management 10.2%

  54. #54 Tuin
    69% matchMostly Positive78% of 145 reviews2022
    Dev: Sokpop Collective
    Windows · Mac

    Plant seeds, pull weeds and sell vegetables - all while doing something else!

    Why similar: Farming Sim 22.6%, Agriculture 13.6%, Automation 11.9%, Idler 11.7%, City Builder 11.5%

  55. #55 Rise of Industry
    69% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,155 reviews2019
    Dev: Dapper Penguin StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in the first title in the ROI series as you create & optimise intricate production lines. As an early 20th-Century industrialist, grow your empire & adapt to an ever-changing business landscape with unexpected events that could lead to boom…or bust.

    Why similar: Economy 17.4%, City Builder 15.3%, Resource Management 12.1%, Automation 11.7%, Base Building 11.3%

  56. #56 Farm Manager World
    67% matchMostly Positive71% of 607 reviews2025
    Dev: Cleversan GamesPub: Sim Farm S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Dive into the agricultural life with Farm Manager World! Manage your own farm across vibrant global locations, cultivate exotic crops, and build your agribusiness empire. Welcome to sustainable farming at its finest.

    Why similar: Agriculture 16.6%, Farming Sim 14.5%, City Builder 9.8%, Resource Management 9.2%, Economy 9%

  57. #57 Farmington County: The Ultimate Farming Tycoon Simulator
    70% matchMostly Positive72% of 111 reviews2019
    Dev: Grenoble Interactive, LLC
    Windows · Mac

    Farming & town living sim. Develop the farm of your dreams using tools, tractors, trucks & other vehicles. Build cabins, sheds, barns, and more! Hire workers to help out in your farm. Grow thousands of crops, raise hundreds of livestock and explore the world of Farmington County!

    Why similar: Farming Sim 25%, Agriculture 22.1%, Base Building 13.1%, Building 9.5%, Resource Management 6.6%

  58. #58 (the) Gnorp Apologue
    64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,586 reviews2023
    Dev: MycoPub: (Myco)
    Windows
    Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    (the) Gnorp Apologue is the journey of the gnorps as you guide them towards their goal of delightfully excessive wealth accumulation.

    Why similar: Idler 24.6%, Economy 23.3%, Building 16.9%, Management 12.4%, Resource Management 11.4%

  59. #59 Beltex
    67% matchVery Positive86% of 226 reviews2022
    Dev: Notional Games
    Windows

    Beltex is a casual factory game played on a hex map. Extract numbers. Combine them using mathematical operations. Deliver them using belts across a huge map. Unlock new buildings and upgrades.

    Why similar: Automation 24.1%, Base Building 15.4%, Resource Management 12.2%, Crafting 10%, Idler 9.8%

  60. #60 Factory Engineer
    71% 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 18.4%, Base Building 14.3%, Building 13.6%, Sandbox 12.3%, Resource Management 11.2%

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