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Games Like Automate It: Factory Puzzle

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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.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 77% — of 73 reviews
Released: 2025-05-27
Developer: South Blue Moon
Publisher: Forklift Interactive
Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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    97% 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.

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  2. #2 shapez
    96% 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!

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  3. #3 Factorio
    96% 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.

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  4. #4 Infinifactory
    95% 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.

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    94% matchMixed70% of 63 reviews2025
    Dev: Lucid Silence Games
    Windows · Linux

    uFactory is the ultimate in finely-tuned and customizable logistics challenges. Navigate the complexities of manufacturing processes inspired by real industrial methods, but do it your way.

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    94% 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.

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    93% 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.

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    92% 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!

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    91% 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!

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    91% matchMostly Positive74% of 729 reviews2023
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Welcome to the resource management game where your creativity and logistics skills are put to the test! In this minimalistic simulation you will build interconnected chains of products and open new missions by completing various tasks to create the biggest system you can.

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    89% 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!

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    90% matchVery Positive82% of 3,465 reviews2019
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    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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    88% matchVery Positive93% of 646 reviews2025
    Dev: CoincidencePub: Astra Logical
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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    89% matchVery Positive84% of 447 reviews2023
    Dev: Star Garden Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%

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    Windows
    Median: 31.8 hrsMean: 108.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%

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    87% matchMostly Positive72% of 908 reviews2019
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    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    Windows

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    86% matchMixed66% of 119 reviews2023
    Dev: Builderment LLC
    Windows · Mac

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    Dev: Mind Leak
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Windows

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    Windows
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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    Windows
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    83% matchVery Positive86% of 148 reviews2014
    Dev: Ripatti Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%

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    Dev: Luden.io
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Windows
    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    Windows · Mac
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    Dev: CyanAvatar Studios
    Windows

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    Windows

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    77% matchVery Positive81% of 786 reviews2021
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    76% matchVery Positive96% of 71 reviews2022
    Dev: PleasingFungus Games
    Windows · Mac

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    76% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,764 reviews2022
    Dev: Chasing Carrots
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    75% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,629 reviews2024
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    73% matchVery Positive89% of 2,461 reviews2024
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    73% matchMixed65% of 3,183 reviews2024
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    Windows
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  39. #39 Assembly Line 2
    74% matchMixed66% of 65 reviews2024
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    72% matchVery Positive99% of 69 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    74% matchMixed61% of 822 reviews2022
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    Windows
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    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 90,027 reviews2021
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    Windows
    Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 75.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    72% matchVery Positive85% of 1,194 reviews2023
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    71% matchVery Positive86% of 740 reviews2024
    Dev: Leaping Turtle
    Windows
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    69% matchVery Positive88% of 903 reviews2025
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  46. #46 SHENZHEN I/O
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 4,421 reviews2016
    Dev: Zachtronics
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    69% matchVery Positive89% of 151 reviews2024
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    70% matchVery Positive82% of 543 reviews2022
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    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    70% matchVery Positive92% of 5,057 reviews2011
    Dev: Zachtronics
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    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%

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    67% matchVery Positive81% of 3,508 reviews2024
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    69% matchVery Positive87% of 97 reviews2022
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    Windows
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    Dev: Frogsong StudiosPub: Metaroot
    Windows

    Solve puzzles by placing buildings and creating vibrant cities in River Towns. Each district has its own style and shapes, making every level a new challenge. Help to restore and rebuild our River Towns.

    Why similar: Sandbox 24.5%, Logic 17.8%, Building 17.1%, Strategy 14.5%, Puzzle 13.9%

  58. #58 Poly Bridge
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 18,451 reviews2016
    Dev: Dry Cactus
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Unleash your engineering creativity with an engaging and fresh bridge-building simulator with all the bells and whistles. Enjoy hours of physics-based puzzle solving in the Campaign and then jump in the Sandbox to create your own bridge designs and puzzles!

    Why similar: Building 30.5%, Sandbox 18.6%, Simulation 15.5%, Puzzle 13.1%, Crafting 9.3%

  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 30.4%, Sandbox 16.9%, Resource Management 11.8%, Building 11.3%, Crafting 8.6%

  60. #60 Beer Factory
    68% 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 37.4%, Sandbox 16%, Resource Management 15.2%, Simulation 15%, Crafting 10.8%

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