- #1 Let Them Fall
97% matchMixed50% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: Marcin Kubala
Windows
Let Them Fall is a dynamic puzzle-strategy game. Transport objects using conveyor belts to the target zone. With each level, the game gets tougher with diverse shapes, colors, and limited space on procedurally generated maps. Will you take up the challenge?
Why similar: Automation 32.7%, Strategy 16.4%, Sandbox 16.1%, Simulation 15.4%, Logic 11%
- #2 Automate It: Factory Puzzle
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 80 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 35.7%, Sandbox 17.6%, Strategy 14.7%, Simulation 12.6%, Logic 12%
- #3 Numachina
95% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Uberbax Gaming
Windows
Minimalist automation puzzle game where you build physics-based machines to manipulate the flow of numbers.
Why similar: Automation 36.9%, Sandbox 15.6%, Logic 13.3%, Simulation 10.2%, Strategy 9.9%
- #4 Another Game About Automation
94% matchMixed63% of 24 reviews2026
Dev: myownyose
Windows
Another Game About Automation is a casual factory-building where you have to generate numbers and combine them with mathematical operations. Upgrade and unlock new mathematical operations.
Why similar: Automation 43.1%, Logic 23.4%, Sandbox 16.9%, Simulation 13.1%, Puzzle 2.9%
- #5 Slimy Harvest
94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: plyoung
Windows
Harvest Slime Monster eggs for the Alchemists. Buy equipment to automate the process and combine Slimes into new types for more profit and to explore deeper into the dungeon.
Why similar: Automation 59.3%, Sandbox 23.5%, Simulation 13.5%, 3D 2.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #6 Block Shop
92% matchVery Positive99% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Foolbox Studio
Windows · Linux
Block shop is an automation puzzle game in which basic blocks are transformed and combined to create increasingly complex blocks.
Why similar: Automation 52.9%, Strategy 24%, Logic 15.4%, Puzzle 7.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #7 Terraform Inc
93% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: FuzzyCube
Windows · Linux
Terraform Inc is a game to build a reliable physics-based delivery network. You will get new planets, add enhancements in transit, then deliver to buyers. Construct elaborate designs to prove your ingenuity. Choose your friends wisely, working to earn respect and unlock even further opportunities.
Why similar: Automation 37.5%, Logic 18%, Sandbox 14%, Strategy 12.7%, Simulation 11.1%
- #8 ChromaFlow
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RVLWorks
Windows · Linux
Build a factory powered by color. Extract red, green, and blue, route them through conveyor networks, and mix them into an expanding spectrum. Fulfil requests for the Chroma Core, unlock new technology, and optimize every production line.
Why similar: Automation 41.8%, Logic 17%, Strategy 13.3%, Simulation 10.5%, Sandbox 9%
- #9 Iron Inc.
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Segment Games
Windows · Mac
Iron Inc is an interplanetary factory automation game where you colonize, build, and fight on planets across the galaxy while developing inter-planetary logistics systems. Create massive bases and engage in combat on the ground and in space.
Why similar: Automation 41.8%, Strategy 25.3%, Simulation 20.8%, Sandbox 11.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #10 Kaskade
90% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Two Times Pi
Windows
Connect an evolving delivery network in Kaskade, a minimalist strategy game. Construct intricate paths to ensure each delivery gets to the right destination. Unlock upgrades to manage the increasing complexity as your network grows. Relax to the ambient soundtrack and the satisfying puzzle vibes.
Why similar: Automation 29.4%, Strategy 15.2%, Simulation 13.6%, Minimalist 12.3%, Sandbox 11.2%
- #11 Ascend Factory
89% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Matlyce Studio
Windows
Welcome to Ascend Factory, a factory simulation game that challenges your ingenuity and resource management skills. Immerse yourself in a world of automation and strategic planning as you progress through levels of increasing complexity!
Why similar: Automation 37.5%, Logic 18%, Strategy 12.1%, Sandbox 9.6%, Simulation 8.5%
- #12 Assemble Ensemble
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Jorin SalewskiPub: Die Noten
Windows
Assemble Ensemble is a music-themed factory-building game, that offers a variety of fun melodies, for you to recreate by cleverly placing machines and conveyors!
Why similar: Automation 41.2%, Strategy 28.8%, Sandbox 23.4%, 3D 5.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #13 Jigsaw Industry
88% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Light Game
Windows
Jigsaw Industry is a game that allows you to unleash your creativity and fully enjoy the fun of thinking. Design your own factory to combine and process different shapes and colors. A fully automated and intelligent factory can be achieved through digital circuits, logic signals, and other means.
Why similar: Automation 43.7%, Logic 19%, Sandbox 14.9%, Strategy 10.5%, Simulation 7%
- #14 Phasewright
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lucaren
Windows
A pulse crosses one cell per tick — the longer way arrives later. From that one rule you build machines out of light: lay conduits, split colours, hit the beat. Quiet, untimed, free.
Why similar: Automation 23.4%, Strategy 18.8%, Sandbox 17.2%, Simulation 16.7%, Logic 10.4%
- #15 Hue Factory
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Yellow Tree Games
Windows
A colorful, minimalist automation game. Place machines, mix colors, and manage the flow of an evolving factory. Listen to the hum of the machines and watch the colors blend while keeping your lines efficient.
Why similar: Automation 44.3%, Logic 16.7%, Strategy 11.1%, Minimalist 11%, Simulation 7.9%
- #16 Ruin Adventurer
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Finnchen123
Windows · Linux
‘Ruin Adventurer’ is an automation game with survival and programming elements. Use your robots to ensure your survival, automate resource gathering, and ultimately escape the ruins.
Why similar: Automation 25.3%, Strategy 19.6%, Sandbox 17.8%, Simulation 17.8%, Logic 10.8%
- #17 puzzlez - a shapez game
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: tobspr Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
puzzlez - a shapez game is an easy to learn, hard to master puzzle game about building shapes in compact 3D spaces. Solve handcrafted puzzles with multiple solutions, from simple production chains to complex logistical problems. Design, share, and play custom puzzles with an ever-growing community.
Why similar: Automation 37.8%, Logic 18.5%, Simulation 9.9%, Sandbox 9.9%, Strategy 8.5%
- #18 Coin Factory 2
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lino Rabolini
Windows · Mac
Welcome to Coin Factory 2. An idle game about placing tiles strategically to make as many coins as possible. Level them up to get the numbers growing or make them evolve to adapt your play to new needs!
Why similar: Automation 29.3%, Sandbox 18.3%, Strategy 15.7%, Simulation 13.1%, Logic 9.7%
- #19 Shape Together
83% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Blu
Windows · Mac
Shape Together is a factory-building game: lay mines, belts, and machines, automate shapes, and use them to defeat monsters and bosses. Hold back waves, grow stronger over time—solo or with friends on Steam.
Why similar: Automation 38.3%, Strategy 24.7%, Simulation 20.3%, Sandbox 16.7%
- #20 We Need More Steam!
84% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Mars On Fire
Windows · Linux
We Need More Steam! is about strategizing and creating as much electricity as possible for a town's people always demanding more!
Why similar: Automation 46.4%, Strategy 23.9%, Logic 13.6%, Simulation 11.5%, Puzzle 4.1%
- #21 Idle interstellar Factory 2
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Yamate
Windows
This is a factory game based on text and 2d drag and drop. You need to complete the process from mining resources to the final interstellar resource mining and transportation. You will continue to unlock new technologies and experience many unexpected challenges along the way.
Why similar: Automation 53.1%, Sandbox 21.7%, Strategy 14.5%, Simulation 9.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #22 Mito
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ink Deer Games
Windows
A plant-sim automation game with resource management and roguelike progression. Build transport networks, manage resource flow, unlock mutations, and stack synergies as you spread across procedurally generated biomes.
Why similar: Automation 48.6%, Strategy 19.8%, Simulation 14.1%, Sandbox 9.6%, Logic 7.6%
- #23 Project Matter
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Matter Grid Studio
Windows
Project Matter is a 2D factory automation game about turning raw inputs into an ever-expanding production web. Place buildings on an infinite grid, draw connections between them, and research new processing chains, waste recovery loops, and advanced materials.
Why similar: Automation 55.2%, Simulation 13.5%, Minimalist 12.5%, Strategy 11.4%, Puzzle 7%
- #24 Programmer Dungeon Knightress
81% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: Dragon Lord Studio
Windows · Linux
Programmer Dungeon is a tactical game that challenges players to use logic programming to solve puzzles and progress through each level. Collect unique skills, use visual programming to automate your character, and defeat your enemies. Plan carefully and enjoy this exciting adventure!
Why similar: Automation 36%, Logic 17.6%, Sandbox 13.6%, Simulation 9.8%, Strategy 9.6%
- #25 Kimbap Factory
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Remi Song
Windows · Mac
Automate the ultimate Korean kitchen. Route belts, watch ingredients transform, and physically assemble each kimbap roll step by step. Discover new recipes, fulfill requests, and expand your kitchen at your own pace. No pressure, no timers, just a satisfying and unique casual factory experience.
Why similar: Automation 46.1%, Simulation 14.5%, Sandbox 13.1%, Logic 9.1%, Strategy 8.7%
- #26 Eat Me Alive
80% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: FrederickVBPub: Garbage Game
Windows
In dependency of where in the body you are positioned, you get different boni. In general you will get Bone, Blood and Tissue with which you can create more bugs. In addition to that you will be able to research different bug types which have boni themself.
Why similar: Automation 50.5%, Simulation 17.9%, Sandbox 14.2%, Strategy 8.2%, Minimalist 8.1%
- #27 Worderia
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sergei Chemodanov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Worderia is a cozy factory-automation game about letters. Mine glyphs, process them with casers, stylers, and painters, transport them along conveyor belts, and deliver them to the Hub, where they're assembled into the target word.
Why similar: Strategy 20.7%, Automation 18%, Simulation 17.8%, Sandbox 16.6%, Logic 12.4%
- #28 Genesis Factory
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: qm_mofan
Windows
Genesis Factory is a factory-building automation sim where you program your workers. Mine, cut, pump, and forge raw materials, then code workers with a visual flowchart to gather, carry, produce, and stockpile. Research blueprints, logistics, and drones to grow a self-running empire.
Why similar: Strategy 25.1%, Automation 24.6%, Simulation 22.6%, Sandbox 20.9%, Puzzle 6.3%
- #29 Omni
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JackHasaKeyboard
Linux
Omni is a game that teaches you how to program.
Why similar: Automation 25.5%, Sandbox 17.6%, Strategy 15.4%, Simulation 13%, Logic 9.4%
- #30 Automatica
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Strawberry Dev
Windows
Automatica is a 2D automation and management game inspired by titles like Factorio and Shapez, but with a twist on the traditional conveyor belt system. Connecting buildings is now as easy as dragging them inside each other
Why similar: Automation 53%, Simulation 11.9%, Sandbox 10.7%, Logic 9.1%, Strategy 7%
- #31 FACTO
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Havca Games
Windows
In FACTO, become the world’s biggest factory boss! Build your factories, buy raw materials, process them and then sell them on to boost your turnover until you become a mega-corporation !
Why similar: Automation 51.9%, Sandbox 16.2%, Simulation 15.2%, Strategy 13.3%, Immersive Sim 3.1%
- #32 Bleentoro
76% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: yiotro
Windows
Simple logic game about abstract minimalist factories
Why similar: Automation 37.9%, Simulation 23.2%, Logic 17.3%, Minimalist 13.2%, Puzzle 7.7%
- #33 Chocolatio
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RawEgg
Windows
Create and build your own automated chocolate factory. Freely design and expand your factories to deliver a huge variety of chocolate themed resources.
Why similar: Automation 55.3%, Strategy 22.8%, Logic 21.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #34 Color Factory: Automation Meets Canvas
73% 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 47.1%, Strategy 18.4%, Sandbox 14.1%, Simulation 13.7%, Puzzle 6.1%
- #35 uFactory
74% matchMixed69% of 64 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.
Why similar: Automation 34.9%, Strategy 23.9%, Simulation 19.1%, Logic 17%, Puzzle 4.4%
- #36 Fractal.OS
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Laprida Studios
Windows
Fractal.OS insists you play tic-tac-toe. Again. And again. Build an automated board factory, earn resources, unlock rules, and bend thousands of random matches toward a single impossible task: lose 10,000 times in a row. The system appreciates your compliance.
Why similar: Automation 40.5%, Sandbox 16%, Strategy 13.2%, Simulation 12.6%, Logic 10.3%
- #37 LineManager
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LineManager
Windows
Build and operate public transport in a living traffic simulation. Plan tram and bus networks, schedules and depots while cars, traffic lights, passengers and infrastructure interact around you. Keep it simple – or dive deep into signalling and operations.
Why similar: Automation 29.2%, Strategy 21.5%, Simulation 19.2%, Sandbox 18.9%, Minimalist 10.9%
- #38 COLD AISLE: Data Center Tycoon
73% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Velmirestudios
Windows
Build your own data center business from an empty industrial hall. Order hardware, install servers and GPUs, connect power and networking, manage cooling and capacity, and grow from your first rack into a market-leading company.
Why similar: Strategy 34.2%, Simulation 31.1%, Sandbox 26.9%, 3D 6.6%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #39 Code Lab(代码实验室)
75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Ardyn
Windows
Programming for unmanned vehicle to realize automatic operation
Why similar: Automation 27.4%, Strategy 24.6%, Simulation 21.8%, Sandbox 20.7%, 3D 4.9%
- #40 Node Math
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: ByerN
Windows
Node Math is a simple, idle-factory game about combining numbers with math operators, unlocking new stuff, and making money go brrr!
Why similar: Automation 41.3%, Sandbox 16.9%, Strategy 10.6%, Simulation 10.5%, Logic 9.5%
- #41 Potion Pipeline
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Milkbag Games
Windows
Build huge factories to harvest magical resources and produce potions. Design complex production lines from simple parts to transform ingredients using a deep alchemy system. Ramp up production to fulfill Guild orders, unlock new machines, and create more powerful potions!
Why similar: Automation 45.1%, Strategy 24.1%, Sandbox 16.5%, Simulation 13.9%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #42 Lumen Nexus: Core
72% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: ToddLN
Windows
A sci-fi factory automation game where resources move as light instead of belts. Build production chains, expand across asteroid islands, trade your resources, research new systems, and keep your growing factory flowing under rising pressure.
Why similar: Automation 48.6%, Strategy 17.2%, Sandbox 12.6%, Simulation 9.7%, Immersive Sim 9.1%
- #43 Digit Factory
73% matchMixed68% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: Light Game
Windows
《Digit Factory》 is a game that allows you to give full play to your creativity and enjoy the fun of thinking. Design your own pipeline to perform calculations on various combinations of numbers. In the endless demand, find a design that responds to changes with the same. Come , challenge your mind!
Why similar: Automation 45.8%, Logic 16.9%, Minimalist 12.1%, Strategy 9.4%, Simulation 8.6%
- #44 Assembly Line 2
71% matchMixed66% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Olympus
Windows · Mac · Linux
In Assembly Line 2, you take charge of your factory, where strategic organization is key. Create intricate production lines, unlocking a plethora of blueprints to craft advanced resources. Fine-tune and upgrade machines for optimal efficiency and elevating your empire to new heights.
Why similar: Automation 58.9%, Strategy 21.3%, Simulation 19.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #45 Gun Shop 3
69% matchNo user reviews60% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Mall Ninja Studio
Windows
Part gunsmith part store front simulator. Restore and build guns, sell guns, don't sell guns. Punch crooks. Makes you feel like you clocked into work. Bleeding eye UI. Smallest buttons in the biz.
Why similar: Automation 30.8%, Strategy 25.8%, Simulation 19.4%, Sandbox 18.9%, 3D 4.7%
- #46 Automation Station
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Boxbot Games
Windows
Explore a mysterious planet, harvest and refine resources, discover new technology, craft machines, and set up automated factories.
Why similar: Automation 42.6%, Sandbox 17.8%, Logic 11.6%, Strategy 10.9%, Simulation 10.2%
- #47 ZIRQUITZ
70% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Surrogate of Sorrow
Windows · Linux
ZIRQUITZ is a chill yet deep graph-building game. Build and optimize an evolving graph of nodes to produce “Work,” your resource for upgrades and expansion. Discover synergy, power up your network, and unlock endless potential!
Why similar: Automation 31.7%, Sandbox 16.9%, Strategy 14.3%, Logic 12.5%, Minimalist 9.7%
- #48 Holon
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: rynstick
Windows
Build factories inside factories. Extract shapes, automate production, and deliver increasingly complex designs to the Hub. Enter a Nest to build its machinery, reuse it as a single building, then fit smaller Nests inside larger ones to take your factory further. About this game
Why similar: Automation 40.6%, Sandbox 18.2%, Logic 14.6%, Strategy 11.2%, Simulation 8.5%
- #49 Captain Contraption's Chocolate Factory
69% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: Pill Bug Interactive
Windows · Linux
An automation puzzle game in the spirit of The Incredible Machine to stretch your brain without the stress. Build chocolate-making contraptions out of conveyors, cannons and simple parts, then optimise them until they run themselves.
Why similar: Automation 43.2%, Logic 19%, Sandbox 14.4%, Simulation 9%, Strategy 8.1%
- #50 Factorization
71% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: Anubis Gaming
Windows · Linux
In Factorization, you must plan and build a factory capable of producing ever more complex resources. You focus on designing optimal production lines while carefully balancing your budget. In the meantime your workers build your designs and carry out the day-to-day tasks in your factory.
Why similar: Automation 63.1%, Strategy 18.7%, Simulation 17.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #51 Block Factory
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 266 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 38%, Logic 16.6%, Sandbox 15.4%, Strategy 11%, Simulation 10.2%
- #52 Cable Clutter
70% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: FancyFennec
Windows
Cable Clutter is a puzzle game where objects can be connected to each other to change their behaviour. Puzzles can be solved by pressing buttons, automation, and some head scratching.
Why similar: Automation 56.6%, Logic 23%, Puzzle 10.7%, 3D 8.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #53 Rafting Factory
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kim Star Game
Windows
Gather resources, research technologies, expand platforms, and build conveyor belt networks to survive and thrive in a perilous maritime world. Utilize automated production lines to free up manual labor, keep the factory running continuously, and ultimately build a starship to travel to Mars.
Why similar: Automation 54.8%, Strategy 21.5%, Sandbox 17%, Simulation 6.4%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #54 Crystal: Automaton
67% matchPositive97% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: Balding Games
Windows
A short automation challenge aimed at everyone from beginner to veteran. Take your time to uncover the lore of an ancient civilization without any dangers. Can you find a clever way to use logistics to overcome the scarce space available?
Why similar: Automation 41.1%, Sandbox 18.4%, Logic 13.1%, Strategy 12.7%, Minimalist 8.2%
- #55 Tiny Industry
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Loominest
Windows
A relaxing automation game where building a factory stays simple. Create production lines, connect your buildings, and unlock new technologies without worrying about ratios. Just ask yourself one question: What does this item need?
Why similar: Automation 55.6%, Simulation 18.1%, Logic 15.3%, Minimalist 6.6%, Puzzle 3.9%
- #56 Modulus: Factory Automation
64% matchVery Positive91% of 869 reviews2026
Dev: Happy VolcanoPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Build, automate, & optimize production lines across sky islands with real spatial constraints. Every production line is an open-ended puzzle: which operators to use, how to route your belts and how to fit your factory into the landscape. Your solutions, like your factories, are uniquely your own.
Why similar: Automation 39.8%, Sandbox 15.3%, Logic 12.9%, Strategy 12.3%, Simulation 10.5%
- #57 Marble Computing
68% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2021
Dev: Mt.Zero Software
Windows · Linux
Using only marbles and gravity, solve logic problems in surprising ways!
Why similar: Logic 32.1%, Sandbox 24.4%, Simulation 21%, Minimalist 10.9%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #58 Alchemy Factory
63% matchVery Positive88% of 2,896 reviews2026
Dev: D5 CopperheadPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Start small, team up with friends, and automate production with conveyor belts, pipes, and magical devices. Stock your shop with potions, jewelry, and relics, complete commissions, and build an alchemy empire! Alchemy Factory 1.0 is out now with the Wagon Logistics System and revamped shopkeeping.
Why similar: Automation 53.8%, Sandbox 17.5%, Strategy 12.4%, Simulation 8.2%, Logic 3.7%
- #59 DomiNOo
68% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Elijah Anadon
Windows
Unleash your creativity and explore endless possibilities in our immersive sandbox game! Knock down dominos, play with different toys, and customize your world. With multiplayer mode and sharing features, the fun never ends.
Why similar: Strategy 24.4%, Simulation 21%, Sandbox 19.6%, Logic 14.7%, Immersive Sim 9.2%