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Games Like Crystal: Automaton

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Automation, Sandbox, Simulation, Singleplayer.

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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?

Reviews: Positive — 100% — of 28 reviews
Released: 2025-03-07
Developer: Balding Games
Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy, Free To Play
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 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 38.2%, Crafting 20.2%, Sandbox 19.7%, Strategy 7.5%, Sci-fi 5.9%

  2. #2 Conveyance
    96% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
    Dev: John Hnidec
    Windows · Mac

    A conveyor-based production and logistics sandbox including smart machines, node based conveyor belts, logic and recipe based item generation and powerful design time construction. Create and connect Miners, Splitters, Factories, Containers, Vaults and more...

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  3. #3 Calling Home
    95% matchMixed45% of 20 reviews2023
    Dev: Crystal Fox GmbH
    Windows

    Calling Home is an exciting sci-fi simulation resource management game that draws heavily from games in the factory-building and exploration genres, providing a thrilling mix of building your base, researching, factory management, puzzle solving, exploration, and resource gathering.

    Why similar: Automation 21.6%, Sandbox 17.7%, Crafting 10.1%, Minimalist 9.4%, Strategy 8.5%

  4. #4 middenmoon
    94% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
    Dev: Dorfl
    Windows · Linux

    That's no moon. It's a giant ball of garbage. Build a factory to excavate, wash, sort, classify and disassemble the detritus of ages past.

    Why similar: Sandbox 29.4%, Automation 24.6%, Top-Down 15.6%, Sci-fi 9.8%, 2D 7%

  5. #5 Automate It: Factory Puzzle
    94% 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 34%, Sandbox 21.5%, Crafting 12.9%, Strategy 10.3%, Logic 8.3%

  6. #6 Left Stranded
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: DevBre Games
    Windows · Linux

    Cast into a medieval kingdom by ancient stones, you must forge, automate, and expand your workshop. Alone or in multiplayer, fulfill royal orders, harness coal, steam, electricity and uncover the secrets that could return you home.

    Why similar: Automation 30%, Sandbox 17.1%, Crafting 17%, Top-Down 8.6%, Minimalist 8.1%

  7. #7 Cartefact
    92% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Sillage Games
    Windows · Mac

    Cartefact is an automation card game. Craft, automate and manage resources all through cards Play as a young explorer who lands on a distant alien planet to uncover its mysteries and find a way to solve humanity’s energy crisis.

    Why similar: Automation 44.9%, Crafting 23%, Sandbox 12.3%, Sci-fi 5.7%, Exploration 5.7%

  8. #8 Jigsaw Industry
    91% 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 38.9%, Sandbox 16.7%, Crafting 14.9%, Logic 12%, Strategy 6.7%

  9. #9 FACTO
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Havca Games
    Windows

    FACTO is a top-down factory building and business simulation game where you are the big boss. You'll have to start from scratch, build your factories and grow your business until you become one of the pillars of the global economy!

    Why similar: Automation 43.3%, Crafting 20.9%, Sandbox 16.5%, Strategy 7%, Simulation 4.2%

  10. #10 Color Factory: Automation Meets Canvas
    89% 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 38.6%, Crafting 18.7%, Sandbox 14.5%, Strategy 10.9%, Futuristic 5.6%

  11. #11 Automation Station
    90% 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 34.1%, Sandbox 18%, Crafting 16.7%, Logic 6.6%, Strategy 6.3%

  12. #12 Assemble Ensemble
    89% matchMostly Positive70% of 22 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 38%, Sandbox 27.2%, Strategy 19.2%, Top-Down 14.6%, Singleplayer 1%

  13. #13 Automatica
    88% 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 42.7%, Crafting 17.6%, Sandbox 13.6%, Minimalist 8.2%, Logic 5.3%

  14. #14 Eat Me Alive
    87% 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 44%, Sandbox 15.5%, Crafting 10.5%, Minimalist 8.6%, Simulation 7.5%

  15. #15 Poop Right Now
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 晓猫
    Windows

    "Poop Right Now" is a puzzle game. Players play the role of "Courier" who have just entered the industry here to transport "Poop" to the right place. Please carefully arrange the transportation route to ensure that the "Poop" can be transported safely and accurately to its destination.

    Why similar: Automation 39.1%, Crafting 18.7%, Sandbox 18.4%, Strategy 6.8%, Minimalist 4.9%

  16. #16 Numachina
    85% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: Uberbax Gaming
    Windows

    Minimalist automation puzzle game where you build physics-based machines to manipulate the flow of numbers.

    Why similar: Automation 38.3%, Sandbox 20.5%, Minimalist 10.7%, Logic 9.8%, Strategy 7.4%

  17. #17 Potion Pipeline
    84% 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 38.1%, Sandbox 17.5%, Strategy 14.6%, Crafting 12.5%, Simulation 5.7%

  18. #18 Builderment
    84% 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 38.1%, Crafting 20.1%, Sandbox 15.5%, Logic 8.8%, Top-Down 4.5%

  19. #19 Away Team
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Klei Entertainment
    Windows

    Away Team is a new Oxygen Not Included adventure. Take control of a Duplicant and harness a new world where every tile is simulated.

    Why similar: Automation 26.2%, Sandbox 17.6%, Crafting 15.7%, Exploration 7.2%, Strategy 6.9%

  20. #20 Mystic Tesserae
    83% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: UmadYsot
    Windows

    2.5D Falling sand game. Collect Rare Items and discover new Elements. Use Elements to make Powerful Spells. Build and Destroy at your will.

    Why similar: Automation 44.3%, Crafting 23.6%, Simulation 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, 2D 7.6%

  21. #21 Outer Factory
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Kescoding
    Windows

    Outer Factory is a peaceful and minimalist simulation where you design automated factories on different planets. Create complex infrastructures with simplified building mechanics. Enjoy your work as an interplanetary automation expert.

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  22. #22 The Last Seed
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: YebStudio
    Windows

    Restore life on a dying planet in this 2D automation strategy game. Build production chains, reclaim the ecosystem, and survive a hostile world with the help of The Last Seed.

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  23. #23 Factor Y
    81% matchMostly Positive78% of 23 reviews2024
    Dev: Martin Buck Software
    Windows · Linux

    Factor Y is a relaxing, large-scale, multi-planetary, mega factory automation game. Mine resources, craft new items and structures via recipes and generate your own, custom building blocks. Expand your factory to span across multiple planets.

    Why similar: Automation 32.1%, Sandbox 17.2%, Crafting 15.1%, Strategy 7.6%, Top-Down 7.1%

  24. #24 Idle Industries
    80% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2023
    Dev: Maxine Tarabbia
    Windows

    Idle Industries: Build, Prestige, Prosper! Unleash miners, refine resources, and construct your empire in this addictive factory-building sim. Reach new heights of wealth and prestige with doubled rewards. Original music, 5+ hours gameplay, and customization!

    Why similar: Automation 36.4%, Crafting 17.4%, Top-Down 10.7%, Logic 8.8%, Futuristic 8%

  25. #25 Factory Planner
    77% matchMostly Positive74% of 319 reviews2026
    Dev: Lebleby GamesPub: Red Axe Games
    Windows

    Factory Planner is a card-based simulation/strategy game that lets you build a factory using cards. The main goal of the game is to make combinations with different cards so that each player can build different factories and feel the sandbox experience to the fullest.

    Why similar: Automation 34.2%, Sandbox 19.2%, Crafting 18.9%, Exploration 10.2%, Strategy 6.8%

  26. #26 Assembly Line 2
    78% matchMixed66% of 65 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 49.8%, Strategy 13%, Crafting 11.5%, Simulation 7.9%, Top-Down 7.8%

  27. #27 shapez 2
    76% 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 34.6%, Crafting 15.5%, Sandbox 14.5%, Logic 8.9%, Futuristic 8.2%

  28. #28 VELONE
    79% matchMixed42% of 31 reviews2022
    Dev: ZAR 21Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows · Mac

    VELONE is a creative automation game in which you assemble and program mechanisms to solve logic puzzles. Both relaxing and highly replayable, you save the planet VELONE by creating automated constructs that move and assemble according to your masterplan.

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  29. #29 ReFactory
    79% 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 33.8%, Crafting 22%, Strategy 14.1%, Sandbox 13.7%, Simulation 7.5%

  30. #30 Exovia
    77% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: ByteRockers' Games
    Windows

    Free your mind as you mine an asteroid in zero gravity, creating floaters that drift through the oddly satisfying physics-driven supply chains YOU design to pave humanity's road to the stars.

    Why similar: Automation 28.3%, Sandbox 15.1%, Crafting 14.7%, Logic 8.5%, Exploration 7.5%

  31. #31 The Last Caretaker
    74% matchVery Positive85% of 9,793 reviews2025
    Dev: Channel37 Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 18.8 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Explore a drowned Earth, restore lost systems, and raise the last human seeds in this first-person survival-crafting adventure. Build, scavenge, defend, and launch humanity back to the stars.

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  32. #32 Omni
    76% matchNo user reviews
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    Linux

    Omni is a game that teaches you how to program.

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  33. #33 Engineer Alpha
    78% matchMostly Positive79% of 24 reviews2021
    Dev: Aaron Worcester
    Windows

    An open world survival and automation game. Engineer Alpha combines an infinite editable world, building and connecting of automated machinery, and RPG style player progression.

    Why similar: Automation 29.9%, Sandbox 19.5%, Crafting 15.9%, Exploration 9.6%, Logic 8.4%

  34. #34 Beltmatic
    75% 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.

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  35. #35 Jaden Industries: Cozy Automation Puzzler
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Pushka Studios
    Windows

    Jaden Industries is a relaxing factory-building puzzle game about managing compact crafting chains across floating islands. As an expedition engineer, you’ll explore a peaceful Archipelago, configure production flows, refine resources, and achieve perfect efficiency.

    Why similar: Automation 30.7%, Sandbox 20%, Crafting 19.9%, Exploration 10.8%, Logic 7.6%

  36. #36 Advena
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: dimidimon
    Windows

    A top-down open-world survival game, where you explore a hostile planet while trying to fix your spaceship and get back home. Fight, outwit and defeat the planet's wildlife to evolve and get stronger.

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  37. #37 Pinsky Protocol
    73% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: Colmillo Estelar
    Windows

    Play as Agent 8085, the most advanced mining AI sent to asteroid 8085 Pinsky. Extract resources, upgrade your systems, and complete missions that affect the future of humanity. Your choices matter: promote unity, extinction, remain neutral. A sci-fi strategy game where your decisions have impact.

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  38. #38 Node Math
    72% matchMostly Positive78% of 74 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 36%, Sandbox 18.5%, Crafting 16.6%, Minimalist 7.6%, Strategy 6.6%

  39. #39 Another Game About Automation
    71% matchMixed56% of 18 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 47.2%, Sandbox 23.3%, Logic 18.2%, Simulation 7%, Casual 3.6%

  40. #40 Let Them Fall
    73% 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 38.8%, Sandbox 24%, Strategy 14%, Logic 9.3%, Simulation 8.8%

  41. #41 Flow Factory
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Smuie
    Windows

    Flow Factory is a physics-based factory automation game. Tinker with complex production lines, make them faster and more efficient. Deal with freely floating pieces and defy gravity. Build, research, optimize. Relax and enjoy everything running smoothly.

    Why similar: Automation 30.6%, Sandbox 16%, Crafting 15.8%, Logic 9.3%, Minimalist 8.4%

  42. #42 shapez
    73% 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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  43. #43 The Maker Way
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Brave Games Inc.
    Windows

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    Why similar: Automation 30.2%, Crafting 22.5%, Sandbox 20.3%, Exploration 8%, Strategy 6%

  44. #44 Final Factory
    71% 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 34.6%, Crafting 18%, Sandbox 15.5%, Exploration 7.3%, Top-Down 6.7%

  45. #45 RoboSync
    70% matchPositive100% of 33 reviews2024
    Dev: Giant Warrior StudioPub: GoGo Games Interactive
    Windows

    RoboSync is a puzzle game that requires logical reasoning and precision to overcome challenges. Release and lock passages at the right time to synchronize your robots' movements and achieve perfect coordination.

    Why similar: Automation 44.6%, Logic 17.7%, Linear 11.8%, Futuristic 9%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%

  46. #46 Islandustry
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Proper Puppy
    Windows

    Find the best island, outbid your rivals and start exploiting it. Automate your production and watch the market to sell your goods at the right price. Use your profits to buy upgrades and make your production chain even faster.

    Why similar: Automation 38.4%, Sandbox 18.8%, Crafting 12.2%, Strategy 9.8%, Top-Down 7.8%

  47. #47 Lichworks
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rune Logic
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You are a necromancer, build your undead empire. A necromancer automation game where your army is your logistics network. Route mindless minions via signposts, automate production chains, equip your soldiers and conquer the Human Empire.

    Why similar: Automation 38.4%, Crafting 19.5%, Sandbox 10%, Strategy 9.8%, Top-Down 8.8%

  48. #48 The Glorious Colony
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: WeLIAS Studio
    Windows

    Take control of a colony made of ant-like creatures and develop it. Learn how to use your environment, re-discover ancient technology and grow even more! The sky is the limit... (or is it?)

    Why similar: Automation 46.1%, Sandbox 19.4%, Exploration 10.6%, Simulation 7.5%, Top-Down 6.9%

  49. #49 Wonderstries
    70% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Altered Pixel Games
    Windows

    Harvest natural resources and build machines to rebuild society following a terrible war that left the world scarred.

    Why similar: Sandbox 25.7%, Strategy 16.7%, Crafting 13.4%, Top-Down 11.7%, Logic 10.8%

  50. #50 Alchemy Factory
    66% 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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    69% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows

    Build, automate, & optimize elegant production lines, in a factory made from modules you create. Whether you’re solving intricate logistics puzzles or designing aesthetically pleasing factories, Modulus is built for creative expression. Your solutions, like your factories, are uniquely your own.

    Why similar: Automation 33.7%, Sandbox 16.6%, Crafting 14.2%, Logic 7.9%, Futuristic 7.7%

  52. #52 Shipwrecked: A Quick Automation
    68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: JPG
    Windows

    A short and sweet escape automation game meant to scratch that factory itch. Crash land from space into a randomly generated world with 4 basic resources and then gather, upgrade, and construct a factory to build your spacecraft back up from rubble and escape. A 2-3 hour experience (no game saves).

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    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Bioreactor Studios
    Windows

    Build your living factory using organs and fleshy biomachines. Combine your pulsating machines to automate and scale up production. Mine, harvest, produce and assemble weird materials in a grimdark biopunk setting. You are an evolving hive-mind brain, driven by one instinct: The factory must grow.

    Why similar: Automation 36.9%, Crafting 18.1%, Sandbox 17.5%, Dystopian 10%, Strategy 6.3%

  54. #54 Yuri's Resolve
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Apothecary Games
    Windows

    Yuri’s Resolve is a single-player factory-building game set in Mars' orbit. Salvage wreckage, mine Phobos, construct manufacturing systems, and forge a path back home. Operate from the immersive cockpit of your ship as Yuri’s Resolve delivers a bold, innovative take on the factory building genre.

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  55. #55 Dimensional Project
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: DarSha
    Windows

    Travel to multiple completely unique dimensions, gather their unique natural resources, build new structures and buildings, craft high-level materials, and automate everything. In doing so, you will be able to complete your ultimate goal: constructing the "Dimensional Engine".

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  56. #56 Pixel Factory
    67% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

    Build and automate your own factory in Pixel Factory. Paint cubes in different colors and create unique patterns, design efficient production lines and upgrade your buildings to optimize production.

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  57. #57 Reprocessed
    67% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

    Factory management and sandbox base building in zero-g environment. Survive, expand and then dominate space industrial market. Build large scale resource processing plant completely from nothing.

    Why similar: Automation 34%, Sandbox 18.2%, Crafting 17.3%, Logic 7.6%, Strategy 6.2%

  58. #58 Kardashev
    66% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows

    Kardashev is a first-person, space set, procedural open world, factory building game. Your primary goal is to ascend the Kardashev Scale.

    Why similar: Automation 47.6%, Sandbox 18.2%, Crafting 16%, Strategy 10.4%, Sci-fi 4.6%

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