- #1 Mito
97% 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 33.9%, Resource Management 13.3%, Strategy 11.3%, Roguelite 9.2%, Building 8.5%
- #2 Automate It: Factory Puzzle
96% 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 30.3%, Time Management 13.1%, Strategy 10.4%, Resource Management 10.1%, Sandbox 9.8%
- #3 Potion Pipeline
96% 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 31.8%, Strategy 13.9%, Building 10.8%, Resource Management 9.8%, Base Building 8.5%
- #4 Islandustry
95% 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 31.6%, Resource Management 9.6%, Strategy 9.2%, Base Building 8.6%, Building 8.4%
- #5 Infinitory
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RedCactus
Windows · Linux
Infinitory mixes city-building, automation, and tower defense in a in a rogue-lite top-down game. Expand your base vertically in limited space, a strategic planning challenge. Automate resources to produce ammunition and upgrades, crucial for stopping waves of enemies on procedurally generated maps.
Why similar: Automation 26.3%, Resource Management 11.2%, Roguelite 11.2%, RTS 9%, Base Building 7.5%
- #6 The Last Seed
94% 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.
Why similar: Automation 30.2%, Time Management 14.8%, Base Building 8.6%, Sandbox 8.2%, Strategy 8.2%
- #7 shapez
93% 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 36.4%, Resource Management 14.5%, Base Building 9.2%, Sandbox 8.4%, Crafting 7.6%
- #8 Timberflow: Sawmill Simulator
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HatchStudio
Windows
From a single tree to an entire industry! Manage and automate your lumber business in this relaxing, yet challenging Sawmill Simulator. Start small, grow rich, dominate the market.
Why similar: Automation 19.6%, Time Management 17.8%, Resource Management 13.3%, Strategy 8.8%, Simulation 7.8%
- #9 Mob Factory
91% 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 35.3%, Resource Management 14.1%, Base Building 8.3%, Simulation 7%, RTS 6.5%
- #10 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 41%, Resource Management 16.9%, Crafting 9.2%, Sandbox 8%, Strategy 7.5%
- #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 32.1%, Resource Management 12.3%, Building 9.7%, Sandbox 8.7%, Base Building 8.1%
- #12 TowerLine
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mehmet Melih Solt
Windows
Build production lines to extract resources, craft parts, and assemble towers. Complete orders, earn rewards, unlock new machines, and grow your factory.
Why similar: Automation 33.7%, Resource Management 14.7%, Base Building 9.6%, Crafting 8.8%, Strategy 7.4%
- #13 Cartefact
89% 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 44.1%, Resource Management 16.7%, Crafting 10.5%, Base Building 9.6%, Simulation 8.3%
- #14 Rocket Automashapes
87% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Night Stroll Studio
Windows
Rocket Automashapes is a minimalistic automation game where shapes are produced, combined, and rocketed across the grid! Manage increasingly complex scenarios as you progress from one level to the next.
Why similar: Automation 26.2%, Time Management 13.3%, Resource Management 12.1%, Building 7.8%, Base Building 7.6%
- #15 Outer Factory
85% 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.
Why similar: Automation 32.7%, Resource Management 13.7%, Base Building 9.3%, Sandbox 8.8%, Crafting 8.3%
- #16 Factory Engineer
88% matchMixed46% of 132 reviews2017
Dev: Mind Leak
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Factory Engineer is a factory simulation game which is about creating a huge automated factory by building production lines to create products and make money. Start with simple products,make money,unlock technologies then create the most sophisticated products.
Why similar: Automation 22.2%, Strategy 13.8%, Simulation 12.8%, Building 11.5%, Resource Management 11.5%
- #17 Little Big Workshop
86% 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 24.4%, Strategy 15.2%, Simulation 14.8%, Resource Management 14.3%, Building 10.2%
- #18 One More Turret
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CNES Studio
Windows
One More Turret is an automation and tower defense strategy game with interesting innovations. Gather resources and enemy loot to construct intricate factory while defending against relentless monster waves. Can you strike the perfect balance between production and defense?
Why similar: Automation 31.5%, Resource Management 13.4%, Base Building 9%, Strategy 8.5%, Building 7.6%
- #19 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 35.2%, Resource Management 14.3%, Base Building 9.7%, Crafting 8.7%, Building 8.5%
- #20 Factorization
86% 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 48.1%, Building 13.4%, Strategy 11.7%, Simulation 11.1%, Resource Management 9.9%
- #21 Factory Magnate
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rising TailPub: indie.io
Windows · Linux
A casual factory builder for everyone. Construct production lines, complete objectives, and unlock new machines as you grow your industrial empire—no stress, no combat, just satisfying progress.
Why similar: Automation 34.2%, Resource Management 15.2%, Base Building 9.7%, Building 9.4%, Strategy 8.2%
- #22 The Factory Must Grow
82% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Krayno Studios
Windows
The Factory Must Grow is a 3D first-person factory builder where you mine resources, craft machines, and research tech. Begin by unlocking your first technology, then expand into a sprawling, multi-layered production empire. From small setups to massive systems, your imagination is the only limit!
Why similar: Automation 36.5%, Resource Management 13.2%, Simulation 12.2%, Strategy 10.4%, Building 7.3%
- #23 Industrix
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: iyox Studios
Windows · Linux
Step into the world of industrial production and become a master in factory-building! Create efficient production lines and manage your resources. As you progress through the game, you'll need to complete challenges for a certain company in order to rank up and unlock new technologies!
Why similar: Automation 33.9%, Resource Management 14.8%, Simulation 12.7%, Strategy 12%, Building 7.3%
- #24 Final Factory
81% 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 30.8%, Resource Management 13%, Base Building 8.5%, Building 7.6%, Crafting 7.5%
- #25 Tower Factory
80% matchVery Positive89% of 1,139 reviews2024
Dev: Gius Caminiti
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Tower Factory is a tower defense and automation game with roguelite elements. Optimize resource production using conveyor systems while defending against monster waves. Can you find and destroy the enemy tower before it's too late?
Why similar: Automation 26.2%, Resource Management 11.1%, Roguelite 10.4%, RTS 10.3%, Base Building 7.5%
- #26 Factorio
81% 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 42.3%, Resource Management 15.6%, Base Building 11.3%, Sandbox 7.6%, Crafting 6.7%
- #27 Kardashev
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vinyl Studios Pty Ltd
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 42.2%, Resource Management 15%, Base Building 10.9%, Strategy 10.5%, Sandbox 8.3%
- #28 The Ten Thousand Li Wall
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Three-headed Giant
Windows
Ten Thousand Li Wall is a city-building strategy game with automation elements where you construct and defend the Great Wall. Manage your settlements, build intricate supply chains, and ensure your people never lose faith in their wise ruler.
Why similar: Automation 27.4%, Time Management 12.5%, Resource Management 11.7%, Building 8.2%, Base Building 7.9%
- #29 Jigsaw Industry
78% 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 39.1%, Resource Management 16.6%, Base Building 10.7%, Sandbox 8.6%, Strategy 7.7%
- #30 Elfgineer
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DigitalMishaps LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Elfgineer is a cozy factory game where you design the most important factory in the world, Santa's workshop. Automate toy production, craft festive contraptions and unlock new recipes, machines and technologies. Build, optimize and maximize christmas spirit before time runs out on Christmas Eve!
Why similar: Automation 34.1%, Time Management 21%, Building 10.6%, Sandbox 7.8%, Base Building 7.5%
- #31 Pistonica
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cutting Corner Games
Windows
Pistonica invites you into a calm, open world where steam and machines meet. In this first-person steam automation game, you build and automate a refined factory, explore an island, research tech, and trade goods - all because of a strange radio signal.
Why similar: Automation 39%, Resource Management 14.6%, Base Building 10.3%, Building 9.4%, Strategy 8.4%
- #32 SuperWEIRD: Automation Roguelite
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Luden.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
An automation roguelite where single-use JunkDroids turn out to be surprisingly useful: automate production network, rebuild a broken world piece by piece, and stop the Goofy Goo before it consumes everything. Play solo or in coop.
Why similar: Automation 28.3%, Roguelite 12.2%, Resource Management 11.9%, RTS 9.1%, Building 7.9%
- #33 Idle interstellar Factory 2
77% 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 44.8%, Resource Management 12.7%, Sandbox 11.9%, Crafting 11%, Strategy 10%
- #34 Techtonica
75% matchMixed65% of 3,183 reviews2024
Dev: Fire Hose Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Techtonica is a first-person factory automation game with a gripping mystery about mining your way out from the depths of an alien planet. Explore bioluminescent caves, mold destructible terrain, construct a massive subterranean factory. Dig your way toward answers & discover the secrets of Calyx.
Why similar: Automation 33.9%, Resource Management 12.4%, Building 9.9%, Base Building 8.8%, Strategy 7.4%
- #35 Alchemy Factory
73% 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 39.8%, Building 10.4%, Sandbox 9.3%, Resource Management 8.4%, Base Building 8.2%
- #36 Bestion
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: JellyCat Games
Windows
Bestion is a game that combines Roguelike tower defense elements with automated factory construction. Players are required to construct their own factory on a planet and protect the kernel from monster attacks.
Why similar: Automation 40.4%, Roguelite 14%, Base Building 10.5%, Strategy 9.7%, Simulation 8.8%
- #37 A Factory Roguelike
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pedro AnjosPub: Pixel Purrfect
Windows
Engineer an efficient production pipeline to keep up with the increasing demand rates of the Boxes. Choose reward bundles and research modules strategically to expand your factory and optimize efficiency.
Why similar: Automation 41.6%, Resource Management 14.9%, Strategy 10.4%, Crafting 9.4%, Base Building 8.5%
- #38 Manaftory
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hiyakaru
Windows
Collect resources, build machines, and automate everything. Explore magical lands, face hostile creatures, and turn their loot into part of your factory system. This is your Manaftory — a magical factory powered by mana.
Why similar: Automation 48.7%, Resource Management 18.6%, Simulation 13.9%, Base Building 9.8%, Sandbox 7.7%
- #39 Factory Trashcension
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Factory Trashcension
Windows
Factory Trashcension is a first-person open-world factory creation and optimization game with unlimited possibilities. Play with your friends and design efficient factories to TRASHCEND without worries and explore a v a p o r w a v e inspired universe!
Why similar: Automation 34%, Resource Management 11.3%, Base Building 9.7%, Building 9.5%, Crafting 8.9%
- #40 Cog Foo
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anforus Games
Windows
A battle-laden automation game where you have to manufacture everything from battle units down to every bullet! Engage in battles to gather survivors. Manage and feed your people. Mine, farm and Optimize production lines. Can you lead your people to victory?
Why similar: Automation 25.9%, Time Management 12.8%, Resource Management 11.7%, RTS 7.5%, Base Building 7.4%
- #41 Automation Empire
75% 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 35.3%, Resource Management 11.5%, Base Building 9.4%, Strategy 9.1%, Simulation 8.6%
- #42 MoteMancer
71% matchVery Positive94% of 236 reviews2025
Dev: CyanAvatar Studios
Windows
An alchemical automation game of logistical puzzles across six Elemental planes. Each Element offers unique tools for power, transport, and defense, rewarding adaptation and experimentation. Cultivate your own garden of possibility with dozens of uniquely shaped structures in this Hex-Grid sandbox.
Why similar: Automation 34.8%, Resource Management 15%, Base Building 9.6%, Sandbox 8.4%, Strategy 7.3%
- #43 Rejuvan
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Papergod
Windows
Build, make money, create, repeat. Rejuvan is a game about making the most efficient factories on your own little island. Use everything you can think of to maximize profits and keep the narrative on track. Keep in mind that, at certain money thresholds, your experience may unexpectedly change.
Why similar: Automation 37.7%, Time Management 22.1%, Building 10.4%, Strategy 9%, Simulation 7.1%
- #44 Captain of Industry
72% 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 41.9%, Resource Management 19.1%, Base Building 11.2%, Strategy 7.5%, Building 6.6%
- #45 Poop Right Now
71% 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 38.7%, Resource Management 16.4%, Base Building 10.6%, Sandbox 9.4%, Crafting 8.6%
- #46 Color Factory: Automation Meets Canvas
70% 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 39.9%, Strategy 12.8%, Time Management 10.4%, Simulation 9.7%, Crafting 9%
- #47 Lazy Witch's Factory
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MELTCLOCK.Inc
Windows
A run-based rogue-lite factory builder where middle management meets lawless Hell. Optimize production, make questionable deals, and race against the debt deadline.
Why similar: Automation 30.8%, Resource Management 14%, Roguelite 11.3%, Building 8.6%, Strategy 8.6%
- #48 Ascend Factory
71% matchNo user 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 35.5%, Building 11%, Resource Management 10.9%, Strategy 9.4%, Base Building 8.6%
- #49 Prodix
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tyler CritchlowPub: Brody Critchlow
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prodix is a 2D isometric factory automation game, where the goal is to import, export, and automate your production of many different materials and items; while also managing company relationships through contracts.
Why similar: Automation 47.6%, Simulation 13.6%, Resource Management 12.6%, Time Management 11.1%, Management 6.6%
- #50 Node Farm
69% 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 26.5%, Resource Management 11.8%, Roguelite 11.8%, Strategy 7.6%, Base Building 6.7%
- #51 Biofactory
69% 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 34.8%, Resource Management 14.9%, Base Building 9.6%, Sandbox 8.5%, Crafting 7.9%
- #52 Widget Inc.
68% 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 38.7%, Time Management 18.6%, Resource Management 16.6%, Base Building 9.1%, Simulation 6.4%
- #53 Patisserie Simulator
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Roasted Pepper
Windows
Run your own cozy patisserie and grow your fortune! Serve coffee, fresh pastries, and orange juice to customers, unlock new recipes, and decorate your patisserie to make it more charming and profitable.
Why similar: Automation 38.5%, Time Management 29%, Crafting 9.1%, Simulation 7.9%, Resource Management 6.8%
- #54 Chocolatio
68% 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 47.8%, Resource Management 17.7%, Strategy 16.2%, Base Building 6.9%, Management 5.6%
- #55 Shuttle World
70% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Starry Sky Team
Windows
Shuttle World is a first person open world sandbox game, integrating exploration, construction, survival, entertainment and other elements. Players can embark on adventures alone in the game, exploring the entire vast planet! Various free gameplay, welcome to download...
Why similar: Automation 35.6%, Time Management 15.4%, Sandbox 10.8%, Building 10.7%, Base Building 10%
- #56 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 33.9%, Resource Management 10%, Building 8.6%, Base Building 7.4%, Sandbox 7.3%
- #57 Automatica
67% 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 43.8%, Resource Management 16.9%, Crafting 8.4%, Simulation 7.6%, Sandbox 7.2%
- #58 Unregulated
67% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Somiaz Studios
Windows · Linux
A physics puzzle game about moving coloured boxes via conveyors to their respective coloured chutes before the end of the day! Constantly adding and removing different types of conveyors to make sure you create the most optimal routes.
Why similar: Automation 34%, Time Management 26.2%, Building 9.8%, Sandbox 9.1%, Strategy 8.7%
- #59 PoliPlanet
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: -
Windows
Set on small procedurally generated planets, PoliPlanet is a unique first-person city building game. Discover new planets, gather resources, craft, explore, and build.
Why similar: Automation 33.7%, Resource Management 14.9%, Base Building 9.5%, Building 9.1%, Crafting 8.3%
- #60 Rogue Factory
64% matchMostly Positive73% of 157 reviews2026
Dev: curried_functor
Windows
The AUTOMATION bullet heaven! Build your custom spellcasting factory and tear through endless waves of monsters. Unlock 20+ characters and 100+ golden totems to craft broken roguelite synergies and survive the swarm! Build, automate, autocast, OBLITERATE!
Why similar: Automation 38.1%, Resource Management 15.5%, Roguelite 12.6%, Building 10%, Base Building 7%