- #1 Little Big Workshop
97% matchVery Positive84% of 3,380 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Manage your workers, stations, machines and create awesome stuff as your little big workshop grows into your dream factory!
Why similar: Simulation 21%, Automation 19.1%, Management 16.8%, Strategy 14.9%, Resource Management 13.1%
- #2 Genterra
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: The Bunker Studios
Windows
Humanity needs out. Genterra Corporation requires an Architect. From a remote terminal on Earth, deploy automated factories across four planets, each with its own resources, to build the rescue rocket. ARIA will guide you. Productivity is mandatory.
Why similar: Automation 27.4%, Simulation 21.1%, Strategy 15.8%, Building 10.1%, Management 9.4%
- #3 Mito
95% 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 31.8%, Resource Management 14.7%, Simulation 14.2%, Strategy 13.5%, Building 9.9%
- #4 Meister
96% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: OOJJRS
Windows
Collects resources, makes products, get money, and repair a time machine.
Why similar: Automation 27.8%, Management 15.7%, Resource Management 14.2%, Trading 12.7%, Strategy 10.4%
- #5 BOREWORKS
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hello Egg
Windows
A chill, top down automation game about mining asteroids down to the core. Build bots. Figure out logistics. Automate yourself out of a job.
Why similar: Automation 25.2%, Management 13.3%, Resource Management 12.9%, Mining 12.7% ★, Crafting 8.3%
- #6 Assemblands
94% matchMostly Positive68% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: Tafusoft
Windows
Build your factory from zero and produce high-tech products like drones, PC, robots and compete against thousands of players.
Why similar: Automation 26%, Simulation 16.3%, Management 12.4%, Trading 10.3%, Building 9.8%
- #7 Automatica
93% 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 34.7%, Management 18.8%, Resource Management 17.1%, Simulation 11.9%, Crafting 6.5%
- #8 Car Factory Tycoon
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jomica
Windows · Mac
Build cars step-by-step in a factory sim. Design vehicles, build your garage layout, hire and train workers, manage parking inventory, and sell cars through customer orders or walk-in buyers as you expand your operation.
Why similar: Automation 30.6%, Management 22.4%, Simulation 20.4%, Strategy 15.1%, Building 7.5%
- #9 FACTO
91% 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 34%, Resource Management 17.4%, Simulation 15.3%, Crafting 11.6%, Strategy 9%
- #10 Resources Assemble!
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lasarevs
Windows · Linux
Build, automate, and expand your factory. Mine resources, craft components, and evolve your systems toward full autonomy and interplanetary production
Why similar: Automation 29.5%, Management 13.8%, Simulation 13.3%, Resource Management 12.1%, Strategy 11.8%
- #11 Potion Pipeline
90% 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 29%, Strategy 16%, Simulation 13.7%, Building 12.2%, Resource Management 10.5%
- #12 Paystreak
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Northwright Games
Windows
A gold mining tycoon built on real operations. Clear overburden, Dig, haul, wash, and pan your way from hand tools to a living operation. Manage wages, fuel, repairs, landlord cuts, and loans, time your sales to a living gold market, and survive season after season.
Why similar: Automation 22.7%, Mining 20.2% ★, Management 15.7%, Simulation 13.2%, Resource Management 9.2%
- #13 Factorization
89% 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 40.1%, Simulation 17%, Building 13.7%, Strategy 12.3%, Resource Management 9.7%
- #14 Swarmdustry
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mitchy Studios
Windows
Build a living factory and automate the Swarm. Harvest resources, build mega factories and evolve organic industry. Balance growth, efficiency, creep spread, and survive in a world that fights back.
Why similar: Automation 27.6%, Simulation 10.6%, Resource Management 10.4%, Mining 9.2% ★, Management 8.9%
- #15 The Factory Must Grow
87% 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 30.8%, Simulation 19%, Resource Management 13.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Crafting 8.5%
- #16 Assembly Line 2
86% matchMixed64% of 67 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 38.6%, Simulation 19.4%, Management 18.2%, Strategy 14.5%, Crafting 5.8%
- #17 Food Facility
85% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Lemo-Logic Studios
Windows
Food Facility is a 2D factory automation game where you design and build complex production lines to create delicious food, sell your goods, and grow your business empire!
Why similar: Automation 26.9%, Strategy 24%, Simulation 20%, Management 15.8%, Building 10.8%
- #18 Infindustry
86% matchMixed57% of 42 reviews2022
Dev: plyoung
Windows · Linux
A relaxing industry/factory builder where you build, manage, automate, optimize, and expand an industrial village by exploiting various resources to create items.
Why similar: Automation 25%, Resource Management 12.9%, Mining 12.1% ★, Simulation 8.8%, Management 8.7%
- #19 Assembly Line 2 Mobile Version
84% matchPositive84% of 32 reviews2023
Dev: Olympus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build and optimize your assembly line to make the most money possible!
Why similar: Automation 31.6%, Strategy 18.8%, Simulation 18%, Management 9.3%, Resource Management 9.2%
- #20 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 27%, Resource Management 13.5%, Management 13%, Procedural Generation 10.3%, Strategy 9.3%
- #21 MegaFactory Tycoon
83% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Brian Strack JensenPub: goto64 Games
Windows · Mac
In MegaFactory Tycoon, you are the manager of a fully automated factory. The factory produces consumer products that can be sold for profit on the central market. The factory is fully simulated in real-time.
Why similar: Automation 33.5%, Simulation 21.1%, Building 12.6%, Management 12.5%, Resource Management 11.1%
- #22 MineMogul
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,006 reviews2025
Dev: NoodleForge (Gvarados & Diomonder)Pub: NoodleForge
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 26.4%, Mining 15.2% ★, Management 11.7%, Resource Management 10.2%, Building 9.4%
- #23 TowerLine
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Melih Solt
Windows · Mac
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 29.8%, Resource Management 15.3%, Procedural Generation 11.2%, Simulation 11%, Crafting 10.9%
- #24 plexum
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Jephinca
Windows
A third-person automation game driven by narrative progression. Build elaborate machines that feed an interplanetary network as you move from planet to planet.
Why similar: Automation 33.5%, Resource Management 16.8%, Building 11.4%, Simulation 11.1%, Strategy 8.4%
- #25 Scrap Yard Idle
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: David SecoPub: HeadArrow
Windows
Build your own scrap empire in this incremental idle game. Collect, process, and automate your production chain while optimizing resources and scaling your industrial system.
Why similar: Automation 27.7%, Resource Management 18%, Management 17.6%, Simulation 16.6%, Strategy 12.1%
- #26 Automation Empire
81% matchMixed66% of 2,639 reviews2019
Dev: DOG HOGGLER
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 19.3 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 30.2%, Simulation 13.5%, Resource Management 11.6%, Management 11.1%, Strategy 9.8%
- #27 CosmoFab
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: StrabSphace
Windows
CosmoFab is a factory-building game focused on mining, production, and automation. Mine resources and build production lines to create a fully automated industrial system. Defend your base against relentless hostile creatures, explore the planet, and complete your mission.
Why similar: Automation 36.9%, Resource Management 16.5%, Simulation 14.7%, Crafting 10.6%, Building 10.1%
- #28 Captain of Industry
78% matchVery Positive90% of 11,125 reviews2022
Dev: MaFi Games
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 84.1 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 35.1%, Resource Management 19.2%, Management 12%, Simulation 9.7%, Strategy 7.7%
- #29 Copacetic
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BuhDan
Windows · Linux
The 3D Pipes screensaver, but a resource management game, inside of a cube, about genocide. Place factories and modules around the walls of your mind, avoiding tangles as you wire them all together. Travel across the galaxy harvesting all sentient life. Space is limited, and the only enemy is you.
Why similar: Management 20.7%, Automation 16.8%, Simulation 15.5%, Resource Management 11.3%, Strategy 10.9%
- #30 Odd Realm
77% matchVery Positive84% of 1,012 reviews2024
Dev: Unknown Origin Games Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Build a settlement in a realm recovering from the Fracture, a calamity that nearly destroyed the realm. Choose from several unique races, establish a new kingdom, and survive in a land filled with magic and strange creatures. Farm the land, fish the seas, or raid rival kingdoms for their treasures.
Why similar: Automation 18.1%, Management 13.2%, Resource Management 12.2%, Mining 12.1% ★, Simulation 9.2%
- #31 FLOWORKS
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: QUENCH FORGE
Windows
A node-graph automation × idle factory builder. Materials flow along the wires you draw and transform at each machine. Fix bottlenecks, optimize your layout, grow a trade empire, and rise to rule the robotics industry. Zero art assets — every visual and sound is generated in code.
Why similar: Automation 31.8%, Resource Management 15.8%, Simulation 15.4%, Management 10.5%, Strategy 9%
- #32 Factory Engineer
79% matchMixed46% of 133 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: Simulation 20.8%, Automation 19.7%, Strategy 15.5%, Management 12.7%, Building 12.7%
- #33 Arcaneering: Beyond Automation
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sundrop Games
Windows · Linux
Automate the arcane! Build spell-powered factories, reclaim ancient territories filled with magical secrets, and discover game-changing technology hidden across procedurally generated worlds. Master both engineering and magic in this cozy fusion of factory automation and RPG progression.
Why similar: Automation 29.7%, Resource Management 12%, Simulation 10.9%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Building 9.2%
- #34 Factory Magnate
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2026
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 30.7%, Resource Management 16.1%, Management 13.5%, Simulation 11.5%, Building 10.4%
- #35 Blueprint Factory
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Smiling Panda Studios
Windows
Every machine follows your instructions. Build automated factories with intuitive visual programming, solve clever automation puzzles, and watch your factory come to life.
Why similar: Automation 41.3%, Simulation 19.7%, Strategy 17.1%, Management 12.4%, Building 9.2%
- #36 Prodix
75% 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 39.9%, Simulation 20.9%, Management 19%, Resource Management 12.5%, Building 6.3%
- #37 Hue Factory
73% matchNo user 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 34.9%, Management 19.5%, Resource Management 13.5%, Simulation 9.5%, Strategy 9.1%
- #38 We Need More Steam!
74% 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 35.1%, Management 19.2%, Strategy 18.7%, Simulation 13.3%, Building 11.2%
- #39 Flow Factory
73% 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 30.2%, Resource Management 15.2%, Mining 14% ★, Crafting 9.7%, Building 9.1%
- #40 Dig Inc.
72% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: TematusPub: ARC51
Windows
Dig Inc. is a game about managing your mining company. Mine for resources in a procedurally generated map, fill your increasing daily quotas, and sell ores raw, or set up production between runs to refine them for higher profits. Invest your earnings into a growing talent tree.
Why similar: Automation 21.9%, Mining 16.3% ★, Management 14.4%, Resource Management 11.3%, Simulation 9.6%
- #41 Hard Work
76% matchMostly Negative25% of 12 reviews2018
Dev: ZarioSide
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hard Work is a 3D factory simulation game.
Why similar: Simulation 30.5%, Strategy 25.1%, Management 15.6%, Resource Management 14.8%, Crafting 10.3%
- #42 Industronaut
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Amca Games
Windows
A survival engineering game where you build life support habitats, mine resources, and automate production chains on a radiation heavy planet. No rescue. No support. Just engineering.
Why similar: Automation 26.2%, Mining 15.2% ★, Resource Management 13.7%, Management 10.8%, Crafting 9%
- #43 Endless Engine
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wizard Hat Studio
Windows
A roguelike where you build a factory — not a character.
Why similar: Automation 33.3%, Simulation 17.1%, Resource Management 14.6%, Building 9.9%, Strategy 9.8%
- #44 NationForge
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sakanu Games
Windows
A nation-scale city builder focused on city planning and production chains. Strategically place and develop multiple cities, shape them with synergistic policies, and use transportation and trade as supporting systems for a growing planned economy.
Why similar: Automation 28.5%, Simulation 15.1%, Strategy 11.8%, Resource Management 10%, Trading 8.2%
- #45 Astral Enterprises
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cosmic Fin Studios
Windows · Mac
As CEO, build your corporate empire! Design space-efficient factories in a grid-based puzzle system. Fund cutting-edge research to optimize production, master complex supply chains, and dominate a living interstellar economy.
Why similar: Automation 25.4%, Management 19.5%, Resource Management 17.2%, Simulation 11.3%, Building 9.3%
- #46 Center Station Simulator
70% matchVery Positive88% of 571 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 25.9%, Management 15.2%, Simulation 14.8%, Trading 13.8%, Building 10.9%
- #47 Space Sim Tycoon
70% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: SuperChicken Productions LLC
Windows
Space Sim Tycoon – A sandbox transportation tycoon game where you can explore forbidden planets, gather resources, craft goods, and establish routes to manage your space empire.
Why similar: Simulation 21.9%, Automation 17.7%, Management 13%, Strategy 11.3%, Building 9.5%
- #48 shapez
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 15,623 reviews2020
Dev: Tobias SpringerPub: tobspr Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 14.7 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 34.4%, Resource Management 16%, Management 11.8%, Crafting 10%, Strategy 8.2%
- #49 Inventor Simulator
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Golden Syrup Games
Windows
Craft inventions and sell them to customers, then automate your workbench, workshop and store! Research new inventions or create your own from scratch. Set prices based on an economic model, unlock and craft upgrades, and vertically integrate your supply chain. Become the world's greatest inventor!
Why similar: Automation 29%, Simulation 19.9%, Management 12.2%, Crafting 12%, Resource Management 10%
- #50 Islandustry
69% 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 31.3%, Management 13.4%, Simulation 11.6%, Strategy 11.5%, Resource Management 11.2%
- #51 Outer Factory
69% 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 30.4%, Resource Management 15%, Management 15%, Crafting 10.8%, Simulation 10.7%
- #52 My Space Bar
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SuperSixStudios
Windows
Manage your own space station bar! Customize your station, hire staff, improve your menu, decorate, and add attractions like arcades and dance clubs!
Why similar: Management 28.3%, Simulation 23.4%, Building 14.9%, Strategy 11.2%, Resource Management 9.3%
- #53 The Factory
68% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Awesome Studios
Windows
The Factory is a first-person, factory sim game with machine purchasing, upgrading, and building expansion. Use income from crafted products to buy and upgrade tools and buildings. Upgrade your factory layout to gain infinite wealth while trying not to lose money from damaging products.
Why similar: Automation 29.8%, Simulation 21.8%, Strategy 16.5%, Management 8.8%, Building 7.5%
- #54 The Banker Tycoon
67% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Lunatic Eclipse Studio
Windows
Start a management experience where you grow your own bank step by step. Handle customer operations yourself, control risk and fees, unlock new systems through a wide research tree, upgrade your bank and rise from a small branch to a respected financial center.
Why similar: Management 27.1%, Simulation 23.8%, Resource Management 18.8%, Building 14.8%, Top-Down 5.5%
- #55 Chocolatio
67% 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 41.4%, Resource Management 18.1%, Strategy 17.7%, Management 16.5%, Crafting 5.8%
- #56 Software CEO
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Deltacraft Games
Windows · Linux
Build your own software empire from scratch. Manage projects, recruit staff, design components, and grow from a garage startup to a tech giant. Create SaaS platforms, sell software, or fulfill contracts. Balance quality, deadlines, and innovation in this relaxing yet deep business simulation game.
Why similar: Automation 22.6%, Management 19.9%, Simulation 15%, Strategy 11.7%, Resource Management 11.1%
- #57 uFactory
66% 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.
Why similar: Automation 26.1%, Simulation 21.8%, Strategy 18.5%, Management 12.6%, Resource Management 9.4%
- #58 Automation Station
66% 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 30.9%, Resource Management 13.9%, Management 12.3%, Building 11.5%, Simulation 11.3%
- #59 RichBroker
68% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Emergence Games
Windows
RichBroker is a keyboard controlled tycoon game. Build & sell real estate, upgrade your company and buy out your competitors!
Why similar: Simulation 22.5%, Management 19.3%, Strategy 17.6%, Building 17.3%, Procedural Generation 9.7%
- #60 Masterplan Tycoon: Foundations
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 247 reviews2024
Dev: Bureau BravinPub: Ravenage Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 19%
Foundations is a free version of Masterplan Tycoon, a minimalist resource management sim. The world is your playground: start with simple production lines for basic needs and evolve into a production powerhouse in an elegant and stress-free setting
Why similar: Automation 23.2%, Resource Management 18.5%, Management 18.1%, Simulation 13.2%, Building 12.8%