- #1 Terraform Inc
97% 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 25.6%, Building 16.6%, Sandbox 13.5%, Simulation 12.1%, Strategy 10.3%
- #2 Automate It: Factory Puzzle
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 75 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 25.2%, Sandbox 17.9%, Simulation 14.4%, Strategy 12.6%, Building 11.3%
- #3 Numachina
96% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Uberbax Gaming
Windows
Minimalist automation puzzle game where you build physics-based machines to manipulate the flow of numbers.
Why similar: Automation 26.8%, Sandbox 16.1%, Simulation 11.8%, Strategy 8.6%, Building 8.5%
- #4 Conveyance
95% 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...
Why similar: Automation 34.1%, Strategy 16.2%, Sandbox 15.7%, Simulation 15.2%, Logic 10.6%
- #5 We Need More Steam!
94% 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 30.7%, Strategy 18.8%, Building 13%, Simulation 12.1%, Management 7.8%
- #6 Over Engineered
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sharper
Windows
Design elaborate contraptions, where the longer a ball takes, the better. Inspired by Rube Goldberg machines, you’ll soon craft sprawling machines where complexity is your goal. Get ready to overtake your screen with over-engineered chaos.
Why similar: Automation 17.5%, Sandbox 16.9%, Building 11.7%, Strategy 11.5%, Logic 8.4%
- #7 Food Facility
93% match3 user reviews100% of 3 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: Strategy 25.6%, Automation 25%, Simulation 19.3%, Building 13.3%, Casual 7.4%
- #8 Fruit Factory
92% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2020
Dev: The Indie Accord
Windows · Mac
A silly physics-based puzzle game about sorting fruit with industrial machines!
Why similar: Automation 24.5%, Sandbox 16.4%, Building 11.9%, Strategy 8.6%, Simulation 8%
- #9 Potion Pipeline
91% 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 18.4%, Building 16.2%, Sandbox 15%, Simulation 14.2%
- #10 Little Big Workshop
90% matchVery Positive84% of 3,371 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 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 23.8%, Automation 20.9%, Strategy 18.6%, Building 14.1%, Sandbox 11.7%
- #11 Auto Factory
89% match8 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2019
Dev: Architect Studios
Windows
Build and run your own automated factory to turn materials into a range of products!
Why similar: Automation 33.9%, Simulation 29.9%, Building 19.8%, Physics 9.3%, Casual 6%
- #12 Kaskade
89% 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 22.6%, Simulation 16.6%, Strategy 13.8%, Sandbox 12.1%, Building 7%
- #13 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: Simulation 20.8%, Automation 19%, Sandbox 18.8%, Strategy 17.1%, Building 16.2%
- #14 Mito
87% 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 34%, Strategy 16.5%, Simulation 15.7%, Building 14%, Sandbox 9.5%
- #15 Fantastic Contraption Classic 1 & 2
86% matchVery Positive98% of 96 reviews2020
Dev: Northway Games
Windows
The original physics building game is now on PC! Use minimal tools to build an infinite variety of puzzle-solving machines. Featuring over 70 THOUSAND user-generated levels, and includes the sequel Fantastic Contraption Classic 2!
Why similar: Building 18.2%, Simulation 18%, Strategy 15.3%, Sandbox 13.6%, Automation 11.4%
- #16 Block Shop
85% matchVery Positive99% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Foolbox Studio
Windows
Block shop is an automation puzzle game in which basic blocks are transformed and combined to create increasingly complex blocks.
Why similar: Automation 42%, Strategy 22.7%, Building 10.5%, Logic 9.4%, Puzzle 8.1%
- #17 Ascend Factory
86% 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 28.9%, Building 14.6%, Strategy 11%, Logic 10.6%, Sandbox 10.4%
- #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 21.4%, Sandbox 18.8%, Simulation 15.2%, Strategy 13.5%, Building 10.3%
- #19 Cairn Stone Balancing
84% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Ammonite Design Studios Ltd
Windows
Cairn is the most relaxing game you'll ever play.
Why similar: Simulation 22.6%, Strategy 19.7%, Sandbox 18.8%, Building 10.2%, Casual 9.5%
- #20 DomiNOo
83% 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: Simulation 22.6%, Strategy 19.6%, Sandbox 18.8%, Casual 9.4%, Logic 7.6%
- #21 Genterra
82% 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 31.3%, Simulation 24.9%, Strategy 20.7%, Building 15.3%, Management 5%
- #22 Automation Station
82% 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 29%, Sandbox 17.2%, Building 14.3%, Simulation 11%, Strategy 8.8%
- #23 Marble Odyssey: Sandbox
81% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Mustafa ÖzgenPub: RigidPoly Fab
Windows
On a wooden table drifting through space, build little contraptions just to see what happens. Release the marbles and enjoy the calm rhythm of their flow. A warm, curious, and delightful sandbox experience.
Why similar: Automation 25.9%, Sandbox 16.5%, Building 13.3%, Simulation 10.8%, Logic 6.7%
- #24 Block Factory
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 261 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 25.8%, Sandbox 14.7%, Building 13.2%, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 8.8%
- #25 Little Mall Tycoon
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ArmBox
Windows
Let's make your dream mall! Hire great employees and train them. Sell everything that customers want. Upgrade your mall and prepare to deal with unexpected events. Be the best mall in the world.
Why similar: Strategy 27.6%, Simulation 27.5%, Sandbox 24.3%, Building 12.6%, Management 7.4%
- #26 Another Game About Automation
79% matchMixed64% of 22 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 37.1%, Sandbox 20.6%, Simulation 18%, Logic 15.4%, Casual 4.8%
- #27 Jaden Industries: Cozy Automation Puzzler
79% 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 24.5%, Sandbox 17.9%, Building 15.1%, Strategy 9.1%, Simulation 8.8%
- #28 Unregulated
78% 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 27.9%, Sandbox 16.2%, Building 13.2%, Strategy 10.3%, Simulation 9.1%
- #29 Iron Inc.
78% 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: Simulation 28.9%, Automation 27.5%, Strategy 26.3%, Sandbox 14.1%, Indie 2.4%
- #30 uFactory
76% 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 24.9%, Simulation 21.6%, Strategy 20.2%, Building 10.9%, Logic 9.3%
- #31 Fluida
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Coya
Windows
Fluida is a simulation puzzle game where you build and play levels using flexible modules to strategically control water pressure and solve challenges.
Why similar: Sandbox 21%, Simulation 16.3%, Building 15%, Strategy 14%, Logic 10.8%
- #32 Factorization
77% 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 43.4%, Building 19.8%, Simulation 19%, Strategy 15.3%, Indie 1.9%
- #33 Cyber Lounge Tycoon
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: TDSR Entertainment LLC
Windows
Cyber Lounge Tycoon is a sandbox management game where you get to build and customize your own gaming club. Serve each customer or get a staff to do that for you. Upgrade and maintain your existing services. Expand and unlock new options. Decide what kind of club you want to run!
Why similar: Automation 22.8%, Sandbox 18%, Simulation 15.1%, Building 12.8%, Strategy 12.6%
- #34 Car Factory Tycoon
75% 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 33.7%, Simulation 23.2%, Strategy 19%, Management 11.5%, Building 11%
- #35 Slimy Harvest
74% 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 50.8%, Sandbox 28.5%, Simulation 18.4%, 3D 1.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #36 Modulus: Factory Automation
72% matchVery Positive92% of 699 reviews2026
Dev: Happy VolcanoPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 27.4%, Sandbox 15%, Building 14.1%, Simulation 11.5%, Strategy 10.1%
- #37 Crazy Machines 3
74% matchVery Positive94% of 10,074 reviews2016
Dev: Fakt SoftwarePub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Crazy Machines 3 is the latest, greatest, most amazing and craziest part of the series and fascinates once more with physic-based puzzles. Build your own crazy machines and share your awesomeness across the world thanks to the Steam® Workshop.
Why similar: Simulation 24.5%, Strategy 20.6%, Sandbox 17.9%, Physics 15%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #38 RollerCoaster Tycoon World™
75% matchMostly Negative25% of 5,866 reviews2016
Dev: Nvizzio CreationsPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
RollerCoaster Tycoon World™ is the newest installment in the legendary RCT franchise. This next-generation theme park simulation and building game includes fan-favorite features along with incredible new advancements!
Why similar: Simulation 26.3%, Building 23.7%, Sandbox 23.1%, Strategy 14.5%, Management 11.5%
- #39 Dead Sector
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lonely Cloud
Windows
Run your own data center. Design server boards component by component, wire power and network through your floor, and dispatch contracts to your custom hardware. Scale from a single rack to a massive redundant, multi-cluster operation.
Why similar: Automation 24.7%, Simulation 23.4%, Strategy 20.3%, Building 12.2%, Casual 9.8%
- #40 Gift Stream: Sorting & Delivery Simulator
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Prime Byte SRL
Windows
Gift Stream Sorting & Delivery Simulator is a logistics management simulator where gifts constantly arrive through a mysterious portal. Inspect, sort, and ship them efficiently while upgrading machines and expanding your warehouse to handle an ever-growing delivery stream.
Why similar: Simulation 20.5%, Strategy 17.8%, Sandbox 16.8%, Automation 14%, Building 9%
- #41 Gravity
72% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Tiny Castle Games
Windows
Test your problem solving skills and creativity in over 80 physics-based puzzles. Hours of fun for the completionist with challenges for every level and over 30 unlockables!
Why similar: Sandbox 19.9%, Building 18.3%, Simulation 16.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Physics 9.7%
- #42 The Chaotic Workshop
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: Virtex Edge Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ever wanted to know what would happen if you hooked up a fire extinguisher to a crate of TNT inside a room full of pinball bouncers and proximity mines. Well now you can. Welcome to The Chaotic Workshop
Why similar: Sandbox 29.4%, Simulation 19.1%, Strategy 14.1%, Physics 13.7%, Puzzle 11%
- #43 Sweets Inc.
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Road Turtle Games
Windows
Create a confectionery empire in Sweets Inc, the business management simulation game where you take the helm of your very own sweets manufacturing company. Design delectable treats, build and manage your factories, and market your products across the continent to become an industry tycoon!
Why similar: Automation 25.8%, Sandbox 18.9%, Building 17%, Simulation 15.1%, Strategy 10.2%
- #44 FACTO
71% 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 38.4%, Simulation 17.9%, Sandbox 17.1%, Strategy 11.8%, Building 7.3%
- #45 Hue Factory
70% 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 40.1%, Strategy 13%, Management 9.7%, Logic 9.6%, Simulation 8.6%
- #46 Fractal Foundry
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tiny Root Studio
Windows
Automate fractal megastructures from simple cubes. Design nested factories that scale into recursive systems. Use conditions and loops to solve progressively challenging goals. No pressure, no costs, just pure creativity and automation.
Why similar: Automation 27.9%, Sandbox 13.9%, Building 13.4%, Simulation 10.3%, Strategy 9.9%
- #47 City Masterplan
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1:1 Studio
Windows
Break the grid and build a true 1:1 scale metropolis. City Masterplan is a realistic city builder where traffic, citizens, and economy form a fully simulated system. Design complex road networks freely, manage real congestion, and shape a city through the decisions you make.
Why similar: Simulation 22.6%, Strategy 19.4%, Sandbox 18.3%, Automation 14.8%, Building 10.4%
- #48 Shape Together
67% match6 user reviews100% of 6 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 30%, Simulation 25.3%, Strategy 23%, Sandbox 18.5%, Indie 3.2%
- #49 shapez 2 - Factory
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,303 reviews2026
Dev: tobspr Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 29.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 28.8%, Sandbox 13.7%, Building 12.4%, Simulation 9.6%, Strategy 9.1%
- #50 Buildanauts
70% matchMostly Negative21% of 61 reviews2017
Dev: TouchTilt GamesPub: Octopus Tree
Windows
In BUILDANAUTS, you’re the foreman, the city planner, and the mayor of the town of your dreams. Build a town that your townsfolk, the Buildanites, will be proud to call home!
Why similar: Simulation 35.9%, Sandbox 27.1%, Building 24.8%, Casual 9.2%, Indie 3.1%
- #51 Block Line Engineer
69% matchMixed53% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: ElectronDust
Windows
Block Line Engineer is a physics based sandbox machine building simulation game where you are challenged to create block lines that are as efficient as possible.
Why similar: Simulation 24.9%, Sandbox 22.6%, Strategy 20.1%, Automation 16.7%, Management 6.1%
- #52 Craftory
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FluffyFish Dev
Windows
Craftory is a rougelite top-down wave survival game with loads of automation. You build machines, conveyor belts, and defensive structures like walls and turrets. However, at night enemies will invade your base! The goal is to conquer the planet and protect your core.
Why similar: Sandbox 24%, Strategy 23.9%, Automation 18.1%, Building 16.4%, Logic 10%
- #53 419
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AVALON_STUDIOS
Windows
Start as a small-time filler and work your way up to kingpin. Buy CC info, print blanks, card online and launder your money through crypto. But watch out: the more you scam, the more heat you get. Play solo or co-op with up to 8 players.
Why similar: Automation 26.3%, Sandbox 22.4%, Building 17.2%, Simulation 10.5%, Management 7.7%
- #54 Blossom
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Luminae Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a quest of growth and exploration in a beautifully handcrafted open world. Explore the lands and discover their forgotten history. Are you ready to automate and expand your beautiful flora against the vile Corruption?
Why similar: Automation 31.9%, Sandbox 20.2%, Building 16.2%, Strategy 11.9%, Simulation 10%
- #55 Loop One: Done
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ojsan Studio AB
Windows
Record loops with drones and robots by hand, to build up an efficient automated factory in this physics-based VR game.
Why similar: Automation 27.1%, Sandbox 16.4%, Building 13.5%, Strategy 8.9%, Simulation 8.4%
- #56 Alchemy Factory
64% matchVery Positive90% of 2,293 reviews2025
Dev: D5 CopperheadPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 23.1 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 37.4%, Sandbox 18.2%, Building 15.6%, Strategy 10.7%, Simulation 9.3%
- #57 Assemblands
66% 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 31.2%, Simulation 20.2%, Building 15.6%, Sandbox 12.4%, Strategy 11.4%
- #58 Factorwave
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Plaza Studio
Windows
Fast-paced factory builder with combat. Automate, defend, and destroy the alien mothership!
Why similar: Automation 38.2%, Sandbox 20.7%, Building 14.2%, Simulation 11.9%, Strategy 6.7%