
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.
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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.

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Mine. Process. Circulate. Stabilize. Build an unmanned planetary base capable of surviving every test before humanity takes its first step onto the surface.

Idle interstellar Factory 2
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.
Mine. Process. Circulate. Stabilize. Build an unmanned planetary base capable of surviving every test before humanity takes its first step onto the surface.
Why similar: Automation 26.1%, Sandbox 18.4%, Base Building 12.2%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Top-Down 9.6%
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: Sandbox 32.8%, Automation 27.4%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Simulation 8.7%, 2D 7.2%
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Why similar: Sandbox 23.3%, Automation 21.5%, Top-Down 12.1%, Base Building 10.6%, Simulation 10.4%
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Why similar: Automation 29.3%, Sandbox 18.7%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Base Building 11.6%, Simulation 11.3%
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Why similar: Sandbox 29.8%, Automation 24.7%, Simulation 14.6%, Top-Down 12%, Base Building 7.7%
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Why similar: Sandbox 41.3%, Simulation 25.2%, Top-Down 21.4%, 2D 10%, Singleplayer 2.1%
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Industrial Garbage is a game where combination is the key and money is your limit. You will have to manage yourself carefully and ensure that you complete orders in time, or else...
Why similar: Sandbox 28%, Automation 26.8%, Simulation 15.3%, Top-Down 9.4%, Resource Management 8.8%
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Why similar: Sandbox 30.5%, Automation 27.2%, Simulation 9.2%, Resource Management 8.7%, Top-Down 8.1%
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Why similar: Sandbox 44.4%, Automation 38.4%, Simulation 15.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%
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Why similar: Automation 26.7%, Sandbox 20.6%, Base Building 11.9%, Simulation 11%, Resource Management 10%
You are the last chance for humanity, Terraform, Build, Save Humanity one pixel at a time.
Why similar: Sandbox 39.3%, Simulation 23%, Automation 19.5%, 2D 8.8%, Base Building 8%
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Why similar: Sandbox 69%, Simulation 12.6%, Sci-fi 7.2%, Base Building 6.2%, Indie 3.9%
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Why similar: Sandbox 27%, Automation 23.8%, Base Building 11.8%, Top-Down 11%, Simulation 9.9%
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: Sandbox 28.8%, Automation 22.6%, Simulation 20.7%, Base Building 12.1%, Resource Management 9.5%
Build and operate public transport in a living traffic simulation. Plan tram and bus networks, schedules and depots while cars, traffic lights, passengers and infrastructure interact around you. Keep it simple – or dive deep into signalling and operations.
Why similar: Sandbox 31.4%, Simulation 18.8%, Automation 16.6%, Top-Down 14%, Minimalist 9.3%
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Why similar: Automation 30%, Sandbox 27.3%, Simulation 16.6%, Top-Down 12.3%, Base Building 5.9%
Build factories inside factories. Extract shapes, automate production, and deliver increasingly complex designs to the Hub. Enter a Nest to build its machinery, reuse it as a single building, then fit smaller Nests inside larger ones to take your factory further. About this game
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Beltex is a casual factory game played on a hex map. Extract numbers. Combine them using mathematical operations. Deliver them using belts across a huge map. Unlock new buildings and upgrades.
Why similar: Sandbox 25.7%, Automation 22.4%, Base Building 11.4%, Top-Down 11.3%, Simulation 9%
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Why similar: Automation 27.9%, Sandbox 27.8%, Base Building 13.9%, Resource Management 10.6%, Simulation 7.7%
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Why similar: Sandbox 29.3%, Automation 23.9%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Base Building 10.9%, Simulation 9.8%
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Why similar: Automation 29.3%, Sandbox 19.1%, Simulation 16.3%, Base Building 13.8%, Sci-fi 11.9%
A short automation challenge aimed at everyone from beginner to veteran. Take your time to uncover the lore of an ancient civilization without any dangers. Can you find a clever way to use logistics to overcome the scarce space available?
Why similar: Sandbox 30.1%, Automation 23.1%, Top-Down 15.7%, Sci-fi 10.2%, 2D 7%
Kardaviik is a 3D factory automation game set in a voxel asteroid belt. Your mission: harness energy, ascend the Kardashev Scale, and save Earth. Conquer the expansive procedurally generated belt by harvesting resources and extracting fuel, and build your ultimate space factory!
Why similar: Automation 30.6%, Sandbox 27.1%, Base Building 14.4%, Resource Management 9.7%, Sci-fi 9.2%
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Why similar: Sandbox 29.3%, Automation 22.2%, Top-Down 14.4%, Base Building 11.1%, Simulation 8%
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: Sandbox 35.6%, Automation 31%, Simulation 16.3%, Base Building 15.8%, Singleplayer 1.5%
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"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: Sandbox 29.6%, Automation 27.1%, Base Building 13.6%, Resource Management 10.3%, Simulation 8.6%
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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!
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Why similar: Sandbox 44.8%, Automation 27%, Top-Down 23.4%, Indie 2.6%, Singleplayer 2.2%
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Why similar: Sandbox 29.9%, Automation 24.7%, Base Building 12.8%, Simulation 9.8%, Resource Management 9.3%
A multiplayer 2D physics sandbox game where you can build and share creations. Features include electricity, temperature, and destructible ragdolls.
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Why similar: Sandbox 30.3%, Automation 28.5%, Simulation 11.7%, Base Building 11.1%, Resource Management 8.4%
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Why similar: Sandbox 26.5%, Automation 23.8%, Simulation 17.6%, Base Building 11.9%, Resource Management 7%
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Why similar: Sandbox 23.9%, Automation 23.3%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Base Building 11.6%, Top-Down 10.2%
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Why similar: Automation 25.3%, Sandbox 23.4%, Sci-fi 14%, Top-Down 12.6%, Base Building 11%
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Why similar: Automation 27.7%, Simulation 14.8%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Base Building 12.1%, Sandbox 11.9%
Britain's broadband is a mess, and you're the small company that says it can do better. Trench real UK streets, wire real homes to fibre, and size your network against the 8pm evening peak — when the whole town logs on at once. Dig up Britain. Sell broadband. Survive the evening peak.
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Why similar: Automation 30.3%, Sandbox 18.9%, Base Building 14.4%, Simulation 13.6%, Top-Down 9.9%
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Why similar: Automation 29.3%, Sandbox 29.1%, Base Building 13.1%, Resource Management 11%, Top-Down 7.3%
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Why similar: Sandbox 38.8%, Automation 26.9%, Simulation 16.4%, Resource Management 7.9%, Top-Down 4.7%
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 31.7%, Sandbox 26%, Simulation 19.3%, 2D 12.2%, Minimalist 7.6%
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Why similar: Automation 32.6%, Sandbox 29.7%, Simulation 16.4%, Resource Management 12.6%, 2D 4.7%
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Why similar: Sandbox 28.5%, Automation 25.5%, Base Building 12.3%, Resource Management 9.5%, Simulation 9.2%
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Why similar: Automation 30.9%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Base Building 14.6%, Sandbox 12.6%, Simulation 12.1%
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Why similar: Automation 29.2%, Sandbox 19.8%, Base Building 14.7%, Simulation 10.6%, Resource Management 10.4%