
Build compact machine networks, route packets, manage heat, and crush rising quotas in this factory-building roguelike. Buy new machines, stack powerful relics, and survive run-changing Boss Blinds.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Automation, Singleplayer, Puzzle, Programming.

Build compact machine networks, route packets, manage heat, and crush rising quotas in this factory-building roguelike. Buy new machines, stack powerful relics, and survive run-changing Boss Blinds.

Blueprint Factory
Every machine follows your instructions. Build automated factories with intuitive visual programming, solve clever automation puzzles, and watch your factory come to life.

Circuitra
Circuitra is a challenging visual logic puzzle game about building increasingly complex circuit boards. Limited inputs, tight board space and changing contract constraints force you to debug and rethink your designs in order to grow your circuit-design business.
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: Programming 32.4% ★, Automation 25.4%, Building 12.5%, Management 10.3%, Puzzle 6.8%
Circuitra is a challenging visual logic puzzle game about building increasingly complex circuit boards. Limited inputs, tight board space and changing contract constraints force you to debug and rethink your designs in order to grow your circuit-design business.
Why similar: Programming 36.5% ★, Automation 21.9%, Logic 10.3%, Resource Management 8.4%, Building 8.4%
What kind of sparks will programming and factories create? Watching strings and numbers run on the conveyor belt, enjoy leisure time!!! Programming Factory is a factory puzzle game that now supports creative workshops and customizes your own puzzles!!!
Why similar: Programming 31.4% ★, Automation 24.1%, Building 11.5%, Logic 10.2%, Puzzle 6.6%
A programming puzzle game about helping a wizard reach his goal. Learn to use the rules to your advantage. Build contraptions. Optimize your solution.
Why similar: Programming 40% ★, Automation 26.4%, Building 11.8%, Puzzle 7.4%, Minimalist 5.3%
Charge is a level-based puzzle game where you control the flow of charge around a circuit board. Arrange pre-built components into wondrous machines that take advantage of available resources and design your own modules from scratch.
Why similar: Programming 36.9% ★, Automation 24.2%, Logic 9.1%, Puzzle 7.4%, Building 7.2%
A rich and challenging physics-based puzzle /logic /construction /programming game! Master ballistics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, chemical and nuclear reactions, use automation bricks, build structures, machines, vehicles, produce power, solve puzzles, pierce the fog and defeat CHR$!
Why similar: Programming 32% ★, Automation 28.8%, Building 13.1%, Logic 7.9%, Puzzle 5.8%
A reverse tower-defense puzzle for engineers. Architect cloud systems that survive brutal traffic surges — place CDNs, caches, load balancers and databases, hit deploy, and watch your design hold or collapse under a live storm. Real patterns, real tradeoffs, a live YAML mirror.
Why similar: Programming 40.6% ★, Automation 24.7%, Resource Management 8.5%, Management 6.3%, Logic 5.8%
It's a small spatial programming puzzle game.
Why similar: Programming 39.3% ★, Automation 23.6%, Logic 9.8%, Puzzle 6.2%, Retro 5.5%
A roguelike where every run is a factory you wire together on a canvas. Draft nodes, connect them into a production line, then press Run and find out. Each room demands more than the last - build the combo engine that keeps up, or stall three ticks from the target.
Why similar: Automation 27.9%, Programming 22% ★, Deckbuilding 19.6%, Roguelike 15.4%, Strategy 7.2%
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: Programming 32.1% ★, Automation 23.4%, Building 10.6%, Management 9.9%, Logic 7.2%
Great Permutator is a puzzle. Hard and tricky. One in which you will have to build a complex system of conveyors and various devices so that the colored boxes can travel across the factory and arrive at right places and in right order. If you are into clever engineering puzzles, this game is for you.
Why similar: Programming 35% ★, Automation 24.6%, Building 11.9%, Logic 7.8%, Puzzle 6.5%
Opus Magnum is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem, Infinifactory, and SHENZHEN I/O. Design and build machines that assemble potions, poisons, and more using the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool: the transmutation engine!
Why similar: Programming 46.6% ★, Automation 29.8%, Puzzle 10.4%, Logic 8.5%, Building 3.3%
[the Sequence] is a logic construction puzzler.Let your mind be your guide: Lay down seven different kinds of modules as your roadblocks to get you (portrayed as a binary data point) to a sweet destination.Apply an out-of-the-box thinking to get you to the next level!
Why similar: Programming 39.4% ★, Automation 30.2%, Logic 11.4%, Puzzle 7%, Minimalist 7%
2D automation factory game, set in an chinese ancient fantasy world,play as a sigil Master,puzzle-solving, programming, optimize production to meet time, financial, or spatial constraints.
Why similar: Programming 39.5% ★, Automation 30.9%, Strategy 6%, Resource Management 5.8%, Logic 5.7%
Visual Programming Puzzle game inspired by Spacechem and other Zachtronics games.
Why similar: Programming 39.1% ★, Automation 31.1%, Logic 12.3%, Puzzle 7.2%, Minimalist 6.3%
In this game, we will play with the simplest automaton model, Finite State Automaton, and use it to cope with 80 challenges.
Why similar: Programming 50.8% ★, Automation 31.8%, Puzzle 7.7%, Strategy 5.2%, Casual 2.7%
Word Factori is a word-building game where your only resource is the letter "i". Build a chain of factories to bend, rotate, reflect, and merge "i" into more complex letters. Discover secret letter recipes, unlock hidden word art, and optimize your factory chains for high scores.
Why similar: Programming 33.1% ★, Automation 22.7%, Logic 9.9%, Building 9.4%, Management 8.6%
BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.
Why similar: Programming 58% ★, Automation 24.4%, Logic 8.8%, Puzzle 5.6%, Building 2.6%
A cookie factory automation puzzle where new orders force you to rework a running factory. Combine dough colors, shapes, and toppings, share limited machines and modules across production lines, and split or merge rails. One expired order ends the run. How long can you keep the ovens running?
Why similar: Automation 28.6%, Resource Management 13.9%, Logic 12.1%, Building 10.4%, Management 10%
A difficult programming puzzle game about building parallel computing machines by placing blocks to solve surprisingly hard problems.
Why similar: Programming 42.9% ★, Automation 18.2%, Logic 12.1%, Building 10%, Puzzle 8.4%
A minimalist programming puzzle game based on a modified version of the esolang Befunge. Learn its unique rules, execute your code, and conquer mind-bending logic challenges.
Why similar: Programming 44% ★, Automation 23.3%, Logic 8.6%, Puzzle 8.4%, Minimalist 4.7%
CLOGWORK is a factory-automation game where you turn random pieces into final shapes. Build conveyor belts, glue, cut and rotate parts, wire logic signals, and send the finished shape to the hub to fulfil ever-changing orders.
Why similar: Programming 27% ★, Automation 23.9%, Building 11.2%, Logic 8%, Resource Management 7.7%
An internet service provider simulation game. Design and build network connectivity and services to clients in an ever-expanding randomly generated tower. Configure and maintain equipment to ensure you meet the requirements of tower dwellers. Manage your spending for expansion and daily operations.
Why similar: Programming 32.6% ★, Automation 19.4%, Resource Management 10.7%, Logic 10.5%, Roguelike 9.2%
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 21.4%, Resource Management 16.9%, Building 15%, Management 12.6%, Logic 10.1%
Infinifactory is a sandbox puzzle game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infiniminer. Build factories that assemble products for your alien overlords, and try not to die in the process.
Why similar: Programming 39% ★, Automation 28.8%, Building 14.9%, Puzzle 10.3%, Logic 5.2%
An automation puzzle game in which the player must build factories to produce various shapes and patterns, as well as to perform more dynamic tasks - featuring a system of portals that allow one to cut apart and reconnect space in paradoxical - and productive - ways.
Why similar: Programming 37.3% ★, Automation 32.3%, Building 14.3%, Puzzle 9.2%, Family Friendly 3.8%
Sublime Element is a logic-based automation game, where you build and program mechanisms to combine elements and create new ones.
Why similar: Programming 35.9% ★, Automation 25.7%, Building 10%, Logic 9.9%, Puzzle 6.9%
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 33.6%, Management 14.1%, Resource Management 12.9%, Logic 10.7%, Minimalist 7.9%
Programmer Dungeon is a tactical game that challenges players to use logic programming to solve puzzles and progress through each level. Collect unique skills, use visual programming to automate your character, and defeat your enemies. Plan carefully and enjoy this exciting adventure!
Why similar: Programming 42.4% ★, Automation 25.8%, Logic 10.7%, Puzzle 7%, Minimalist 5%
Write Python-style code to program repair patchers and rescue a corrupting 1.44MB floppy sector by sector. Start with four commands; every file you restore unlocks loops, variables, functions and lists, until your programs bring all 1,474,560 bytes back to life. The whole game fits on one floppy.
Why similar: Programming 41.6% ★, Automation 31.5%, Retro 6.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%, Minimalist 4.9%
Uncover your hidden programming talent! Code your own robots with simple instructions to explore 40+ logical based puzzles.
Why similar: Programming 44.7% ★, Automation 28.3%, Logic 11.1%, Puzzle 8%, Strategy 4.4%
Kaizen is an open-ended puzzle automation game from the original Zachtronics team, set in 1980s Japan. Design, build, and optimize production lines to create iconic products, like calculators, camcorders, and arcade machines.
Why similar: Programming 40.3% ★, Automation 23.1%, Logic 9.9%, Building 8.7%, Puzzle 5.9%
A factory is like a clockwork, can you make it tick? Combine simple towers into complex mechanisms, generate enough energy bullets, charge batteries. An open-ended logic game about efficiency, energy management, and tight budgets. Batteries included, but you will have to charge them yourself.
Why similar: Programming 24.2% ★, Automation 24.2%, Building 12.8%, Logic 11.3%, Management 10.4%
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.
Why similar: Programming 42.9% ★, Automation 30%, Logic 11.9%, Puzzle 7.1%, Building 2.7%
Collect and buy commands. Construct program from them. Run code to get more coins and commands. Repeat.
Why similar: Programming 36.9% ★, Automation 24%, Deckbuilding 14.2%, Roguelike 8.1%, Logic 7.6%
U.V.S. Nirmana is a engineering puzzle game from Coincidence, the creators of Kaizen: A Factory Story and the inventors of the Zach-like. Set off on the Unreturning Void Ship Nirmana as it continues a journey of uncountable eons toward the edge of the universe.
Why similar: Programming 51.1% ★, Automation 13.3%, Logic 11.6%, Puzzle 7.6%, Minimalist 4.5%
A management and automation game built like a tower defense: the assault is a queue of trucks, the turrets are shredders. Build an automated recycling yard, equip your drones, and swallow waves of waste that only get heavier. One jammed queue and the yard shuts down.
Why similar: Automation 31.1%, Organizing 22.4% ★, Resource Management 10.9%, Time Management 10.3%, Building 9.6%
SOKOBOT is an open-ended puzzle game where you place down cute robots, give them commands, and create infinitely-looping assembly lines that combine shapes together!
Why similar: Programming 38.1% ★, Automation 24.8%, Building 11.4%, Logic 10.6%, Puzzle 6.9%
Run your own data center. Design server boards component by component and use your boards space wisely. Wire power and network throughout your floor to form specialized clusters, and dispatch contracts to your custom hardware. Scale from a single rack to a massive redundant, multi-cluster operation.
Why similar: Programming 26.6% ★, Automation 25.2%, Resource Management 12%, Management 11.7%, Building 10.5%
Build a factory powered by color. Extract red, green, and blue, route them through conveyor networks, and mix them into an expanding spectrum. Fulfil requests for the Chroma Core, unlock new technology, and optimize every production line.
Why similar: Automation 34.3%, Resource Management 16.9%, Logic 11.9%, Building 9.2%, Management 8.5%
The Pixotron 49 is a retro-inspired puzzle game where you craft pixel art by wiring together visual logic nodes. Interact with eclectic characters, solve creative challenges, and bring their requests to life - hopefully not one pixel at a time.
Why similar: Programming 42.3% ★, Automation 24.5%, Logic 11.7%, Puzzle 8.2%, Retro 5.5%
Hack and optimize inefficient elevators in Elegorithm, a Sci-Fi simulation. Connect nodes to build custom algorithms and route endless passenger waves. Clear strict wait time and power targets to upgrade your system. If floors overflow, your hack is detected—game over!
Why similar: Programming 41% ★, Automation 27.1%, Resource Management 10.4%, Puzzle 7.3%, Minimalist 5.9%
A clever grid-based puzzler about thinking ahead: queue movement commands for a hungry animal, watch them execute, and debug your route when things go wrong. Each level introduces new mechanics like keys, switches, hazards, and jumps, turning simple paths into satisfying logic challenges.
Why similar: Programming 50.2% ★, Automation 19.1%, Logic 12.2%, Puzzle 9.7%, Casual 4.5%
Build a battle top in your garage. Draft cassette tapes and wire them into its brain. Pull the cord, and it fights the tournament on its own. A roguelike strategy game where you win on the workbench, or you learn something and go back to the basement to build again.
Why similar: Programming 36.5% ★, Automation 26.8%, Roguelike 11.5%, Logic 7.9%, Strategy 7.8%
OBRUM is a strategic logical puzzle roguelite where you manage an unstable system, trigger devastating chain reactions, and fight to keep the board from collapsing. OBRUM rewards pattern recognition & long-term planning. You are not solving a puzzle, you are engineering outcomes.
Why similar: Programming 28.7% ★, Roguelike 14.2%, Automation 13.4%, Logic 9%, Puzzle 7.6%
Programming Factory 2 is an educational and entertaining algorithmic puzzle game! Players solve algorithmic challenges ranging from simple mathematical operations to complex operations by building a network of processing modules.
Why similar: Programming 42.7% ★, Automation 21.4%, Building 12.7%, Logic 11.9%, Puzzle 3.4%
Brain busting puzzles to drive you loopy. Set up to 8 instructions that loop infinitely to reach the exit. Jump over obstacles and pitfalls, and use walls to your advantage. All Easy, Medium and Hard puzzles unlocked, so attempt them in any order.
Why similar: Programming 51.6% ★, Logic 17%, Puzzle 12.2%, Retro 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%
Shape your garden. Shape your luck. Use flowers and filters to guide ladybugs and change their colors and numbers, then hit the slots in the black moon. Cash out before your ecosystem collapses, or risk it all for a bigger payout. Unlock permanent upgrades and grow a greater garden.
Why similar: Automation 37.8%, Resource Management 20%, Management 17.9%, Building 14.5%, Strategy 6.7%
Box Flow is a cozy incremental packing puzzle where you scan, pack, seal, label, and ship orders while unlocking perks, automation, bigger boxes, contracts, and endless warehouse challenges.
Why similar: Organizing 35.6% ★, Automation 24.9%, Resource Management 11.7%, Management 9.7%, Time Management 8.6%
Timelake is a stylish roguelite strategy game where time is your greatest weapon. Foresee enemy moves, plan your turn, then fight alongside your past selves with a unique timeline mechanic. Master your resources, overcome the odds, and watch your plans unfold like clockwork.
Why similar: Programming 29.1% ★, Automation 16.3%, Deckbuilding 14.8%, Roguelike 11.3%, Resource Management 9.7%
In Autonauts you must build, create, and automate. Start by establishing a colony, crafting bots and teaching them via Scratch-style programming to build an ever evolving autonomous paradise of agriculture, industry and enlightenment.
Why similar: Programming 43.7% ★, Automation 30.5%, Resource Management 8.2%, Building 7.6%, Management 5.5%
Program three distinct towers with readable visual logic, then solve handcrafted tower-defense puzzles where placement, line of sight and every code block matter. No programming experience required.
Why similar: Programming 43.2% ★, Automation 27.8%, Logic 11.3%, Strategy 6.6%, Puzzle 5.9%
Program and optimize a drone to automate a farm and watch it do the work for you. Collect resources to unlock better technology and become the most efficient farmer in the world. Improve your problem solving and coding skills.
Why similar: Programming 47.7% ★, Automation 23.8%, Resource Management 8.4%, Logic 8.1%, Puzzle 4.6%
As the AI of a space station, you control programmable bots and solve automation puzzles. Plan precise processes, optimize your strategies, and watch your solutions execute autonomously.
Why similar: Programming 37.6% ★, Automation 28.1%, Puzzle 8.1%, Logic 7.5%, Strategy 7.2%
Number Machine is an open-ended factory and automation game with math mechanics. Design, build, and optimize factories that automatically assemble and deliver complex numerical structures. Inspired by Opus Magnum and Infinifactory.
Why similar: Programming 37.4% ★, Automation 27.8%, Building 13.9%, Logic 9%, Puzzle 6.6%
Logic Arrows is a sandbox game where you design your own mechanisms: from logic gates to an entire computer. Use simple elements to build complex systems, solve engineering challenges and master computer logic.
Why similar: Programming 41.8% ★, Automation 22.7%, Logic 11.8%, Building 10.2%, Puzzle 4.8%
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 41.2%, Management 14.8%, Resource Management 12.8%, Building 8.3%, Time Management 6.1%
Star Stuff is a deceptively cute programming puzzle game. Program and work alongside bots to tackle the most important (and undoubtedly safest) task in the galaxy: fixing a star factory. Ready for your first day on the job?
Why similar: Programming 40.4% ★, Automation 28.8%, Logic 9.5%, Puzzle 5.9%, Family Friendly 5.6%
ProBelt is a game in which you calculate results by using mathematical operators. Conveyor belts are used to transport numbers between operators.
Why similar: Programming 41.3% ★, Automation 25.2%, Logic 11.5%, Building 9.9%, Puzzle 6.8%
Build working robots by wiring visual signal graphs, then watch, diagnose, and tune them in deterministic simulations. Grow a repair shop from its first piston to PID control, autonomous navigation, robot arms, and a walking humanoid.
Why similar: Programming 45.3% ★, Automation 24%, Building 9.5%, Puzzle 6.9%, Strategy 5.1%