- #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 27.5%, Building 20.2%, Physics 14.8%, Sandbox 13.3%, Logic 7.3%
- #2 Let Them Fall
96% matchMixed50% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: Marcin Kubala
Windows
Let Them Fall is a dynamic puzzle-strategy game. Transport objects using conveyor belts to the target zone. With each level, the game gets tougher with diverse shapes, colors, and limited space on procedurally generated maps. Will you take up the challenge?
Why similar: Automation 27.5%, Sandbox 17.5%, Building 14.9%, Simulation 11.2%, Strategy 9.6%
- #3 Numachina
96% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Uberbax Gaming
Windows
Minimalist automation puzzle game where you build physics-based machines to manipulate the flow of numbers.
Why similar: Automation 29.6%, Sandbox 16.3%, Physics 11.9%, Building 10.6%, Management 9.5%
- #4 LineManager
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LineManager
Windows
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: Automation 19.8%, Sandbox 16.6%, Simulation 11.2%, Building 11.1%, Lore-Rich 10.6%
- #5 Log Drop
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Who Nose Studios
Windows · Mac
A physics sandbox with one noble goal: get more logs into the core than physically reasonable. Chop the trees, build the contraption, then unleash a wave of logs for combo-fueled cash. Kick back and let it flow, or engineer the perfect cascade. Your sandbox, your rules.
Why similar: Automation 29.6%, Physics 16.3%, Sandbox 15.7%, Building 15.7%, Simulation 7.2%
- #6 Sweets Inc.
94% 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 24%, Building 17.9%, Sandbox 16.1%, Management 15.3%, Simulation 7.6%
- #7 A Dreaming Ladybug
93% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: LilyCompany
Windows · Mac
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 35.7%, Management 19%, Building 16.3%, Physics 14.3%, Simulation 7.6%
- #8 Holon
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: rynstick
Windows
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
Why similar: Automation 27.4%, Sandbox 16%, Building 15.8%, Management 13.2%, Top-Down 8.3%
- #9 Fruit Factory
92% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: The Indie Accord
Windows · Mac
A silly physics-based puzzle game about sorting fruit with industrial machines!
Why similar: Automation 26.1%, Sandbox 16%, Building 14.3%, Management 11.6%, Physics 11.2%
- #10 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 30.9%, Building 19.5%, Sandbox 14.6%, Strategy 11.5%, Management 9.2%
- #11 ChromaFlow
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RVLWorks
Windows · Linux
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 34.2%, Building 10.9%, Sandbox 9.5%, Management 9.5%, Logic 7.7%
- #12 Marble Odyssey: Sandbox
89% matchPositive93% of 14 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 26.2%, Building 15.3%, Sandbox 15.3%, Physics 11.6%, Management 11.4%
- #13 Mito
89% 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 36.3%, Building 17%, Strategy 10.3%, Sandbox 9.3%, Simulation 9.1%
- #14 Factory Magnate
88% matchMostly Positive71% of 21 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 31%, Building 15.7%, Sandbox 13.9%, Management 11.5%, Simulation 6.5%
- #15 2D Factory
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alexandre Hamelin
Windows
Turn a wild pixel-art world into a living factory. Gather by hand, automate five industrial tiers, explore for powerful optional upgrades, and master belts, pipes, power grids, rovers, trains and nuclear energy—solo or in online co-op for up to 8 players.
Why similar: Automation 23.3%, Sandbox 20%, Building 12.7%, Simulation 12.5%, Lore-Rich 9.3%
- #16 Over Engineered
86% 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 20%, Sandbox 17.7%, Building 15.1%, Management 11.1%, Physics 10.6%
- #17 The Last Seed
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YebStudio
Windows
The Last Seed is a 2D automation strategy game where factory efficiency is hard-linked to environmental control. Construct complex logistics networks, process resource chains, and balance closed-loop humidity systems—because if the ecosystem crashes, your entire automated infrastructure halts.
Why similar: Automation 28.3%, Sandbox 15.4%, Building 13.4%, Management 12.8%, Strategy 6.5%
- #18 Timberline Factory
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: El Grande Games
Windows
A physics based sawmill simulation - tycoon where logs aren't just rigid icons, but physical objects that roll, collide, and jam. Automate complex production lines, master a dynamic market index, and turn waste into green energy.
Why similar: Automation 35%, Building 17.8%, Sandbox 11.1%, Physics 10.8%, Simulation 10%
- #19 Loop One: Done
84% matchNo user reviews2026
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 26.1%, Building 14.7%, Sandbox 14.4%, Management 11.4%, Physics 11.1%
- #20 StarWorks
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ayvem
Windows · Linux
A space sim where you build the industry that produces your rockets, then fly them. Genuinely integrated orbits, aerodynamics solved part by part, procedural planets you can walk. From first mine to first interstellar flight.
Why similar: Automation 30%, Sandbox 15%, Physics 13.5%, Building 12.6%, Management 7.9%
- #21 Amozon Extraplanetary Colonization Program
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Misha Smirnov
Windows · Linux
AECP is a chaotic 2D roguelike factory builder inspired by games like Factorio. Build unique and wacky factories using whatever means you have available, and use your revenue to expand further!
Why similar: Sandbox 16.4%, Steampunk 15.9% ★, Building 14.1%, Automation 13.3%, Management 9.6%
- #22 Car Factory Tycoon
82% match1 user reviews0% of 1 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 34.8%, Management 21.5%, Simulation 13%, Building 12.8%, Strategy 11.5%
- #23 We Need More Steam!
82% 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 35.7%, Building 17.2%, Management 16.5%, Strategy 12.8%, Simulation 7.6%
- #24 Karless
80% match7 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Pagecall
Windows · Mac
A factory automation game where you build vehicle production lines to reconnect a shattered post-apocalyptic continent. Mine raw resources, research new technologies, and build vehicle supply chains — ship them out to reconnect the severed regions of Aris.
Why similar: Automation 33%, Building 16.6%, Sandbox 16.6%, Steampunk 12.6% ★, Post-apocalyptic 7.9%
- #25 Factorwave
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Plaza Studio
Windows
Fast-paced factory builder with combat and territorial logistics. Automate production, unlock powerful Sector Hub bonuses, defend your infrastructure, and expand across a hostile planet.
Why similar: Automation 37.4%, Sandbox 18.6%, Building 15.8%, Management 10.7%, Simulation 6.3%
- #26 GearTopia
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Fornax Games
Windows
Supply a war you don't fight. A steampunk factory with no wires anywhere: water, steam, shafts and gears. When flat ground runs out, build downward. Fill the orders of dwarven fortresses — they hold only as long as you keep shipping.
Why similar: Automation 27.9%, Steampunk 25.8% ★, Management 11.7%, Sandbox 8.2%, Strategy 5.8%
- #27 The Glorious Colony
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WeLIAS Studio
Windows
Take control of a colony made of ant-like creatures and develop it. Learn how to use your environment, re-discover ancient technology and grow even more! The sky is the limit... (or is it?)
Why similar: Automation 37.8%, Sandbox 16.4%, Simulation 11%, Management 11%, Steampunk 9.1% ★
- #28 Billion Egg Farm
77% matchNo user reviews91% of 23 reviews2026
Dev: Yamei Games
Windows
Billion Egg Farm is a first-person automation game where you put chickens to work laying eggs and build production lines for eggs, meat, and processed goods.
Why similar: Automation 35.8%, Building 19.3%, Sandbox 17%, Physics 16.2%, Management 6.7%
- #29 Industrix
78% matchNo user reviews2026
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 31.9%, Management 16.9%, Building 12.8%, Simulation 12.3%, Strategy 9.6%
- #30 Factorization
81% 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 45%, Building 23.2%, Top-Down 11.7%, Simulation 10.7%, Strategy 9.3%
- #31 MineMogul
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,475 reviews2025
Dev: NoodleForge (Gvarados & Diomonder)Pub: NoodleForge
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.8 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 29.1%, Building 15.2%, Physics 12%, Sandbox 11.6%, Management 10.5%
- #32 Automatrain
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Esben Jon Jensen
Windows
Automatrain is a game about building automated railroads and industry, in a world governed by an omnipotent AI. Manage production and traffic to unlock more trains, factories and advanced gameplay features.
Why similar: Automation 27.1%, Steampunk 23.9% ★, Building 11.8%, Strategy 10.2%, Alternate History 8.5%
- #33 Arcaneering: Beyond Automation
73% match4 user reviews75% of 4 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 31.8%, Sandbox 17.2%, Building 14.9%, Procedural Generation 9.1%, Management 7.5%
- #34 Dream Engines: Nomad Cities
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 624 reviews2024
Dev: Suncrash
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A survival city-building game with flying cities. Build, automate, and defend a flying city that travels between procedurally generated maps to survive in a wacky, nightmare-infested, post-apocalyptic world full of strange science and dreams.
Why similar: Automation 26.1%, Steampunk 19.2% ★, Sandbox 13.8%, Post-apocalyptic 10.2%, Management 9.9%
- #35 puzzlez - a shapez game
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: tobspr Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
puzzlez - a shapez game is an easy to learn, hard to master puzzle game about building shapes in compact 3D spaces. Solve handcrafted puzzles with multiple solutions, from simple production chains to complex logistical problems. Design, share, and play custom puzzles with an ever-growing community.
Why similar: Automation 30.6%, Building 16%, Physics 11.6%, Sandbox 10.4%, Logic 8.3%
- #36 Unregulated
75% 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 29.6%, Building 15.9%, Sandbox 15.8%, Management 11.3%, Physics 10.1%
- #37 RollerCoaster Tycoon World™
78% matchMostly Negative25% of 5,897 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: Building 27.9%, Sandbox 22%, Management 21.8%, Simulation 14.9%, Strategy 8.8%
- #38 Lexip
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Craffel
Windows
Lexip is a cozy fantasy factory game about magic, rail logistics, and questionable sustainability. Build production chains across the overworld and underground, power machines with local magic, fulfill contracts, and keep Null pollution under control.
Why similar: Automation 40.2%, Sandbox 16.2%, Building 11.7%, Simulation 11.1%, Management 8%
- #39 419
73% 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 26.4%, Sandbox 20.7%, Building 19.7%, Management 14.1%, Physics 10.3%
- #40 Auto Factory
76% 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 38%, Building 25.2%, Physics 18.6%, Simulation 18.2%
- #41 Docked
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,281 reviews2026
Dev: Saber Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Operate massive cranes, terminal tractors and reach stackers in a realistic dock simulator. Play the story-driven Campaign to rebuild Port Wake or jump into Free Play Mode and take on cargo contracts with no mission constraints.
Why similar: Automation 25.3%, Sandbox 16.3%, Physics 13.8%, Management 13.2%, Building 12.8%
- #42 Clipper
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Adequate Games
Windows · Linux
An automation game about making paperclips. With Vikings.
Why similar: Automation 35.9%, Management 15.7%, Sandbox 15.5%, Building 15.3%, Strategy 7.3%
- #43 Modulus: Factory Automation
69% matchVery Positive91% of 869 reviews2026
Dev: Happy VolcanoPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 28.8%, Building 16.7%, Sandbox 14.3%, Management 12.9%, Simulation 6.5%
- #44 Flow Factory
71% 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 31.9%, Sandbox 15.6%, Building 14.4%, Physics 12.1%, Management 6.6%
- #45 Automate It: Factory Puzzle
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 80 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 33.4%, Sandbox 21.3%, Building 16.6%, Simulation 10.2%, Strategy 9.6%
- #46 MegaFactory Tycoon
70% 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 37.3%, Building 21.1%, Simulation 13.2%, Management 11.8%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #47 Fantastic Contraption Classic 1 & 2
72% matchVery Positive98% of 97 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 22.8%, Physics 21.3%, Sandbox 13.8%, Automation 12.6%, Simulation 10.8%
- #48 Solarise
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: adhd sloth
Windows
A short and sweet game that aims to be a love letter to solar panel production and the crisis of the modern century for Europe as it grapples with reindustrialisation. Manage your factory, power needs, politics, and just ordinary people, in order to lower costs and outcompete your global rivals.
Why similar: Automation 39.5%, Top-Down 11.9%, Simulation 11.5%, Management 11.5%, Sandbox 7%
- #49 Gearplexed
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Train of Thought Games
Windows
Enjoy playing with gears? Gearplexed is a constructive problem-solving game with a variety of gear-based puzzles ranging from opening gates to building factories. Build gears to get the right amount of speed or torque to the target gears and be careful not to lock up your gear train.
Why similar: Automation 28%, Steampunk 23.2% ★, Building 19%, Physics 14.2%, Strategy 5.6%
- #50 Beat 'N' Path
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BitCutter Studios Inc.
Windows · Linux
Beat 'N' Path is an open-ended logical puzzle game about timing and sequences. Build machines that play music for clients that each have specific objectives and bonuses.
Why similar: Automation 30.8%, Sandbox 14.2%, Building 13.7%, Management 11.9%, Logic 8.4%
- #51 Zapp
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Seduck
Windows · Linux
Steampunk robots, drones and ... your airship zappeli? In ZAPP you play as a robot who tries to explore the dangerous unknowns. Work your way up from the deepest depths and conquer the skies. BUT be aware, you might not be welcome.
Why similar: Steampunk 23.9% ★, Automation 18.2%, Sandbox 15.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, Management 9.6%
- #52 Food Facility
67% match7 user reviews100% of 7 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 30.4%, Building 18.4%, Strategy 18.3%, Management 15.1%, Simulation 12.8%
- #53 Islandustry
67% 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 33%, Sandbox 16.6%, Building 16.3%, Management 11.9%, Strategy 8.2%
- #54 Little Big Workshop
70% matchVery Positive84% of 3,399 reviews2019
Dev: Mirage Game StudiosPub: THQ Nordic Mobile
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: Automation 24.5%, Building 18.3%, Management 17.9%, Simulation 14.6%, Strategy 12.5%
- #55 Assemble Ensemble
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Jorin SalewskiPub: Die Noten
Windows
Assemble Ensemble is a music-themed factory-building game, that offers a variety of fun melodies, for you to recreate by cleverly placing machines and conveyors!
Why similar: Automation 35.2%, Sandbox 25.9%, Strategy 17.2%, Top-Down 14.2%, Relaxing 7.5%
- #56 ArkSeed Terraformery
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MindWroughtGames
Windows
You are the last chance for humanity, Terraform, Build, Save Humanity one pixel at a time.
Why similar: Automation 27.9%, Sandbox 24.9%, Simulation 16.5%, Building 15.6%, Physics 9.5%
- #57 shapez 2 - Factory
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,399 reviews2026
Dev: tobspr Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 29.2 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 30.5%, Building 14.7%, Management 14.7%, Sandbox 12.9%, Procedural Generation 7%
- #58 The Resonance Initiative
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blackfield Studios
Windows
In this open-world factory sandbox you need to harness unique power waveforms to run your machines. Use everything as fuel, from plant life to fallen enemies. Explore the world to uncover new foes and resources to exploit as your empire grows.
Why similar: Automation 35.3%, Building 20.6%, Management 15.2%, Sandbox 13.7%, Top-Down 8.3%