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Factorio

Factory-building strategy game about automating production and defending your industry

Wube Software LTD. · Released Aug 14, 2020

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
97% of 206K
Recent reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
97% of 1,147 in 30 days
Players
13K
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 week ago
Oct 29, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
8 GB RAM · 5 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 90/100 (critic reviews)

What is Factorio?

Factorio is a sandbox factory-building strategy and simulation game set on a planet whose inhabitants resist your industrial expansion. You mine resources, craft machines and belts, research technology, automate production chains, expand infrastructure, and defend the factory from enemies. Its core is a freeplay scenario, with additional scenarios, cooperative multiplayer, mods, and a map editor.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy designing and optimizing automated production lines
  • +you want open-ended base building with self-directed goals
  • +you like building factories cooperatively with friends

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike logistics puzzles and repeated production optimization
  • −you want automation without enemy attacks or base defense

What players say

97% of 205,759 reviews are positive · 97% of 1,147 in the last 30 days

Players praise the continual cycle of expanding and optimizing factories, along with long-term replayability and mod support. The most common complaint is the no-sale pricing policy; some players also say the hard-to-stop gameplay can consume too much time.

Players over time

▼ -5% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 20,243 players on Sep 21, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 202613,437
Nov 6, 202610,445
Nov 5, 202610,075
Nov 4, 202610,995
Nov 3, 202611,732
Nov 2, 202611,468
Nov 1, 202614,050
Oct 31, 202613,217
Oct 30, 202610,270
Oct 29, 20269,787
Oct 28, 202610,031
Oct 27, 202612,425
Oct 26, 202613,254
Oct 25, 202615,223
Oct 24, 202613,402
Oct 23, 202611,422
Oct 22, 202611,156
Oct 21, 202611,272
Oct 20, 202611,542
Oct 18, 202614,289
Oct 17, 202612,678
Oct 16, 202611,405
Oct 15, 202611,402
Oct 14, 202611,630
Oct 13, 202612,229
Oct 11, 202614,245
Oct 10, 202612,868
Oct 9, 202611,218
Oct 8, 202611,202
Oct 7, 202611,646
Oct 6, 202611,928
Oct 4, 202614,321
Oct 3, 202613,406
Oct 2, 202611,928
Oct 1, 202612,222
Sep 30, 202612,122
Sep 29, 202612,469
Sep 27, 202615,251
Sep 26, 202613,815
Sep 25, 202612,379
Sep 24, 202611,956
Sep 23, 202611,677
Sep 23, 202612,638
Sep 22, 202613,088
Sep 21, 202620,243

How many players finish Factorio?

9.0% of Steam players have unlocked «Second star to the right and straight on till morning», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Factorio screenshot 1

Factorio system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 750 Ti, 8 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 11, 10
Processor
Quad core 3Ghz+
Graphics
DirectX 11 capable GPU with 1GB VRAM - GeForce GTX 750 Ti, Radeon R7 360 or Intel UHD Graphics 730
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Normal sprite resolution, Low quality compression, 1080p resolution

Recommended

OS
Windows 11, 10
Processor
Quad core 4Ghz+ from 2020 or newer
Graphics
DirectX 11 capable GPU with 4 GB VRAM - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, Radeon RX 570, Intel Arc
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
10 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
High sprite resolution, High quality compression

Does Factorio have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and LAN. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does Factorio run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
88
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Hungarian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Finnish, Swedish, Czech, Russian, Ukrainian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Turkish, Greek, Spanish - Latin America, Thai, Vietnamese, Belarusian, Catalan, Kazakh, Georgian.

Does Factorio use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

3 DLC available.

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