Factorio vs Risk of Rain 2
Factorio is an open-world sandbox game from Wube software (2016) while Risk of Rain 2 is a roguelike survival game from Hopoo Games (2020).
What each one is
Steam files Factorio under Open-World and Sandbox. In contrast, it files Risk of Rain 2 under Roguelike and Survival.
Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
At a glance
| Factorio | Risk of Rain 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.6/10 | 8.6/10 |
| Steam rating | Overwhelmingly Positive (98%, 233,978) | Very Positive (94%, 352,120) |
| Critic aggregate | 90/100 | 85/100 |
| Price | $35.00 | $8.24 |
| Install size | 5 GB | 4 GB |
| Steam Deck | verified | playable |
| Released | 2016 | 2020 |
| Developer | Wube software | Hopoo Games |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Factorio vs Risk of Rain 2, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
FactorioOpen-world sandbox gameRisk of Rain 2Roguelike survival gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
FactorioAutomation, Base-Building, Resource ManagementRisk of Rain 2Third-Person Shooter, Action Roguelike, Co-opThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
FactorioScore 8.6 · 98% on Steam · 90 criticRisk of Rain 2Score 8.6 · 94% on Steam · 85 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Factorio233,978 reviews · 3 add-ons · 5 GBRisk of Rain 2352,120 reviews · 7 add-ons · 4 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Factorio$35.00Risk of Rain 2 ✓$8.24Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Factorio ✓VerifiedRisk of Rain 2PlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Across the rounds a number can settle, it is level at 1 each. Which one is "better" is the part no figure decides, so we leave it to what you want from the two.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueFactorio and Risk of Rain 2 on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The cheaper right now: Risk of Rain 2 ($8.24)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Factorio (verified)
- Lighter on storage: Risk of Rain 2 (4 GB)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
MultiplayerSurvivalCo-opSingleplayerIndie
Where they differ
AutomationBase-BuildingResource ManagementSandboxCraftingStrategy
Third-Person ShooterAction RoguelikeActionRogue-liteRogue-likeLooter Shooter
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Factorio is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Risk of Rain 2 is demanding, for players who want a challenge.
System requirements, side by side
| Factorio | Risk of Rain 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | DirectX 11 capable GPU with 1GB | GTX 580 / AMD HD 7870 |
| Minimum CPU | Quad core 3Ghz+ | Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD FX-8350 |
| Minimum RAM | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Install size | 5 GB | 4 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Factorio · Risk of Rain 2.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 7 accessibility features for Factorio and 6 for Risk of Rain 2. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Factorio and Risk of Rain 2 in scope?
Factorio has drawn 233,978 Steam reviews, ships 3 add-ons and installs in 5 GB. Risk of Rain 2 has drawn 352,120 Steam reviews, ships 7 add-ons and installs in 4 GB.
Is Factorio or Risk of Rain 2 better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Factorio rates higher (8.6 to 8.6). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Factorio or Risk of Rain 2?
Risk of Rain 2 is cheaper right now at $8.24, against $35.00. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.