Factorio
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.
- Released
- 2016
- Developer
- Wube software
- Platforms
- 3 systems
- Critics
- 90
- Steam Deck
- verified
- Download
- 5 GB
What is Factorio?
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.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 25 February 2016 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Wube software |
| Publisher | Wube software |
| Platforms | PC, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation, Open World, Survival |
| Languages | 30 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q16972008, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Factorio received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
- Subtitle Options
- Camera Comfort
Hearing
- Custom Volume Controls
Input
- Partial Controller Support
- Playable without Timed Input
Difficulty
- Adjustable Difficulty
- Save Anytime
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | partial support |
| Cloud saves | Yes |
| Cross-platform play | Yes |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Yes |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | verified |
| Download size | 5 GB |
| Add-on content | 3 DLC listed |
| Age gate | None |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Problems players report
We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Factorio on 30 August 2026 looking for recurring complaints. Nothing came up often enough to report: no theme was mentioned by more than 3% of them. That is not a claim that the game is bug-free, only that the people who disliked it were not agreeing about why.
Games like Factorio
24 games overlap with Factorio on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Planetbase, Dwarf Fortress and Against the Storm.
Common questions about Factorio
What platforms is Factorio on?
Factorio is available on PC, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck. It first released in 2016.
How much does Factorio cost?
$35.00 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend Factorio?
98% of 233,978 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Overwhelmingly Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for Factorio?
90 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Does Factorio work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Factorio as verified on the Steam Deck, from its own testing. That means it works out of the box with no configuration.
How big is the Factorio download?
5 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.