Today we are going to take a look at Factorio. This base-building and resource management game from Wube Software promises to introduce you to, educate you in and let you master the world of building stuff in an infinite 2D world. Whether it can deliver on its promises is the question we will try to answer today. Factorio is available on Steam for 25 Euro or your regional equivalent.
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Whenever you are watching a trailer for a game you will most likely see the game at its best. No matter whether they show their interesting mechanics or detailed environments after you buy them, reality tends to kick in. Somehow, Wube Software decided to take the exact opposite approach. Your first impression will likely be – man, does this game look old. It looks more like you took a part of Windows 98 and forcefully added on a building/resource management simulation on top of it.
So… what exactly is Factorio? It is an extremely addictive building and resource management game that takes place in a factory. Nothing more and nothing less. The bit of story added on top claims you crash-landed on a planet filled with bug-like aliens and your goal is to build a new rocket before you get eaten alive. What you get to do this is just two hands, a gun, and a pickaxe. From there it up to you to gather wood, mine rocks, build, and if you have to even shoot and run for your life.
The game starts you up inconspicuously. First, you need to get a stable production of basic materials such so you can make steel, copper, and bricks. But since making everything by hand is quite ineffective you will need to produce industrial lines that take your stuff from place to place, then create a few automated assembly lines, which will make more and more sophisticated tools and chips. But for that, you will need electricity… and suddenly you find yourself awake sitting at the computer at 4. AM.
Most of us can easily see how Factorio would be so addictive. Its genius lies in its simplicity. But the creators of Factorio even managed to fit in a message into Factorio. Since factories tend to be not very much ecologically friendly the bug-like aliens don’t really like the one you built. And because of the industrial waste the bugs mutate and get more and more aggressive so you need to not only build larger and larger walls but get some active protection.
If sometimes you like to indulge in less aggressive games that allow you to create to infinity, then you should forget about the story-mode and enjoy Freeplay. Here you get to set the number of available resources, the number of enemies that will attack you, and spend tenths to hundreds of hours just planning and building your own technological ant colony.
Conclusion
So, really I can only give praise to Factorio. Its a game about building and it builds that premise perfectly. If you are an aficionado of building Factorio is something that should definitely be in your Steam library.
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