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Automation and Factory Builder Games

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A community surrounding automation and factory games. Think Factorio or Satisfactory.

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Very good strategy sim Shapez 2 hits 1.0 release in November, including a "permanent factory" mode (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
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[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Here's singing the praises of Shapez 2. If you like factory games, don't skip this one. It eschews things like resource management and abstracts construction into simple terms in order to make a satisfying, simple, low stress factory game. It has a phenomenal blueprint system that makes building modular factories a piece of cake and the devs are truly involved with the community and you can see that they listen to the players as they improve the game.

Also, works well on Steam Deck! (Tho it's faster to build on the desktop with their handy hotkeys. I use a community made control layout that took a bit to get used to, but offers access to most of the convenient features) It's great to pick up and play for a few minutes or hours.

[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Initially when I got Shapez I was critical but was proven wrong verrry quickly. Jumped on the beta when I heard about Shapez 2 and was blown away by just how pretty it was. Picked it up on release to Early Access and haven't regretted it. I hate that I have to wait until November, but I'm super excited to see what the 'perm factory' mode is going to be like. Honestly, if you're on the fence, and love factory games, pick this up. It's a small studio, and the game is worth every penny.

[–] Elevator7009@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Perm factory?

I really like the first Shapez.

[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Yeah, it's in the article. They're introducing a 'permanent factory' mode.