If you liked Factorio
You will probably enjoy these too. 5 games fit. Each one says why, and where it differs from Factorio.
StarRupture
Best matchWhy it scores 87%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Factory automation, Alien planets, Science fiction and Bug swarms
- Core to both
- Building and creating, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Notable in both
- Puzzles and figuring out, Working in sync, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Fighting
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How StarRupture differs
- Fits a smaller group than Factorio
- Early access
- 4 online
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about building automated factories and strange alien worlds. Both let you build things together.
But fits a smaller group than Factorio.
If you liked StarRupture
Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
Why it scores 77%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Science fiction
- Core to both
- Building and creating
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Fighting, Unlocks and progress
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander differs
- Less figuring things out than Factorio
- Early access
- 8 online
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about science fiction. Both give you one lasting world to come back to.
But less figuring things out than Factorio.
If you liked Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
ARK: Survival Evolved
Why it scores 76%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Science fiction
- Core to both
- Building and creating, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Notable in both
- Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Fighting
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How ARK: Survival Evolved differs
- Less figuring things out than Factorio
- More exploring than Factorio
- 70 online
- 2 split-screen
- Crossplay
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both have upgrades that carry over. Both are about science fiction.
But less figuring things out than Factorio.
If you liked ARK: Survival Evolved
The Riftbreaker
Why it scores 76%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Alien planets and Science fiction
- Core to both
- Building and creating, Unlocks and progress
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Fighting
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How The Riftbreaker differs
- Less figuring things out than Factorio
- One campaign to finish, not one lasting world
- Fits a smaller group than Factorio
- 4 online
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about strange alien worlds and science fiction. Both let you build things together.
But less figuring things out than Factorio.
If you liked The Riftbreaker
ICARUS
Why it scores 75%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Alien planets
- Core to both
- Building and creating, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Notable in both
- Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Fighting
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How ICARUS differs
- More time to just hang out than Factorio
- Less figuring things out than Factorio
- More exploring than Factorio
- 8 online
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about strange alien worlds. Both let you build things together.
But more time to just hang out than Factorio.
If you liked ICARUS
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