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- Mindustry
Mindustry
A co-op factory and tower defense game where you and friends build supply lines and hold off enemy waves.
Online co-op, with crossplay.
- Online
- Crossplay, platforms unclear
Where to buy
About the Apple App Store and Google Play versions
Apple App Store. The iPhone and iPad edition. The text repeats the online co-op and cross-platform wording of the other editions and does not mention play on one device.
Google Play. The Android edition by the same maker. Its text offers co-op, PvP or sandbox play and does not mention play on one device.
Playing together
- Online co-opYesPlayer count not confirmed
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- YesCategories include Cross-Platform Multiplayer.Friends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- Not confirmedA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckPlayableValve's own rating
About the game
You build a factory and then keep it alive. Conveyor belts bring materials to your turrets and to the blocks that make more supplies and units. Enemy waves come for your core, and air raids and fires hit your lines too. Between attacks you research new blocks and take over more of the map on two different planets.
You can play the campaign alone or online with friends, in a private session or on a public server. Players on different platforms can join each other. Building plans sync between players and you can ping places on the map. There is also team PvP and a sandbox mode.
It is free to download on desktop through itch.io and on Android, and the campaign has no ending. It suits a group that likes planning layouts and fixing what breaks more than quick reflexes.
How it feels
Kind of game
You play on the same side through shared levels, matches, missions or jobs. Progress comes from combining your actions toward the same objective.
- Now and then
- Calm and coziness
- Rivalry in the group
- Exploring
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
Rated on our own feel scale. 4 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
If you liked Mindustry
You will probably enjoy these too. Each one says why.
Spiral Knights
Why it scores 72%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- About
- Science fiction and Alien planets
- Core to both
- Unlocks and progress
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Fighting
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Spiral Knights differs
- More time to just hang out than Mindustry
- Less building than Mindustry
- Repeatable runs and missions, not one lasting world
- 4 online
Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both are about science fiction and strange alien worlds. Both have upgrades that carry over.
But more time to just hang out than Mindustry.
Star Wars: The Old Republic
Why it scores 72%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- About
- Science fiction
- Core to both
- Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Fighting
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Star Wars: The Old Republic differs
- More story than Mindustry
- More time to just hang out than Mindustry
- Less building than Mindustry
- Less figuring things out than Mindustry
- 16 online
Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both are about science fiction. Both give you one lasting world to come back to.
But more story than Mindustry.
Dungeon of the ENDLESS
Why it scores 70%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- About
- Science fiction and Alien planets
- Core to both
- Planning ahead
- Notable in both
- Building and creating, Working in sync, Tension and danger, Getting better, Fighting
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Dungeon of the ENDLESS differs
- Less figuring things out than Mindustry
- Less to unlock than Mindustry
- Repeatable runs and missions, not one lasting world
- A roguelike, so every run starts over
- 4 online
Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both reward planning before you act. Both let you build things together.
But less figuring things out than Mindustry.
All co-op facts
Last checked 28 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Most players online
- Not confirmed
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- Yes
Steam sells the game for $9.99 and the iOS app costs $1.99. The free co-op route is the itch.io download and the Android app.
- 157811
- Confirmed free setups
- Online co-op campaign and maps. PC, Mac, Linux, Android. Online. Group sizes not confirmed.
- 57
- Crossplay between
- Not confirmed
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Sources
13 pages
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Crossplay, Platforms, Release status, Release date, Genres, Free base co-op.
- Steam app ID: The returned app identity is 1127400.
- Online co-op: Categories include Co-op and Online Co-op.
- Crossplay: Categories include Cross-Platform Multiplayer.
- Platforms: Backs windows, macos and linux. The other platforms come from the itch.io, Google Play and App Store pages.
- Release status: Steam lists the game as released and not coming soon.
- Release date: Steam shows Sep 26, 2019 for its own listing. The game was on itch.io from 2017, so the earlier year is used.
- Genres: Steam lists the Strategy genre.
- Free base co-op: Steam sells the game for $9.99 and the iOS app costs $1.99. The free co-op route is the itch.io download and the Android app.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Crossplay, Kind of game, About, Building and creating, Planning ahead, Unlocks and progress, Fighting, Tension and danger, Puzzles and figuring out, Exploring, Rivalry in the group, Getting better.
- Online co-op: The text says you can play the campaign with friends in cross-platform multiplayer co-op, or invite friends to a private session.
- Crossplay: The text names cross-platform multiplayer co-op and says public community servers connect players across platforms.
- Kind of game: The text invites friends to complete missions together and offers co-op, PvP or sandbox play. Tags include Co-op, Online Co-Op and PvE.
- About: User tags include Sci-fi and Automation. The text has you conquer the planets Serpulo and Erekir and build supply chains of conveyor belts and production blocks.
- Building and creating: User tags include Automation, Base Building and Building. The text has you build supply chains of conveyor belts.
- Planning ahead: User tags include Strategy, RTS, Tower Defense and Resource Management. The text has you place turrets with care.
- Unlocks and progress: The text lists a research tree with 250+ technology blocks to master and 80+ achievements.
- Fighting: The text has you defend the core from waves of enemies and command units to capture enemy bases.
- Tension and danger: The text mentions waves of enemies and constant challenges like fires and enemy flier raids.
- Puzzles and figuring out: The text has you distribute liquids, supply coolant and set up assembly lines.
- Exploring: The text has you capture territory across hand-made maps and generated sectors.
- Rivalry in the group: The text offers team-based PvP matches, and the tags include PvP.
- Getting better: The text says there are 250+ technology blocks to master.
mindustrygame.github.ioOfficial site, read 28 October 2026
Backs Genres, Platforms.
- Genres: The page calls it a sandbox tower-defense game.
- Platforms: The page links the itch.io, Google Play and App Store editions.
anuke.itch.ioStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Free base co-op, Confirmed free setups, Online co-op, Crossplay.
- Platforms: The maker's itch.io page offers downloads for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android.
- Confirmed free setups: The free downloads include server-based networked multiplayer. Pay what you like with a minimum of 0, and the Steam version adds extras such as achievements and map browsing.
- Free base co-op: The page offers the download at a name your own price, and the page data sets the lowest price at 0. Steam and the iOS app are paid.
- Online co-op: The page lists server-based networked multiplayer. The word co-op is used on the Steam and Google Play pages for the same game.
- Crossplay: The page lists cross-platform multiplayer among its features.
anuke.itch.ioOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Release date.
- Release date: The oldest post is version 1.1 of 2017-05-05, so the game was out in 2017. The day of the first release is not shown, so only the year is used.
play.google.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Free base co-op, Confirmed free setups, Online co-op, Crossplay.
- Platforms: The Android edition by the same maker. Its text offers co-op, PvP or sandbox play and does not mention play on one device.
- Free base co-op: The Android app is free to install and carries the Cooperative multiplayer label. Steam and the iOS app are paid.
- Confirmed free setups: The Android app is free and its text offers online co-op games with friends. The desktop downloads on itch.io list server-based multiplayer, so the setup joins both under one activity.
- Online co-op: The text says you can play with friends in cross-platform multiplayer co-op games, in a private session or on a public server.
- Crossplay: The text calls the multiplayer cross-platform.
apps.apple.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: The iPhone and iPad edition. The text repeats the online co-op and cross-platform wording of the other editions and does not mention play on one device.
- Free base co-op: The iOS app costs $1.99, so it is not one of the free setups.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Release status, Sessions, Working in sync, Getting better.
- Release status: The post of 2026-04-14 says version 8 has been released.
- Sessions: The maker says the campaigns still lack any conclusive ending or story.
- Working in sync: Version 8 syncs building plans between players in multiplayer and lets players ping places on the map.
- Getting better: Version 8 adds difficulty modifiers for players who find the campaign too difficult or too easy.
wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026
Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.
- Genres: P136 is tower defense, factory simulation game and sandbox game.
- Release date: P577 gives 2017-04-30. No opened maker page confirms the day, so only the year is used.
gamingonlinux.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Free base co-op.
- Online co-op: Article from 2026-04-15 says the campaigns can be played solo or online with others.
- Free base co-op: Says the game is free and open source, and that buying it on Steam adds extras such as achievements and easier multiplayer.
gamingonlinux.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Kind of game, Fighting.
- Kind of game: Article from 2019-09-27 lists survival waves, an attack mode against enemy cores, PvP and sandbox as the game modes.
- Fighting: Says the game puts a much bigger focus on action than Factorio.
gamingonlinux.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Building and creating, Puzzles and figuring out, Calm and coziness, Unlocks and progress, Sessions, Rivalry in the group.
- Building and creating: Review from 2020-01-08 says the game is all about building a smooth supply chain.
- Puzzles and figuring out: Praises the contraptions you can build once more of the tech tree is open.
- Calm and coziness: Says the campaign pacing is excellent and you are not forced into anything.
- Unlocks and progress: Says you can finish a map at various waves and take resources along to unlock new tech.
- Sessions: Says maps can be repeated or left at various waves with your resources kept.
- Rivalry in the group: Says playing against others in PvP is part of the fun.