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Satisfactory
You and your friends turn an alien landscape into a growing network of factories, trains and conveyor belts.
Online co-op, with crossplay.
- Online
- Crossplay
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-opYesPlayer count not confirmed
- Local co-opNoOnline only
- YesPlayStation, XboxFriends 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 DeckVerifiedValve's own rating
About the game
You land on an alien planet as a worker for FICSIT. At first you collect materials and make parts by hand. Soon you place machines that mine ore, turn it into useful parts and send those parts along conveyor belts. Each new technology gives you another reason to extend the factory or rebuild a line that no longer keeps up.
Friends share the same project, but you can choose different jobs. One of you can balance production while another explores for resources or builds a railway. You spend long stretches arranging machinery at your own pace, with occasional wildlife encounters outside the factory. It suits groups who enjoy planning, tinkering and showing each other what they have made.
How it feels
Kind of game
Few set goals. You build things, test them and mess around with what you made.
- Now and then
- Laughter and chaos
- Fear
- Tension and danger
- Story
- Working in sync
- Fighting
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
Rated on our own feel scale. 5 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
If you liked Satisfactory
You will probably enjoy these too. Each one says why.
ASTRONEER
Why it scores 80%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Creative sandbox
- About
- Alien planets and Science fiction
- Notable in both
- Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Exploring, Planning ahead, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Building and creating
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How ASTRONEER differs
- Less figuring things out than Satisfactory
- 8 online
- Crossplay
Both are sandboxes where you make your own fun. Both are about strange alien worlds and science fiction. Both are calm and low on stress.
But less figuring things out than Satisfactory.
Scrap Mechanic
Why it scores 78%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Creative sandbox
- About
- Science fiction
- Notable in both
- Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Puzzles and figuring out, Exploring, Planning ahead, Getting better, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Building and creating
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Scrap Mechanic differs
- More slapstick than Satisfactory
- Online
Both are sandboxes where you make your own fun. Both are about science fiction. Both have long calm stretches.
But more slapstick than Satisfactory.
Space Engineers
Why it scores 78%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Creative sandbox
- About
- Science fiction
- Notable in both
- Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Puzzles and figuring out, Exploring, Planning ahead, Getting better, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Building and creating
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Space Engineers differs
- More slapstick than Satisfactory
- 16 online
- Crossplay
Both are sandboxes where you make your own fun. Both let you build things together. Both are about science fiction.
But more slapstick than Satisfactory.
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
- Most players on one screen
- Does not apply
- Split or shared screen
- Does not apply
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
The checked Xbox full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
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- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- 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
satisfactorygame.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, About, Building and creating.
- Online co-op: The co-op section describes building with friends. Steam confirms internet multiplayer.
- About: The setting is an alien planet worked by FICSIT with advanced industrial machines. The page has you automate production with factories and webs of conveyor belts.
- Building and creating: Factories, conveyor networks and transport infrastructure are the main activities.
satisfactorygame.comOfficial support page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Local co-op, Crossplay, Crossplay between, Release date, Online co-op.
- Local co-op: The FAQ explicitly rules out local co-op and split screen.
- Crossplay: PlayStation and Xbox consoles can play together. PC stays separate.
- Crossplay between: The console FAQ names PlayStation and Xbox. Their stores identify PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Steam and Epic on Windows form a separate PC store group.
- Release date: The FAQ distinguishes early access from the full release on September 10, 2024.
- Online co-op: The maker supports PC cooperative factory building and dedicated servers. Console editions support four, but no opened current maker source establishes the highest implemented PC session ceiling. The global numeric maximum is left unknown.
xbox.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: The released Xbox version is for Xbox Series X|S.
- Free base co-op: The checked Xbox full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: The store sells the PS5 version.
- Free base co-op: The checked PlayStation full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Sessions, Platforms, Free base co-op.
- Online co-op: Internet access is required for multiplayer. The description explicitly offers co-op factory building.
- Sessions: Displayed tags include Open World, Base Building and Sandbox. You return to your growing factory.
- Platforms: The PC requirements specify Windows.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Release status.
- Steam app ID: The returned product is Satisfactory, app 526870.
- Release status: The product is released and its full release date is September 10, 2024.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 23 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck.
pcgamer.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Story, Puzzles and figuring out, Planning ahead, Unlocks and progress.
- Story: PC Gamer, September 10, 2024, describes light narration from ADA and alien discoveries.
- Puzzles and figuring out: The review works through linked production ratios and machine chains.
- Planning ahead: The review describes planning large factories around terrain and transport routes.
- Unlocks and progress: Technology tiers add machines and more complicated production goals.
godisageek.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Kind of game, Working in sync, Laughter and chaos, Fear, Exploring, Fighting.
- Kind of game: God is a Geek, September 10, 2024, describes freely choosing construction, exploration or decorative projects.
- Working in sync: The reviewer builds with a friend but can explore while that friend handles production.
- Laughter and chaos: Playful explosions and homemade transport provide occasional laughs.
- Fear: Spider-like creatures add occasional scares.
- Exploring: The review describes caves, power slugs and distant resources.
- Fighting: The review calls combat light and describes fighting wildlife.
caniplaythat.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Tension and danger, Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Getting better.
- Tension and danger: Can I Play That, September 26, 2024, describes wildlife hazards but no production time pressure.
- Calm and coziness: Building can proceed at your own pace and dismantling refunds materials.
- Time to hang out: The absence of time pressure leaves room for conversation during routine building. This is an inference from the reviewed pace.
- Getting better: The review describes gradually increasing production complexity and room to learn through rebuilding.
store.epicgames.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Free base co-op.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
store.epicgames.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Free base co-op.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Free base co-op.
- Free base co-op: The checked PlayStation full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.