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[–] [email protected] 51 points 2 months ago (3 children)

factorio

the dedication of the dev is perceptible, almost unlimited replay value and the will release a major extension in 9 days that looks wonderful.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What? I thought the space DLC was months away!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I came here to say this. I’ve been gaming since the early 80s. Factorio is top 5 for me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Could you explain the appeal to someone who hasnever played anything similar? I played RCT3, but I don't know how comparable that is. It just seems like a really finnicky and tedious game of micromanagement.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I haven't played RCT so not sure how I compares.

But Factorio is first of, a sandbox game. You can build however you want in your own tempo. Not sure what you mean by finicky?

But I don't think it's tedious micromanagement at all. it feels super good when you build something new and it works. And there is so many technologies and it's jus fun exploring how everything works together and coming up with new designs!

There is also enemies, but can be turned off if you just want to focus on building a Factory. I mostly play with them, building up defences and killboxes and making automated train supply that comes with ammo, wall, etc.

It has a demo you can try out. It's scenarios so you try out different base mechanics in the game. But the actual game is a sandbox game.