Astro Colony
The pitch
A space colony automation game about mining asteroids, building conveyor networks, piping oxygen, and linking stations across orbit.
How it plays
Astro Colony mixes factory construction with survival-style space expansion. Players automate miners, smelters, conveyors, pipes, power, oxygen, farming, and docking systems while exploring asteroids and linking floating outposts into a larger station network. Its appeal is mobility: production is not tied to one flat map, and new chunks of space can become specialized resource platforms or connected colony modules. The automation is lighter and more relaxed than the harshest factory games, but the setting gives it a clear identity. It suits players who want belts, base building, co-op, and space exploration without committing to a brutally complex industrial sim.
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"A confident recommendation for most factory fans — depth, polish, and value in good measure."
The ledger
+ In its favor
- Highly rated among factory and automation fans
- Drop-in co-op support for shared factories
- "Automation" is one of the genre's most rewarding loops
– Worth knowing
- Still in Early Access — expect changes and rough edges
- Windows / Steam only for now
Sharing tags: Automation, Factory, Space
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