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Factory Town screenshot
Review2026.04.09

Factory Town

Erik Asmussen · 2021

A colorful logistics town builder where workers, belts, chutes, carts, trains, pipes, and magic carry goods through deep production chains.

91
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Astro Colony screenshot
Review2026.04.04

Astro Colony

Terad Games · 2022

A space colony automation game about mining asteroids, building conveyor networks, piping oxygen, and linking stations across orbit.

90
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Final Factory screenshot
Review2026.03.30

Final Factory

Never Games Limited · 2024

A space factory builder where modular stations, conveyor links, drones, shipyards, and fleets form one expanding production web.

89
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Desynced screenshot
Review2026.03.25

Desynced

Stage Games Inc. · 2023

A sci-fi automation game where programmable robots, modular buildings, behavior chips, and logistics units replace standard belt factories.

88
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Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure screenshot
Review2026.03.20

Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure

Massive Miniteam · 2024

A friendly automation adventure where small Sparks become the transport system for wood, stone, crafted goods, and expanding village production.

87
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Beltmatic screenshot
Review2026.03.15

Beltmatic

Notional Games · 2024

A minimalist number factory where belts, extractors, arithmetic machines, and mergers produce exact targets at scale.

86
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Infinifactory screenshot
Review2026.03.10

Infinifactory

Zachtronics · 2015

A 3D automation puzzle game about building compact assembly lines with conveyors, sensors, welders, pushers, and precise timing.

85
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Opus Magnum screenshot
Review2026.03.05

Opus Magnum

Zachtronics · 2017

An elegant machine-design puzzle where programmable arms, tracks, glyphs, and repeatable cycles turn alchemy into automation.

84
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