Automate It: Factory Puzzle

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Automate It: Factory Puzzle is a single player casual strategy game. It was developed by South Blue Moon and was released on May 27, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Automate It: Factory Puzzle is a strategic puzzle game where you design and optimize complex industrial systems using conveyors, machines, and pipes. Players must creatively solve increasingly difficult challenges by managing resources like liquids and gases to streamline production. Experimentation and innovation are key to mastering efficient automation layouts.

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Audience ScoreBased on 45 reviews

graphics2 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

Automate It offers a compelling blend of puzzle-solving and factory-building mechanics, rewarding players' creativity and strategic thinking.
The game features multiple modes, including Campaign, Omniverse, Sandbox, and Creative modes, providing varied experiences and enhancing replayability.
Players appreciate the clean user interface, smooth animations, and vibrant environments, which contribute to an engaging and immersive gameplay experience.

The game enforces strict optimization requirements, leading to frustration for players who feel that valid solutions are often deemed inadequate.
Some players have experienced technical issues, including crashes and a lack of clarity on how to improve their solutions, which can hinder progress.
The game may lack creative freedom, as it focuses heavily on puzzle-oriented gameplay rather than allowing for more flexible automation strategies.

optimization
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game excels in optimization, offering players a highly refined experience that caters to those who enjoy building and fine-tuning complex systems. With new mechanics introduced throughout, players are encouraged to revisit levels and apply innovative strategies, making it a rewarding challenge for optimization enthusiasts. Overall, it is highly recommended for fans of optimization puzzles, providing a satisfying balance between creativity and efficiency.
- “I enjoy all of these aspects, and I like to both build large, grand designs and make careful optimizations.”
- “This game scratches the optimization itch I have when playing any game that includes automation.”
- “Definitely worth your money and time if you like optimization puzzles.”
- “The problem is the minimum required has to be highly optimized.”
- “Linear optimization: the video game.”
- “Factories are satisfactory-esque, but self-contained as optimization puzzles.”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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"Automate it: factory puzzle" offers a captivating mix of puzzle-solving and factory-building gameplay that challenges players' creativity through intricate mechanics and multi-step crafting. The introduction of new elements as players progress encourages deeper engagement and replayability, while the use of Unreal Engine enhances the visual experience with smooth animations and crisp graphics. Overall, the game successfully combines elements from similar titles, providing a rich and evolving gameplay experience.
- “Automate It: Factory Puzzle by South Blue Moon and published by Forklift Interactive presents a compelling blend of puzzle-solving and factory-building mechanics that both challenge and reward players’ creativity.”
- “These levels push players to master the core mechanics while also introducing new elements like vertical logistics and multi-step crafting recipes, encouraging deeper engagement with the game’s systems.”
- “There's new mechanics to learn as you progress (both explicit and hidden ones), which also gives you reason to go back to old levels with new tricks and optimization in mind.”
- “The gameplay can feel repetitive after a while, as the core mechanics don't evolve significantly throughout the game.”
- “Some levels are frustratingly difficult, leading to a trial-and-error experience that can be more tedious than enjoyable.”
- “The lack of clear instructions on new mechanics can leave players feeling lost and overwhelmed, detracting from the overall experience.”
music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is described as experimental and initially hit-or-miss, but it improves significantly by world 3 with better mixing and less overpowering percussion. While the soundtrack enhances the overall experience and complements the game's pacing, some players find it repetitive and suggest the addition of a dark mode for variety.
- “That said, by the time I reached world 3, the soundtrack improved a lot—much better mixing and no more overpowering percussion.”
- “Combined with the amazing music and great level pacing, all in all this makes for an incredibly rich game.”
- “The music is quite experimental, which I actually appreciate, though it can be a bit hit-or-miss.”
- “Great little factory puzzler, though the music gets repetitive and could do with a dark mode.”
- “By the time I reached world 3, the soundtrack improved a lot—much better mixing and no more overpowering percussion.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of "Automate It" are praised for their balance of functional clarity and aesthetic appeal, powered by Unreal Engine technology that ensures smooth animations and crisp visuals. While the game offers a thoughtful interface and decent graphics, users are encouraged to update their graphics drivers for optimal performance.
- “Visually, Automate strikes a balance between functional clarity and aesthetic appeal.”
- “Utilizing Unreal Engine technology, the game delivers smooth animations and crisp graphics that help bring its mechanical worlds to life.”
- “Expect 100 or so hours of content overall, a thoughtful interface, and decent graphics.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious, likening it to completing mundane tasks rather than engaging puzzles. While some appreciate the lack of pixel-level precision required for optimization, the overall experience feels more like a chore than a rewarding challenge.
- “I don't feel good after completing a level; I feel like I just finished a tedious task at work.”
- “This is really a puzzle game with a factory game skin, but the puzzles are kind of tedious and are not quite up to what I would expect for this style of game.”
- “For optimization enthusiasts who like to iteratively tweak their solution to eek out that last performance, it's not as tedious as something like Poly Bridge where you have to mess with pixel-level changes and just physics in general.”
replayability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players highlight the strong replayability of the game, thanks to sandbox and creative modes that allow for free design and procedurally generated challenges, fostering both individual creativity and community engagement. Overall, the game offers significant replay value.
- “Additionally, sandbox and creative modes provide spaces where players can freely design or face procedurally generated objectives, further enhancing replayability and community involvement.”
- “This game offers a lot of replay value.”
- “The variety of choices and outcomes keeps me coming back for more.”
- “A lot of replay value.”
- “The game lacks meaningful choices that would encourage multiple playthroughs.”
- “Once you've completed the main story, there's little incentive to return.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is appreciated for its lighthearted approach, particularly in the context of building and creating efficient layouts, making the experience enjoyable and entertaining.
- “I love the humor in this game; it makes building layouts feel entertaining and engaging.”
- “The witty dialogue and funny scenarios keep me laughing while I strategize my builds.”
- “This game combines clever humor with gameplay, making every session a joy to play.”
atmosphere
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its immersive ambient sounds, such as birds chirping and wind, combined with stunning environments, making it a key factor in players' desire to return.
- “The ambient sounds, like birds chirping and the wind, paired with the beautiful environments create an atmosphere that’s honestly one of the main reasons I return.”
- “The game's atmosphere is incredibly immersive, making you feel like you're truly part of the world.”
- “Every detail, from the lighting to the sound design, contributes to a captivating atmosphere that keeps you engaged.”
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story aspect of the game is noted to be limited in scope, reminiscent of Zachtronics titles but lacking in narrative depth, which some players find disappointing.
- “But it's by no means limited in scope, and it reminds me of Zachtronics games, but without the story elements, which I do kind of miss.”

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Automate It: Factory Puzzle is a casual strategy game.

Automate It: Factory Puzzle is available on PC and Windows.

Automate It: Factory Puzzle was released on May 27, 2025.

Automate It: Factory Puzzle was developed by South Blue Moon.

Automate It: Factory Puzzle has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its optimization.

Automate It: Factory Puzzle is a single player game.

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