- June 23, 2023
- by Jan Zizka
Facteroids
Platforms
About
Facteroids is a space-based factory building game where players mine resources from asteroids and planets to build and manage complex production lines. A fully destructible 3D environment allows for unique factory designs, while colony management and resource allocation are crucial for success. Trade and research options expand gameplay, encouraging players to explore and exploit the entire Solar system.











- The game offers a unique 3D twist on the factory genre, allowing players to build on multiple faces of an asteroid, which adds an interesting challenge.
- The developer is responsive to feedback and actively works on improving the game, which shows promise for future updates and enhancements.
- The campaign missions are engaging and provide a variety of puzzles that keep the gameplay fresh and challenging.
- The camera controls are frustrating, often zooming in unexpectedly when rotating the asteroid, making navigation difficult.
- The game feels unpolished, with bugs and unclear mechanics that can lead to confusion and frustration during gameplay.
- Resource scarcity and the need to frequently relocate mines can make the gameplay repetitive and less enjoyable over time.
story
28 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe story in this factory game is structured around a series of varied missions that provide a clear sense of progression and purpose, keeping gameplay fresh and engaging. Players navigate through increasingly challenging campaigns, with a mix of tutorial and sandbox elements that introduce new technologies without excessive guidance. While some missions may involve waiting and can feel unpolished, the overall experience is described as enjoyable, with opportunities for competition and creativity through a mission editor.
“Facteroids manages to offer missions in the campaign scenarios that introduce technologies without excessive 'hand-holding.' In the tutorial missions, various pieces of tech are introduced, but later on in the campaign, other items are encountered, and the player's initial reaction may well be 'wait.'”
“The graphics are good, and the campaigns so far have introduced something new each time I start a new mission.”
“In campaign mode, you follow a set of objectives to complete, and once completed, you will move on to the next campaign mission.”
“The tutorial part seemed to bug out, and the first mission of the campaign was just sitting and watching a ship being filled up with fuel, completing once it launched after 60 seconds.”
“There is still a lot of sitting around and thumb twiddling though - just waiting for things to finish mining, and the foothold mission still seems frustrating as after the silicon ore is mined, you'll have to find more that you can't seem to access right away without digging through rock first - this just adds to waiting time to get through it very slowly.”
“After doing a few really easy missions that were very ADHD levels of easy and short, I realized this wasn't for me.”