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Factor Y

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52%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:music
Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
75% User Score Based on 20 reviews

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Factor Y is a single player casual management game with a economy theme. It was developed by Martin Buck Software and was released on December 26, 2022. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

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75%Audience ScoreBased on 20 reviews
music2 positive mentions
grinding1 negative mentions
  • The game offers a chill, relaxing factory-building experience without hostile enemies, making it ideal for players seeking a casual gameplay pace.
  • Unique module (blueprint) system with nesting capabilities provides deep and interesting production line possibilities not commonly found in similar games.
  • Low hardware requirements and straightforward graphics allow play on older or less powerful systems, complemented by pleasing and unobtrusive music.
  • The user interface and overall user experience are clunky, unintuitive, and frustrating, with complicated controls and navigation that hinder enjoyment and progress.
  • Significant gameplay annoyances such as inability to move chests or items on conveyor belts without losing their contents, and lack of essential quality-of-life features like drag placing or hotbars.
  • Slow research progression, shallow tech tree, and pacing issues make the game feel grindy and incomplete, giving it an early alpha or prototype feel rather than a polished early access title.

  • graphics

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    43% positive mentions, 14% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions

    The game's graphics are simple and less polished compared to titles like Factorio, favoring functionality over style, which benefits players with older hardware. While the visuals are basic and inconsistent in some areas, they are sufficient for gameplay focused on substance rather than aesthetics. Improved and more consistent visuals are anticipated in future updates.

    • “This could be a blessing if you have an older hardware system spec and cannot afford something that requires heavy graphics to handle.”
    • “The graphics and the animation work just fine if you are not style over substance in your gameplay.”
    • “Simple in aesthetics but a full-featured factory game with tech tree, large multi-planet map, and some unique features such as nesting modules.”
    • “A more consistent visual style is needed, as some parts look different from others.”
    • “The graphics are very basic, which contributes to the overall lack of appeal despite the game's content.”
    • “Better visuals would help, as it's not just about looks but also about improving the painfulness of basic interactions when building the base.”

  • gameplay

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, -20% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers a simple yet adequate tech tree and runs smoothly on low-end systems, but some mechanics feel incomplete, leading to repetitive, idle-style play. While the game has potential with interesting systems, underdeveloped controls and missed opportunities in mechanics detract from the overall experience. Despite these issues, it remains enjoyable for genre fans who appreciate straightforward problem-solving gameplay.

    • “It demands little on system specs, offers a sparse but adequate tech tree to work with, but has a few gaps in the game mechanics that force you to run factor y like an idle game.”
    • “It's difficult to put into words, but sometimes a simple presentation with well thought out mechanics makes a fun game where you focus on solving the problem, and at this price it's definitely worth it if you like the genre.”
    • “There's definitely a lot of systems and potential and interesting mechanics.”
    • “It demands little on system specs, offers a sparse but adequate tech tree to work with, but has a few gaps in the game mechanics that force you to run factory like an idle game.”
    • “Considering a good number of the planets have ice and water, a game mechanic could have been used to melt the ice or siphon the water for use in a steam engine.”
    • “The graphics and the animation work just fine if you are not a style over substance in your gameplay.”

  • music

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's music is generally well-received for being pleasant and not tiring even after extended playtime, with some players finding it intriguing and likable.

    • “The game music is easy on the ears even after a few hours of repetitive playing.”
    • “The music is kinda intriguing; it might be a love or hate thing, but personally, I am more on the love side.”

  • grinding

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is notably slow and tedious, especially when compared to the faster manufacturing speeds found in Shapez I and Factorio. Players may find the progression through grinding to be less efficient and more time-consuming.

    • “When compared to manufacturing speeds found in Shapez I and Factorio, Factor Y is a very slow and tedious grind.”

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users report occasional lag after reaching a certain progress point, likely due to ongoing development, but expect improvements in optimization as the game is still in beta.

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Factor Y is a casual management game with economy theme. Common tags for Factor Y include indie, colony sim, exploration, relaxing, early access and others.

Factor Y is available on PC, Windows and Linux.

Factor Y was released on December 26, 2022.

Factor Y was developed by Martin Buck Software.

Factor Y has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Factor Y for its music but disliked it for its graphics.

Factor Y is a single player game.

Similar games include Factory Town, Desynced, Foundry, Masterplan Tycoon, Final Factory and others.