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Looking for games like Pistonica? Here are top open world management recommendations with a mystery focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Exovia, Astro Colony or Jaden Industries: Cozy Automation Puzzler.

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  1. Free your mind as you mine an asteroid in zero gravity, creating floaters that drift through the oddly satisfying physics-driven supply chains you design to pave humanity's road to the stars. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exovia.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 2,070 reviews

    Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astro Colony.

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  3. Build. Optimize. Relax. Welcome to the Jaden Industries, Engineer - a calm Archipelago of floating islands awaiting exploration. As an Engineer on an airship expedition, your task is to set up production across the skies by designing elegant systems of extraction, transport, and refinement. And even, maybe, you can try to uncover the mysteries at the heart of the Archipelago. A Tiny Factory-Buil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jaden Industries: Cozy Automation Puzzler.

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  4. Welcome Island About the GameYou've awakened. You find yourself in a mysterious world of floating islands, where the sky shimmers with an ethereal glow. The islands drift like fragmented dreams, surrounded by unfamiliar flora and an unknown ecosystem. You gradually adapt to this world's rules. You'll need to build a home and develop technology, starting from scratch—from primitive tools to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CLOUD DWELLERS.

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  5. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 1,207 reviews

    Embark on a journey of survival, crafting, and automation in Eden Crafters, a solo and co-op open-world game that challenges you to turn a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity. Temper the climate, create a breathable atmosphere, and turn toxic lakes into water: shape a new world! Humanity Needs a New Home Choose your planet, and turn it into a habitable haven for humanity. Navigate t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eden Crafters.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    83% User Score Based on 334 reviews

    Evospace is sandbox game with fully dynamic, procedurally generated world. Game about digging, exploring, building and technologies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evospace.

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  7. Gather resources, research technologies, expand platforms, and build conveyor belt networks to survive and thrive in a perilous maritime world. Utilize automated production lines to free up manual labor, keep the factory running continuously, and ultimately build a starship to travel to Mars. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rafting Factory.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay
    83% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    A new reality materializes. You find yourself on a solitary island, floating on a sea of liquid void and starlight, ringed by impassable mountains. This world is a mysterious place, yet strangely familiar. Welcome to Nightwater, where you must master a new reality. Transform raw resources from simple sticks and stones into an industrial factory. Progress your technology through the ages, from… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightwater.

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  9. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 43,752 reviews

    As an engineer of Dyson Sphere Program, you will go to an alien galaxy building “Dyson Sphere”. Collecting resources, plan and designing production lines, gradually create a full automated factory. Develop your factory from a small workshop to a huge cross-galaxy Industrial empire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dyson Sphere Program.

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  10. Command a walking factory-castle in a feudal sci-fi sandbox strategy RPG with roguelite elements. Race across an open world to salvage alien-infested spaceships crashing from orbit. Build industries and defenses, recruit vassals, and decide the fates of competing factions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scraptory.

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  11. Build a color-powered factory. Extract red, green, and blue, transport them across networks of conveyor belts, and blend them to create an expanding spectrum. Fulfill the demands of the Chroma Core, unlock technology, and optimize every production line. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ChromaFlow.

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  12. Sandustry is a factory automation game where every pixel is a resource waiting to be mined, mixed, processed, or destroyed. Explore a vast and fully-destructible open world as you seek out powerful artifacts left behind by an ancient civilization. ONE BIG SANDBOX You’ve arrived on a vast unexplored planet filled with diverse biomes and beautiful landscapes – time to bring the fires of industry! Fr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sandustry.

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  13. Join our Discord About the GameSurvive. Automate. Rebuild the Future.Autonomica is an open-world survival automation game where biological resources become chemical reagents, reagents become machines, and machines restore a world destabilized by temporal experiments. Play solo or in co-op as you build bases, automate supply chains, capture night Phantoms, and extract rare resources from uns… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Autonomica.

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  14. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 1,211 reviews

    Design automated workshops for your odd and adorable Sparks to carry and craft everything, including more of themselves! Lead your squad of Sparks into combat. Explore a strange fantasy world, in single player or online co-op. Unearth the ancient mystery of the Sparks! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oddsparks: An Automation Adventure.

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  15. Constructed is a third-person open-world factory building game. Explore the world and unlock new resources, create massive factories, and try to automate EVERYTHING!!! The game is being developed by a single developer and is still in EA, major future updates are planned to further enhance the gameplay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Constructed.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    69% User Score Based on 1,067 reviews

    The Universe is yours. SpaceCraft is an online space exploration and building game. Explore a vast galaxy of solar systems and planets, mine and craft resources, design and build ships, automate planetary bases and interplanetary logistics, trade and cooperate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SpaceCraft.

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  17. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 97 reviews

    See your civilization grow in a relaxing city builder that you’ll play at your own pace. Terraform and colonize a new planet by the means of magic. Reshape entire regions, conduct research, and create wondrous constructions! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scorchlands.

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  18. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    90% User Score Based on 2,013 reviews

    Survive, craft, and automate in this free prologue set on one of the planets you can transform in Eden Crafters, an open-world game where you play solo or with friends to turn a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ocean World: Eden Crafters Prologue.

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  19. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 2,576 reviews

    Build, automate, and optimize your own village on procedurally-generated 3D terrain. Use marble-run chutes, railways, logistic blocks, conveyor belts, and a variety of worker units to research useful new technology and keep your houses supplied with goods If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Factory Town.

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  20. Textorio Example 1: Basic Mining & Smelting This shows an electric miner (⟱) on an iron ore patch (❖) feeding a belt (→), which leads to a stone furnace (░). An inserter (⊢) then unloads the resulting iron plates into a chest (⧈). example of the base with the wall: . . . ⟱ → ░ ⊢ ⧈ . . . . . . . ❖ . . . . . . . . Automate. Descend. Reboot a world. You awaken to silence and cold i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Textorio.

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  21. Harness the power of automation in this factory game set on a rogue planet in the far reaches of the solar system. Dig down and explore the depths of an alien world, exploit its resources across complex production chains, and travel towards the core to uncover its deepest secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Substructure.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    79% User Score Based on 67 reviews

    You are a robot sent to a planet to set up a system to make it habitable for your creators: Design factories run by drones. Create bases to craft and shelter in. Upgrade your abilities and terraform to expand the area you can explore. You have both a health and charge meter that can get heavily upgraded over time.  Set up systems to monitor storms and deploy resources to protect building… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skyformer.

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  23. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:monetization, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    62% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    Welcome to the world of industrial mastery! Step into the captivating and intricate realm of factory creation with Assembly Line 2, the ultimate idle/automation game that challenges your strategic thinking and management skills. Immerse yourself in an experience where you have the power to design, build, and optimize your very own industrial empire. From the first bolt to the final product, take c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Assembly Line 2.

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  24. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 1,854 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 6 reviews

    If you were to mix Factorio, Forager, and Satisfactory, Nova Lands would be just that. Explore, build, and automate your base in this awesome, open-world 2D game! New planet, new home. Build your new base with all sorts of resources available to you, from basic rocks and wood to rare and unknown materials. Unlock new possibilities with every new building, maximize efficiency, and push deeper to o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nova Lands.

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  25. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 153,748 reviews
    Critic Score 91%Based on 7 reviews

    Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Satisfactory.

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  26. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 92 reviews

    English version is now supported! Unlock the new map, Floatland, by activating T7 node! Explore the secret of oracle envoy and unlock the karma of a thousand years! Add new buildings, Organic Refiner, Network Pickup Box, and Rocket Silo. Is the way home one step closer? The new version has now been released! Find fragments of energy to transform into mecha, learn Tianji technology to build urba… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to River Town Factory.

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  27. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 1,361 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

    Become the captain of a flying ship! Sell items, gather resources and build your own trade company in the clouds! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Merchant of the Skies.

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  28. Digging Up is a relaxing yet rewarding digging adventure where every shovel strike uncovers new mysteries hidden beneath the surface. Start with basic tools, dig deeper into the earth, discover valuable resources, ancient artifacts, forgotten treasures, and strange underground locations waiting to be explored. Upgrade your equipment, unlock powerful drills, improve your backpack capacity, and dis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Digging Up.

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  29. An unexpected black hole anomaly has thrown your mission, and your timeline, totally off-course. Now, only you and your trusty AI companion remain. It's up to you to solve the mystery of the Parallaxus System and discover the fate of the missing science colony-- at whatever pace you like. The Parallaxus System hosted scientific research settlements, on the far edge of the galaxy. Thei… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Asynchronauts.

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  30. Join our Community About the GameYou are at the frontier of human-charted space in a small mining ship, tasked with expanding humanity's footprint amongst the stars. To succeed, you’ll need to collect resources, automate production, expand your base of operations, and research new technologies. You start out with a single mining ship in a resource-rich asteroid belt. Use your scanners t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Main Sequence.

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  31. ⚙️ Forge Ahead Into the Steam-Powered SkiesWelcome to the skies of Durdoon, where ancient Dwaren ingenuity collides with danger at every altitude. In this co-op airship rogue-lite management adventure, you and your crew must brave a fractured world from above, navigating a high-stakes cycle of delivery, exploration, and survival. ️ Upgrade Your Ship. Shape Your Fate.Every mission starts from sc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Airship.

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  32. Turn a small camp into a thriving settlement in the heart of a peaceful archipelago. Calmaria is a cozy island settlement-building game where the environment truly matters. Maintain soil fertility, manage moisture levels, expand your production chains, and defend your fields from the creatures that inhabit the archipelago. Start with a few simple tools and your first wheat field, then grow a vib… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Calmaria: Wild Growth.

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  33. Turn a wild pixel-art world into a living factory. Gather by hand, automate five industrial tiers, explore for powerful optional upgrades, and master belts, pipes, power grids, rovers, trains and nuclear energy—solo or in online co-op for up to 8 players. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 2D Factory.

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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

    Combine And Conquer is a multiplanetary automation game.   Build and optimize factories, colonize planets, transfer resources via spaceships between your planets.   Combine And Conquer allows you to easily plan, generate and re-use building blocks for your factory.     There's a free demo that offers everything the full version does except for being able to load savegames.  Note that Combine And … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Factor Y.

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  35. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    81% User Score Based on 2,217 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 4 reviews

    Solarpunk is a survival game set in a technically advanced world of floating islands! Alone or together with your friends, construct buildings, grow food, create gadgets and guide your airship to new islands hidden in the sky! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solarpunk.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 2,288 reviews

    Terraform a lifeless rock into a lush and habitable world. Build trucks, trains, and sprawling factories on an enormous hexagonal planet. Grow its population to millions. Enjoy a dynamic simulation of atmosphere, temperature, water, and forests. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plan B: Terraform.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    92% User Score Based on 477 reviews

    Modulus is a factory automation game where you cut, color, stamp, and assemble 3D building blocks. Design and optimize sprawling factories with creative freedom to efficiently fulfill the orders of the Grand Neural Network. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Modulus.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 492 reviews

    Take the helm as a new Station Commander and exploit an alien star system in this stunning space-station factory automation game. Amass resources and construct starships using increasingly advanced manufacturing and expand your station in a hostile universe! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outworld Station.

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  39. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 2,380 reviews

    Techtonica is a first-person factory building game set beneath the surface of an alien planet. Work alone or in co-op to build factories, gather resources, research new technologies, mold the destructible terrain, establish a base of operations, and uncover long-forgotten secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Techtonica.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    88% User Score Based on 344 reviews

    Journey deep below the surface of a planet on the edge of the galaxy, as a surveyor of an interstellar mining company. Dig deeper and deeper to discover mysteries and unravel the fate of previous explorers within this planets depths. Pilot Your Drill To Find Resources Use an advanced drill machine to dig through the planet. Find and mine resources for you to take back to your homebase for resear… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GeoDepths.

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  41. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 426 reviews

    A survival city-building game with flying cities. Build, automate, and defend a flying city to survive in a wacky, nightmare-infested, post-apocalyptic world full of strange science and dreams.Advanced society is long gone, the world is overrun by the Dream Plagues. The only survivors are small nomadic tribes that don’t attract too much attention. And now, the discovery of a long-abandoned project… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream Engines: Nomad Cities.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    78% User Score Based on 510 reviews

    In Final Upgrade, you will experience the role of artificial intelligence (AI), created by mankind to help spread colonists across the galaxy. In each game session, you are tasked with conquering one of the regions of the galaxy. Arriving at the site with one ship carrying minimal resources, you must build a massive factory spread over 100 sectors, producing all sorts of resources that the coloni… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Final Upgrade.

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  43. Take over your missing grandfather's workshop and embark on a journey of forging, exploration, and discovery in a vibrant, stylized medieval fantasy world. In Heat 'n Hit, you have complete freedom: relax by fulfilling customer requests, explore new cities in search of rare materials, or work with the guild to help heroes on their adventures. What will you do? It's up to you! Start by forging… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heat 'n Hit: The Blacksmith Simulator.

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  44. Washed Ashore on a Living WorldAwaken on the mystical Isle of Valor and set out on a journey shaped by time itself. In Valorwood, every realm, timeline, and dimension holds its own dangers, biomes, and secrets waiting to be uncovered. Each choice you make forges a new path through a world bound to the fabric of time. Survival Across RealmsDevelop vital survival skills to endure changing climates,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Valorwood (Early Access).

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  45. Dive into a massive 1930s cartoon open world where everything is out to get you. Hunt, capture, and command quirky creatures to fight your battles and automate your base. Climb every mountain, glide across the map, and shoot down wacky enemies. You'll need to scavenge resources, farm crops, and manage your sanity and body temperature to survive the wild! Submerge yourself and explore an und… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kalit.

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  46. Automate, optimize, and build vast factories in a post-apocalyptic automation game for those who have evolved beyond conveyor belts. Command intelligent robots that obey your plain-text commands in any language, explore the ruins of a lost civilization, and rebuild humanity one machine at a time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brave New Wonders.

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    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    68% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    OxyRail is a cooperative survival and train-building game where players manage a moving base, gather resources, explore unknown worlds, defend against threats and upgrade their train while traveling through dangerous environments. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OxyRail.

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  48. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    74% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    Factory Planner: First Sparks is a card-based simulation and strategy game. In this Prologue version, build your own factory using strategic card combinations and enjoy a unique sandbox experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Factory Planner: First Sparks.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 2,864 reviews

    Design and build a factory deep underground in this physics-based automation sandbox. Mine resources, buy machines and master the chaos as you become the ultimate Mine Mogul! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MineMogul.

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  50. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    90% User Score Based on 188 reviews

    JOIN US ON DISCORD About the Game Welcome to the Prospector: The First Contract - a prequel chapter where you take on your first contract as an Interstellar Prospector. Your main goal is to gather resources on a new planet. Build a living base, use supply routes for exploration, and automate your new home with robots. Once your preparations are complete, you will begin trading with distant c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prospector: The First Contract.

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