While I admire Factorio, for me, Satisfactory is the champion of the automation genre, and I will always have a soft spot for it. I fell in love with it quickly once I picked it up in early access, and I actually upgraded my PC so that it could better run the game with a huge uncoordinated factory setup in my 100-hour save. It hooks you in with a simple premise, and you’ll find yourself working on more complex automations. If you want to see why it's so engaging, you can grab Satisfactory for its lowest price since 1.0.
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