Factor Y

This game shows promise, but I can't say I would recommend it right now based on what all the other reviews are saying. The main point for me is the UX which is a disaster. Thankfully, it can be fixed and I trust the developer to do so. This is, in my opinion, the highest priority because the current UX will lead SO MANY players away, and even the ones that stay (like me) will end up not progressing that far because of how much of a hassle it is to do anything (build things, change building settings, create modules (this really needs a lot of extra work, there is already interesting discussion in the forums)). Basically I'll follow along the updates and make sure to update my recommendation accordingly.

I'm done. Tutorial is complicated af.

There is surprisingly a lot here for a game that often is on sale for a buck fifty. Very chill. I actually like the UX. Reminds me of my early gaming days on Windows XP. Feel nostalgic.

It is a bit slower speed factory game, which is more likable to me imho a more constant visuals are coming later I hope, some part looks different than the others after a certain progress it became a bit laggy (around Research 3) but I'm in beta so some optimization will be done for sure

TL,DR: Factor Y is a "Factorio for the rest of us". It's a casual planet-spanning factory building game where you won't have to worry about the native life forms coming over the hills to destroy your stuff. Blueprints can be used to simplify production assembly lines but it does not translate well from paper to planet. 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. The UI is a little clunky to work with, and currently there is no way to move chests without losing what is contained inside them. Conditionally recommend at regular price, and definitely recommend at the current 80% off deal that runs until January 17, 2025 (I got it for $3.89 Canadian) [hr][/hr] DETAILED REVIEW FOLLOWS: Factor Y is a factory building game that could be best described as a low-res clone of the wildly popular Factorio game. In this game, you create an automated factory with assembly lines and research facilities that harvest the resources of the starter planet you are on. Once your technology is sufficiently researched enough, you can travel to other planets within the sol…

Most of my time with this game was offline, probably 5-6 hours. When you want to build conveyor spaghetti for a while it works well.