AutoForge

Great game It mixes the look and feel of various other games I've played, past and present, mixing it all together nicely.

I enjoyed this mix of Factorio and Terraria, that alone is a reason to recommend the game. However, the developers on the official game discord, unlike the majority of game discords I experienced lately, are very active and helpful, and actually listen to players, coming out of their way to solve an issue I was having due to my autism flaring with a specific sound in-game, which I truly appreciate and wish was the norm on the industry.

It's a fun game so far. Nice art style. However, I would recommend waiting for version 1.0, which should polish some of the recipes and research. The movement is also really fun. I know some people complain that it's pretty lame to move from A to B, but unlock something like the grappling hook and that's a completely different story. I often just go on a short exploration while I research something and suddenly I've been wandering around for half an hour and finished all my research. With research, there are definitely some really cool things you immediately want, but there is also a lot of stuff you only need later or realise you needed later. I hope 1.0 makes it more like Factorio, where you always want the research now and don't just queue everything you can research right away. So far, the enemies weren't even close to being a threat. It's mostly just you standing in a corner they can't pathfind to and spamming the sword. I don't know if that changes later with higher infused conduits and new areas. Update: Later on, there are some enemies with a higher range where you actually have to watch out sometimes..

I held off on playing it until it was closer to launch, and when I saw that 1.0 was coming out later this month I thought why not now?! Strong start, the foundations are certainly there, and it seemed good for a while, but.. Conveyor (pneumatic pipe really) logistics are annoying. You have limited build area and constantly have to clear dirt tile by tile. You need to lay down tons of pipe to carry resources, but quickly run out of room to lay them as routing on a 2D surface becomes too cluttered. Factorio gets around this limitation with long armed grabbers, double sided conveyors, drone logistics, trains, etc. AutoForge doesn't have those. You will be contending with cable management hell while having to clear dirt, deal with mobs, and annoying platforming mechanics to boot (ie, falling into pits while building, and having to jump constantly because the pipe is out of build-reach). I rushed to get teleportation networks as fast as I could to alleviate resource scarcity and congestion, only to deadpan when I found out that they weren't what was promised on the tin. Easier to break it down into bullet points.. - Each station can send or recieve up to two resources - They do not '…

As a huge fan of both Factorio and Terraria, I naturally had to give this game a try. It manages to scratch both itches while absolutely being its own thing. It's approachable for people who are new to automation games. The progression is fun and satisfying. Tons to explore. At 7 hours in, I feel like I am just scratching the surface.

Good ideas, poor execution.