Factory Town

no blood, no earthquakes, no wars, no killing, no shooting, just building your town.

Fun and lacking a lot of the nuisance mechanics that annoy me in other games.

Ah... another game that promised to much in its trailers. I attempted to play and the game itself didn't resonate with me. The game appears to be quite simplistic in its presentation. The mechanics are there, it's just that they don't appear to be well executed.

Factory Town offers an engaging and intricate take on the city-building and factory management genres, delivering a charming yet complex simulation that appeals to players who enjoy automation, logistics, and strategic planning. Developed by Erik Asmussen, this indie title places you in charge of developing a burgeoning settlement into a thriving industrial hub, where every decision impacts the efficiency and growth of your production lines. Its blend of resource management, crafting, and transportation challenges creates a satisfying sandbox experience that rewards creativity and optimization. At the heart of Factory Town is its open-ended gameplay loop centered on harvesting resources, constructing factories, and automating production chains. The game excels at allowing players to experiment with various layouts and systems to streamline the flow of goods, from raw materials like wood and stone to refined products and advanced components. Players are encouraged to think holistically...

[h1]Devs almost blew it and made the game unplayable. Almost...[/h1] So, they blew THE main mechanics in factory games like this. That main mechanic being conveyor placement. You cannot [i]just[/i] press a button and make it higher or lower, like in Captain of Industry and such. No, you have to first place support at the right height. Then you must place support on the other side and then draw. If RNG gods are merciful, it will draw straight. If not, it will create a dip in the middle for entirely no reason and you have to place intermediate support. Plus a metric ton of weird interface bugs, like deletion tool deleting support and then refusing to delete conveyour belt that just hangs in the air. IF it would be a game like aforementioned Captain, I would ragequit a long time ago. Because such games usually require you to use all the available goods at some point. Here at factory town, however, you just sell stuff for five different types of coin and have maybe twice as that goods ca...

autism wonderland

Very cool game. It's a bit janky in many places, but once you get the hang of how things work it's very fun. 10/10 would create a spaghetti belt abomination to cook fish stew again.