Factorio
A factory simulation game about automation and resource management.
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The game's indigenous fauna, known as 'biters', 'spitters', and 'worms', become increasingly hostile as pollution is emitted by the player's factory.[1] In Factorio, players manage resources while engaging in construction, real-time strategy, and survival gameplay.[2] By gathering raw materials, players create tools and machines that unlock increasingly complex technologies.[2]
Making and release
What began as a one-person project eventually expanded into a larger development team.[3] Michal Kovařík and Tomáš Kozelek founded Wube Software in Prague during September 2014.[3] An Indiegogo crowdfunding effort ran from 31 January 2013 until 3 March 2013.[3] The crowdfunding drive brought in €21,626, surpassing its €17,000 target.[3]
Factorio became available on Steam in early access on 25 February 2016.[4] On 21 October 2024, the Space Age expansion and a complimentary 2.0 update were both released.[5]
What the cited sources add
The official Factorio website describes the game as one in which you build and maintain factories.[6] The same post describes Factorio as a game about building a factory.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "Factorio" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Livingston, "The Lighthouse Customer: Factorio", Rock Paper Shotgun, 28 July 2014; "Content", Factorio (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Factorio" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Jauch, "Our Nation's Factorio Review", APGNation, 15 May 2014; Priestman, "Factorio Is A Machine-Fetishist's Best Friend", Indie Statik, 15 April 2013 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Factorio" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Smith, "Factorio Trailer Looks Like A Fun Factory, Has Demo", Rock, Paper, Shotgun, 14 May 2014; "Factorio", Indiegogo; Kozelek, "Here we are", Factorio, 24 October 2012 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Factorio" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kozelek, "Friday Facts #127 – Steam Status III: Thank You", Factorio, 26 February 2016; Kovařík, "Friday Facts #360 – 1.0 is here!", Factorio, 14 August 2020; Brown, "Factorio finally leaves Early Access after 4 years", 14 August 2020; Bolding, "Factorio 1.0 will come a month early to avoid Cyberpunk 2077", 30 May 2020; Reisinger, "Cyberpunk 2077 release date pushed back again", Digital Trends, 18 June 2020 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Factorio" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Boudreau, "Factorio is getting an expansion", PCGamesN, 5 February 2021; Mills, "First Factorio expansion takes us to the stars in Factorio: Space Age", Destructoid, 25 August 2023; Bolding, "The Factorio expansion will be as large as the main game", PC Gamer, 6 February 2022; "Factorio: Space Age is here!", Factorio; Przała, "Factorio to Receive Major 2.0 Update with Space Age Expansion. The DLC Finally Gets Release Date, but It Won't Be Cheap", Gamepressure; Squires-Hand, "Factorio 2.1 will be the last major update as Wube Software are movin en.wikipedia.org
- "Content", Factorio. facts only, no text reused. factorio.com
- Kozelek, "Here we are", Factorio, 24 October 2012. facts only, no text reused. factorio.com
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