Factorio (Steam Game) 
Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.
- Automation (4186)
- Base-Building (3871)
- Resource Management (3339)
- Sandbox (2757)
- Crafting (2504)
- Strategy (2078)
- Multiplayer (1943)
- Survival (1913)
- Management (1687)
- Open World (1679)
- Building (1442)
- Co-op (1412)
- 2D (1316)
- Moddable (1221)
- Singleplayer (1192)
- Trains (1185)
- Simulation (1176)
- Pixel Graphics (1161)
- City Builder (1148)
- Indie (1025)
| Release Date | Aug 14, 2020 |
| Price | $ 35 Top 3% |
| Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 97% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 3% / 97% Top 3% |
| Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 95.6% Top 1% / 95.7% Top 1% |
| Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 139.6K Top 1% / 171.9K Top 1% |
| Curators | 969 reviews Top 1% |
| Median Play Time | 195.6 hours Top 1% |
| Play Time per Dollar | 5.6 hours Top 2% |
| Followers | 361.3K Top 1% |
| Owners | ± 4.7M Top 1% |
| Copies Sold | ± 3.9M Top 1% |
| Gross Revenue ($) | ± 103.1M Top 1% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
Here you can see Factorio's Steam rating and reviews between February 2016 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a narrow range going from 98.9% (February 2016) to 96.9% (August 2023).
With its 171.9K reviews Top 1%, Factorio is indisputably a major AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened. They often took place in November.
Review Languages
This donut graph displays the languages of Factorio's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (63%), followed by Russian (9%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 29 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 30 languages, which is nice.
Time Played
This chart displays the number of hours played in Factorio, comparing positive and negative reviews. You can also see the reviews during the Early Access phase. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 605 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews play time is 2.9 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some Factorio players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 269 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.
Players' Feedback
| Game's Strengths | Game's Weaknesses |
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The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's rating of 97% Top 3% should be taken into account when assessing them.
Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Factorio's review data that Steam provides. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.
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