Was reading the reviews here, and just realised that I've never reviewed what is (in my opinion) one of the best sandbox games I've ever played.

I've played almost 200 hours on steam, and about twice that on the standalone (which I got for free because I'd bought it on steam. These devs rock)

The closest thing I can relate this to is Minecraft's origional Tekkit or Technic modpacks, but someone decided that the modpack's pipes, wires, countless machines, and general factory feel should be made into a game. They accomplished this quite well, and the game is a blast. There's lots of ways you can do things, and it's pretty addictive.

The devs rock, and are super open and cool about the development of the game. I have learned more from the FFF (Friday fun facts) articles about programming than my actual major in college, so far. I've learned about thread saftey, goood design, modularity, etc, all from reading these. I learned about network protocalls, such as UDP and NAT, and how to not need port-forwarding (kinda).

The game itself is amazing, fun, and doesn't feel like an early access at all. There's a lot to do, it runs well, and looks polished. 10/10, no flaws in my eyes, and very well priced.

This review doesn't even come close to giving Factorio justice, but I tried.

Was reading the reviews here, and just realised that I've never reviewed what is (in my opinion) one of the best sandbox games I've ever played. I've played almost 200 hours on steam, and about twice that on the standalone (which I got for free because I'd bought it on steam. These devs rock) The closest thing I can relate this to is Minecraft's origional Tekkit or Technic modpacks, but someone decided that the modpack's pipes, wires, countless machines, and general factory feel should be made into a game. They accomplished this quite well, and the game is a blast. There's lots of ways you can do things, and it's pretty addictive. The devs rock, and are super open and cool about the development of the game. I have learned more from the FFF (Friday fun facts) articles about programming than my actual major in college, so far. I've learned about thread saftey, goood design, modularity, etc, all from reading these. I learned about network protocalls, such as UDP and NAT, and how to not need port-forwarding (kinda). The game itself is amazing, fun, and doesn't feel like an early access at all. There's a lot to do, it runs well, and looks polished. 10/10, no flaws in my eyes, and very well priced. This review doesn't even come close to giving Factorio justice, but I tried.