12 Games with a sci-fi setting like Factorio that you should try

What brings it close to Factorio is open world exploration, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and setting. Both also lean on base building. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.

Its point of contact with Factorio is a sandbox world, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. To that it adds resource management and an isometric view. They part company on game mode: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat.

Shelved next to Factorio for good reason: a sandbox world, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. To that it adds resource management and 2D presentation. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty.

Same family as Factorio: a sandbox world, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on resource management and 2D presentation. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world.

It comes from the same genre as Factorio and shares a sandbox world, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to base building and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is game mode and setting: a space setting.

The genre is the same as Factorio’s, and with it a sandbox world, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. To that it adds crafting mechanics. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings procedural generation and horror setting.

The thread back to Factorio runs through deep simulation, a sandbox world and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on an isometric view and single-player focus. The distance is in genre — its own ground is real-time strategy.

What carries over from Factorio is deep simulation, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to base building and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is progression and genre: real-time strategy and a space setting.

It meets Factorio on a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and an isometric view. They part company on genre: this one brings real-time strategy.

Its point of contact with Factorio is a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and an isometric view. The distance is in genre — its own ground is turn-based strategy.

With Factorio it shares a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is progression and genre: loot and gear systems, and real-time strategy.

What carries over from Factorio is a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is genre and setting: real-time strategy and a space setting.