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Game profile
Satisfactory
On an alien planet, you build a gigantic factory complex from a first-person perspective, one that barely knows any limits to its expansion. Unlike many genre peers, everything here feels especially tangible thanks to 3D building and the first-person view.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is City builder / Survival, set in a science fiction world. Visually it is going for realism, and the overall tone stays light and upbeat. The world is open, so wandering off and ignoring the main path is part of the deal. It rewards long uninterrupted stretches more than quick check-ins.
Difficulty stays forgiving, so progress rarely depends on your reflexes. There is no story to speak of, the systems carry everything. Co-op is supported, so you can bring someone along. It runs on 3 platforms. It sits in the mid price bracket.
What stands out
- 3D first-person factory building
- Relaxed overall vibe
- Very solid co-op
This fits you if
- you would rather build something than be told what to do
- you enjoy being made to think
- you want to wind down rather than be tested
- you can sit down for a proper long stretch without interruptions
- you like getting lost and ignoring the main objective for hours
- cutscenes annoy you and you just want to play
Look elsewhere if
- you need real difficulty to stay interested
- you play mainly for narrative
- you do not have 100 hours to give a single game
- you only ever get short bursts of play time
What it costs you in time
About 100 hours in total. At three evenings a week and two hours each, you will be busy for roughly 17 weeks, or 50 sessions.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 90 out of 100, which puts it above 85 percent of the 1206 games here and at rank 163 overall. That is a strong score, comfortably above what most releases manage.
For comparison, City builder averages 82 points across the database, so this one sits 8 points above its own genre. The figure rests on 208 collected ratings.
Released in 2024 and 2 years old. Recent enough to look and run modern, old enough to be patched and often discounted.
The facts
- Release year
- 2024
- Genres
- City builder, Survival, Simulation
- Playtime
- approx. 100 hrs.
- Difficulty
- Relaxed, forgiving
- Story weight
- None, pure gameplay
- Play with
- Solo, Co-op
- Setting
- Sci-fi
- Visual style
- Realistic
- Price bracket
- Mid price
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation, Xbox
- Critic rating
- 90 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory | 2024 | approx. 100 hrs. | 90 | Mid price |
| Oxygen Not Included | 2019 | approx. 150 hrs. | 86 | Mid price |
| Medieval Dynasty | 2021 | approx. 55 hrs. | 78 | Mid price |
| Surviving Mars | 2018 | approx. 35 hrs. | 74 | Mid price |
If you liked this, try these
- Oxygen Not Included Shared: City builder, Survival, Sci-fi, longer
- Medieval Dynasty Shared: City builder, Survival, shorter
- Surviving Mars Shared: City builder, Survival, Sci-fi, shorter
- Shapez 2: Factory Shared: City builder, Simulation, Sci-fi, longer
- Timberborn Shared: City builder, Survival
- No Man's Sky Shared: Survival, Simulation, Sci-fi, shorter