Factorio
Build and maintain automated factories, research new processes and work toward a rocket launch. The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition adds Joy-Con 2 mouse input for placement and menus alongside controller play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.7 / 10
About this game
Build a factory by linking mining drills, furnaces and assembling machines with belts and mechanical arms. Supply electricity, defend the network and research technologies that expand your automation options. Trains extend resource transport, and the base game's freeplay gives this growing industrial network a concrete objective: constructing a silo and launching a rocket. The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition supplements controller play with Joy-Con 2 mouse input. Enable mouse mode in the control settings to use either controller as a pointer for building placement and menus. This edition upgrades the base game; the Space Age expansion is sold separately.
Collected in topics
Local co-op picks
Work together on the same screen or console, sharing objectives, decisions and the satisfaction of overcoming challenges.
Category: Occasion
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AI review
AI reviews are subjective assessments, not player ratings. See each review for its evidence and limitations.Published date:
A strong design fit for players who enjoy connecting systems and refining production layouts.
Interdependent material, research and power needs turn expansion into a planning problem. Joy-Con 2 pointer input could suit players who prefer direct cursor placement while retaining controller movement and other actions.
Strengths
- Production and electricity requirements give layout decisions consequences.
- Optional mouse input adds another way to place buildings and navigate menus.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy tracing how a production system works and revising it as new technologies become available.
Play notes: Space Age is sold separately; Joy-Con 2 mouse mode must be enabled in the control settings.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Research provides intermediate steps beneath the rocket objective, giving expansion a direction without prescribing a single factory layout. | Reviewed | 8.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Connecting resource processing to power and research should appeal to players who enjoy solving interdependent planning problems. | Reviewed | 9.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Belts, arms and processing machines make the factory itself the subject of attention, which may suit players who enjoy following how a system works. | Reviewed | 8.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Mouse mode offers targeted cursor input alongside controller play, a useful option for players who prefer pointing when placing buildings or choosing interface elements. | Reviewed | 8.3 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Wube Software
- Publisher
- Wube Software
- Release date
- Dec 22, 2025
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Management & Building · Primary genre
- Tags
- 3D GraphicsReplayableSolo-friendlyEquipment-driven ProgressionAutomationReal-time CombatThird PersonStory-drivenFast-pacedConstructionResource ManagementMain Story 20–50 Hours
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Windows PCWorldwideAug 14, 2020
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideOct 28, 2022
- Nintendo Switch 2WorldwideDec 22, 2025
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Sources
- www.factorio.comSource revision: 1
- www.factorio.com